A New Little Sponge Cake

Another little sponge cake finished! It is part of a series of little sponge cakes I am making, like the Cake Antoinette from a previous post. I am working on three more, another pink one, a blue one and a green one. I just love these sponges so much! This cake is made with felt, a piece of an old shirt I had, and puff balls. I am hoping to have at least a dozen of these, if not more for an upcoming exhibition. I think they are adorable and cute and there is nothing I love more than adorable, cute artwork!

Miniature Leftovers

Clare, my mentor and Professor from ASU, gave me these little baggies before I left. Now I am finally putting them to use! Thanks, Clare! There are just so many little itty bitty pieces around, and they are pretty and cute, so instead of tossing them, I stitch on them and display them as "Leftovers". These ones are miniature.

SupercalifragilisticexpiNacogdoches!

Howdy, Y'all! I just got back from visiting Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. While in Nacogdoches, I gave two felting workshops, one to the students and one to the community. I had so much fun getting to know the lovely Texans, and working with all these new people that were just absolutely fantastic. During the workshops we made felt, dyed the fleece with kool aid, and did some embroidery and stitching. Here are a few photos from the experience.




Here you see silk organza in the felt. This gal wanted to try the "inlay" and the organza took beautifully!


This is Professor McAdams attempting a flat piece of felt. Her inlay looks fabulous! Professor McAdams, you did great!

Thank-you so much to Lauren and Christian, and all the students and community members who had me for a visit in Nacogdoches. Your town is lovely and I really enjoyed meeting all of you. Take care and I hope to see you again, either in Texas or way up here in Wisconsin!