LARC. Spring collection

Today I started work on my spring collection. Being that people don't usually wear scarves in the spring and summer, I've got to find another medium, and I think I've got it down: hair accessories.

I applied my beloved purple frilly to a stretch headband today and it's perfect. I've received an order of feathers, flower cabonchon (however that's spelled), elastic and preformed headbands, bobbiepins, and small gemstone beads.  Now I can felted my favorite aminals onto hair peices and continue felting through the warmer months.

Thus, this spring LARC goes HAIRY with headbands, barettes, bobbie bundles, and feathery plums.

New design for spring

People don't usually where scarves in the spring and summer. So, I'm working on some new designs. I still will love to full little thing like the Aminals. 

Most recently I added flowers to the mix. Now, we have a tree. Tada!

Foundations

We just returned from a trip to the store. I met 2 people who owned scarves and I LOVE these women. Not at all who I thought i'd be creating for!  Now, I'm compiling the peices for some handbags. Finished pictures to come!

New beads!

I mean gemstones.

I'm movin' on up, world. 

Today I received two lots of natural stone. I've almost completely moved away from plastic, unless it's a vintage upcycle, which I have used recently (tonight in fact). Loveofjewelry on etdy is doing a neat sale and I took advantage of a lot of it for bobbie bundle creation.

I hate to make bobbie bundles because they are labor intensive. BUT they sell and when the store is full of jewelry, I've gotta find other venues.

I hope to sew a lot this weekend. I have 4 clutches in my head, and two on paper. As soon as the washer is empty (cough cough) I'll felt a load and have a new purse. I hope...

More to come. Stay tuned.

Officially

And... then I became official.

:)

An update of productivity

Well, for a wonderful post holiday gift, seester ordered me a HUGE supply of feltable wool. So, I had to revamp the wool section. it's in ROYGBIV, although, there is a rebel turquoise with the burnt orange.

After all of that traveling, I was rather productive, but it's all pieces. Scarves without animals, bags which need to be felted, aminals without scarves... etc! So, I hope to remedy the mess today and tomorrow and bring the store a bundle Monday or Tuesday.

Have you ever noticed that it's the gifts you don't ask for which turn out for the best? Elle got me a coiling gizmo and Ive been slowly finding my way with it. So far I have a bundle of beads, 2 cyclones, an African goddess, and one finished set of earrings. I'm having a great time with this lovely gift. And, my wire wrapping callus is back! For any wire wrapper, this is a good thing. Guitar players understand as well.

And, for seester, the purse I've been making myself and telling her about... this is pre-wash, so it's larger than it's supposed to be. I've got the white, the marina, and the avocado. The button isn't attached, but it'll go there, on the flap. And, at the top is the strap. I'm hoping it'll felt into a hip bag and the strap will attach with D rings to make it an adjustable hip bag or sholder bag.

I'm so grateful that the holidays are OVER. Not that I don't love seeing family and everything about the traditions... I just don't get to craft as much as I like to, and that's not idea for an ADD crafter like myself...