Sea Urchin Eye Candy for Friday

Yesterday while browsing Etsy, I saw a beautiful sea urchin necklace on the front page by staroftheeast. (Honestly, I don't remember the exact necklace so the link is to a random one from staroftheeast's shop.) I'd never really thought of sea urchins as being objects of beauty to be treasured, but this piece of jewelry certainly was. I am not really one to wear jewelry either; yet, I knew that I'd happily wear that piece. It is stunning and unique. After that encounter, I searched Etsy to see what I could find with a sea urchin theme. Above, you can see a few of the lovely items that I came across. It almost makes me wish that I lived near the ocean so that I could search for natural beach treasures to include in my works.

Just a couple of new designs to share - wet felted beret and felt bead necklaces

I've been having a blast using my new light box to take photos. Here's a couple of my latest creations. I may have to retake the photo for the white beret and necklace set. It all a kind of blends together on the white background.

Just had to share my latest creations - hand felted wool hat and accessory sets!

Although I've temporarily closed down my Etsy shop for a little staycation - yes, a staycation! This is a term that I borrowed from one of my favorite shows, Corner Gas. Essentially, I'm staying at home, but also taking a little vacation from the stressful things in life. The translation of this is that I'm creating like crazy since that is my ideal vacation anyway. It has been really nice to just have plenty of time to make things, but I'm back to the norm in July. This is when I plan to reopen my Etsy shop and revamp a few things. I'm also getting ready for fall with lots of new designs. I thought that I'd share a couple of them with you today.

Not only have I been creating felted goodies, but I also managed to get a home made light box put together with the help of my crafty dad and husband. The mannequin is new too. I call her "Margot" which my husband finds funny, but she looks like a Margot to me. These photos are really test shots in my new light box and mannequin head. I will probably be retaking them once I get the lighting and other things adjusted just right, and I'm not sure if I want to add a wig to the mannequin or not at this point. In a later post, I'll put up a photo of my nifty light box, but for now a couple of pictures of my latest creations being modeled by Margot will have to do. You can see more photos on my flickr account.