Wool Dryer Ballzzz

Here's another project I've been working on for xmas presents, wool felted dryer balls! They are an all natural, eco-friendly alternative to dryer sheets (which often contain icky animal fat) or pvc dryer balls. They are made with 100% pure wool and felted twice in the washing machine. There are also several tutorials online for this project, but I found this one to be the most helpful, along with this one. For mine, I actually used 100% wool sweater scraps (I picked up the sweaters from my local second hand store) for the core, and the 100% wool roving and yarn on the outside was made in Canada by a company in NewBrunswick called Briggs and Little, which is nice. You can actually see little bits of hay and grass still in the yarn which tells me it's not over processed and gives it a more 'natural' feel, which I love. It seems to give it character somehow :)

Anyway, these were alot of fun to make and super easy :) I think I will be making some more of these for myself!

The Pleated, Zippered Purse

Here's a cute pleated purse I've been working on for xmas presents :) There are several tutorials/variations of this purse online, but I found the most helpful one to be this one. So far I've made 2 of these bags, but I plan to make morecuz they're so much fun :). My favourite part is picking out the colour schemes! so yummy :) I thought this would make a great make-up bag or evening bag for a special occasion ('cause it's got the removable wristlet strap) ...oh, and ps. sorry for the poor photos, they were taken indoors, at night time which I know is a big no-no, but here in Canada at this time of year, it's dark out when I leave home for work, and dark out again by the time I get home from work! Haha, oh Canada, gotta love it here <3

The Reversible Loop-y Bag

This was my first attempt at the ever-so-cute loop hand bag :) There are countless tutorials and variations of this bag online, so take your pick but I think I first saw it on Martha Stewart of all places. I ended up giving this one to my sister for xmas, but I think i'll make another one for myself!