Check-In Post September 15th 2021

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


Today's Question: No question today.


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[wiseheart]

I had a crafty day... more or less. Firstly, I managed to find a piece of felt that matched the colour of a half-finished Santa's sock from, oh, I think two years ago. So I promptly finished it. Then I made my very first mini felt mitten - a piece of Christmas tree decoration, actually. I had the bases for 25 mittens cut out yesterday, so 24 more to go. Fortunately, I've got 3 months until Christmas, so it should be doable parallel to the popsickle project... if I ever get around to start that one!

[badly_knitted]

Well done on finishing the stray Santa sock.

You'll have plenty to keep you busy in the run up to Christmas, with the felt mittens and the lolly stick decorations!

[wiseheart]

Yeah, now all I need is some undisturbed time for the latter. Sewing is easy, you can put everything into a plastic bag and work on it while watching telly with half an eye, but the lolly stick things need time (to prepare), room for all the tools and embellishments and then time again to put all those back to where they belong. Sometimes a big working table in an obscure corner would be nice.

[badly_knitted]

I know what you mean. Anything that requires gluing needs somewhere you can spread out to work, especially with all the embellshments.

I got myself some handy plastic glue spreaders yesterday which I think will prove very uselful next time I'm gluing anything.

[peaceful_sands]

Fun times! Sounds like you were very prepared in getting so much cut out all at once.

[wiseheart]

I made a paper template, used a felt-tipped pen to draw the outline (50times) and then cut them out with a pair of scissors.