A visit to Burgesse Felt Gardens

My Homemade Christmas pledge this year was both difficult and rewarding, which I guess anything worth doing is. It was tough to come up with ideas that could be universally liked while still having a personal touch. But I loved coming up with these felt flowers for all my ladyfriends:

Flowers of the pouffy felt variety!

The backs have a hair pin on them so they can be put in your hair or pinned to a lapel. I haven't made any for myself yet as I'm still finishing off some Christmas presents, but I want to make a rainbow supply of them to go with different outfits. ♥




Some had button middles, some had seed beads,
and some had a combination of beads and sequins.


Alex pinned her charcoal flower to her shirt and it looked snazzy.


Leslie rocks the teal and purple flower in her hair. Pretty!


Did I mention I love felt?
Oh right. It's the name of the blog. Nevermind then.

Christmas Danglies, I like to call 'em.

In my quest for a Homemade Christmas, I made a pair of earrings for my Mother-in-law. I bought the beads at Sassy Bead, an amazing bead store here in Ottawa.

An 'earring making kit' I put together with supplies from Sassy Bead.

It's pretty inexpensive to buy the initial pieces (round nose pliers, posts, and the sterling silver hooks,) and once you've got the base pieces, all you need are the beads and a little imagination whenever you need an inexpensive gift.


Some snazzy earrings for Lyn in some of her favorite colours.


I made the box out of a piece of gold cardboard, then I lined it with some felt and origami paper.


I plan on going an earring making binge any day now. Wait for it. It's gonna be huge. No one with earlobes will be safe.