I finished my wool tote!

I look exhausted but I HAD to share this, because this week I finished a project that I had been working on for 3 years!
2 panels, a smaller panel for a pocket and one huge brown gusset that seemed to go on forever...but really only 84 inches. Felted the whole thing up this week and it took 3 cycles in the machine.
I LOVE IT!
Check out the buttons...I knitted them up with a finer yarn with a #2 needle and inserted old bottle caps to give it form...made cording with double pointed needles with the same variegated yarn and left them unfelted for a great contrast.
I needle felted the other side :)

Karen convinced me it needed to be lined so I used an old pair of corduroys and some green homespun for the liner...even got to use one of the pockets and a belt loop from the pants on the inside...I loved those pants before they ripped on me.

It felt good to create and complete a project...I am grateful to God for giving me the gift of creativity.

Color me Happy!

What is a treasury? It's a collection of items chosen at Etsy.com from one person...so folks pic a theme....others just pick what they like...Guerillagranny....a vintage hippie...chose one of my Hair Quilts™ to be included in her treasury. I love her title "Color me Happy" and really enjoy looking at all the other items that I share the space with.

Thank you Sherry...I am honored!
And for anyone that likes crocheted hats....ehem...anyone else bald like me???...you should really check out her store at etsy!!!
this is one of my favorites...I am imagining one of my Hair Quilts™ embellishing one of these beauties...but of course...giggle.