Here, choosing colors of roving and pencil roving...
...are my beautiful friends! XXO-
Wrapping our sponges with fiber.
Felting and laughing...
...and talking and listening.
A finished case, prior to removing the sponge...
..."Look, Ma! I made it myself!!" :)
..."Look, Ma! I made it myself!!" :)
Our finished cell phone cases...
...the 'Papa Bear' one is for an iPhone.
...the 'Papa Bear' one is for an iPhone.
I had a group of dear friends here for a 'Women's Weekend' in March...
...and, as always, we had a wonderful time.
While thinking about something that we could do for fun...
...in the hours between their arrival(s) and our dinner reservation...
...I remembered this quick and easy project!
My MN friend, Becky is the genius behind this project...
...and it seemed perfectly suited for sitting around a table, laughing and catching up.
Starting with a regular kitchen sponge...
...(we stitched two together to make the resist for the larger-sized phone)...
...we wrapped it in layers of wool roving...
...finishing with pencil roving, to help hold everything in place.
After a quick dip in a bowl of warm, soapy water...
...and insertion into a zip-top baggie (remove as much of the air as you can before sealing!)...
...it was time to felt!
We squeezed and rubbed and massaged the baggies while we talked and laughed...
...and it didn't feel as if any time had passed before our wool had turned to felt!
We cut the ends of our cases open to remove the sponges...
...and continued felting for a bit to finish off the 'insides'.
After a rinse and some time to dry...
...our soft new phone cases were finished...
...ready for a little beading or embroidery...
...or no embellishment at all! :)
...and, as always, we had a wonderful time.
While thinking about something that we could do for fun...
...in the hours between their arrival(s) and our dinner reservation...
...I remembered this quick and easy project!
My MN friend, Becky is the genius behind this project...
...and it seemed perfectly suited for sitting around a table, laughing and catching up.
Starting with a regular kitchen sponge...
...(we stitched two together to make the resist for the larger-sized phone)...
...we wrapped it in layers of wool roving...
...finishing with pencil roving, to help hold everything in place.
After a quick dip in a bowl of warm, soapy water...
...and insertion into a zip-top baggie (remove as much of the air as you can before sealing!)...
...it was time to felt!
We squeezed and rubbed and massaged the baggies while we talked and laughed...
...and it didn't feel as if any time had passed before our wool had turned to felt!
We cut the ends of our cases open to remove the sponges...
...and continued felting for a bit to finish off the 'insides'.
After a rinse and some time to dry...
...our soft new phone cases were finished...
...ready for a little beading or embroidery...
...or no embellishment at all! :)
