In my closet there are trees.

Down with a flu I am and went to the doctor yesterday. So I am on antibiotics and inspite of that I had fever yesterday. So I am too miserable to say something funny or anything so I'd better tell you what I did last Saturday.
We met again at Anna's In My Closet very cozy welcoming kitchen to make things. This time we were about 20 people and almost one on top of the other! But it was so enjoyable. The initial idea was to make various Christmas ornaments and we ended up making mainly the felt Christmas tree! I loooooved it! Mainly because it was something I could easily do as I have been making similar trees for the school bazaar lately!
The good thing was that Anna had prepared the base for the trees.
Here are photos from the meeting!

 Anna showed us the pattern and gave us the details!

 Some joked about it and made fun!

 Others like me fell on the job!

 There was lots to choose from but I chose this lovely soft light green felt.

 Everyone was making their own tree.

Some were taking photos.

 I made two trees. First I made one with beads I borrowed from Christina for Lia, a member who couldn't come.

Then I had a break and ate some great sweets !

 Martha made some lovely cardamon biscuits.

 And Anna's sister Vassiliki made the amazing Christmas tree cookies and oreo covered cookies. You can find that recipe here at her blog!

I also tried some of Demetra's chocolate mint icecream.
 After eating I made a second tree this time for me and adorned it with beautiful buttons that were sent to me at an exchange by Valma. They looked gorgeous on my tree.

The two trees in the front row are the ones I made.

I ate some great chocolate pie by Christina, and took some cookies at home.
I made cheese and dill muffins. I heard they were good.

You can read all the details and see me posing with my first tree in Anna's blog here.
Bytheway if you are eager to win some threads Nancy is having one more giveaway on her blog Victorian Motto Sample Shoppe. Go have  a look here.

Summer 2013-felted stones (1)

Another really happy time before lunch was felting stones and decorating them. It was such a peaceful happy time for me.
I made many, some I gave away as gifts but I am going to have a shop update soon I hope too.
I started by putting everything on the porch table.

 Of course I had felted some stones some days before.I then stuck the sea shells, sea glass and other finds on them and let them dry.

 And then took one by one and sitched on them. First this gorgeous green brown.

 Then a blue with a 2013 note on it and a little yellow button.

 And then one more green and brown with a wooden button on it.

 These too were sold to a neighbour who bought them as a gift for a friend.

 I loved looking at my new art pieces along with the older ones I had taken with me. I was thinking that maybe I could sell those too!Oh well...not that lucky!

I kept them in this beautiful blown glass dish.

This is a little blue one.

 Getting ready for one more

 which was given as a gift to a dear friend in Australia who was visiting Greece.

 And one more

with added 3D details....on the grass....

And this one with two coloured felt and lots of details....

 was gifted to my dear neighbour and friend and first customer!

So after I gave her this she made a custom order where I used a sea glass piece her son found while snorkeling at our sea.

 So here they are the two together!

I was so happy with how all those pieces turned out and the happines they brought to others that I felted lots more stones.

I got some more beads too.

 And also used the old ones I had.

I had good company too.

And started creating!
What? You will see soon!
But if you are interested in the ones you have seen in this post (not the sold or gifted ones of course) let me know so that I can add them to my etsy and reserve them for you.