Daily Archives: October 5, 2009

Last year I made embroidered felt balls to hang on my Christmas tree.  But I seem to have lost them in our move PLUS they would be a major choking hazard for our little one.  So I started making some new, bigger ornaments from my home made flat felt.

This first one is inspired by Jude and Cathy’s use of the heart in their work.  A love heart, doodled by the thousands by myself as a child and now with renewed meaning.

Before Jasper was born, friends told me to expect to cry a lot in the first week… and I did.  Every time I looked at this beautiful creature, I felt LOVE.  Overwhelming and total love, I was full to the brim.  It took me by suprise and is still very, very strong.

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