Chunky Knit Sweater ...to Cool Cozy Cushion

 I have always wanted to have a cozy wooly cushion cover to bring out during Winter.

I finally found a sweater at an Op shop that would be perfect.  Especially because it had buttons down the front, which meant no zipper needed.  

 I just simply turned the sweater inside out, pinned it and sewed a square the size of my cushion.

The chunky knit pattern was made with Lamb's wool and was so incredibly soft.  It was in a lovely cream colour, which was just what I wanted.

In just a few minutes we had a brand new cozy cushion for Winter.

This is the back of the cushion.  I just inserted the down insert by undoing the buttons.

I hate wasting lovely materials, so why not make a cozy candle holder to match.

Wooly Warmer Tea Lights

It is winter now, and I love to lite tea lights at night once the kids have gone to bed.  

The more summery doily ones were not cutting it, so I decided to make some wintery wooly ones instead.

I got some Ikea glasses, some doubled sided tape and some good quality fluffy wool.....

Good fluffy, proper wool, with some other mixes
seems the best for the most cozy look.

I love the neon pink fuzzy wool...so cozy.

They look lovely lit up at night! 

Even a very thin Angora yarn can look amazing carefully spun around the glass.  I think I might make some more of these.

Coloured Doily Bowls

I had just seen some beautiful white doily bowls and wanted to try to make some.

But instead, I thought I would take it one step further and add a bit of Acrylic paint to the Fabric Stiffener.

This is how they turned out!

I put tea lights in these at night
 and they are so beautiful with all the colours glowing.

These bowls are perfect for holding littles things in my girl's room.