Luck o' the Irish

Here are the two pins I made for St. Patrick's Day. For the one on the left I crocheted four hearts with embroidery floss following a pattern from attic24.typepad.com. I then sewed them together and added a yellow button. The one on the right is from the Fiskars website I believe (the local St. Patricks parade group posted it on Facebook a while back). It is four 1.25 inch felt hearts in dark green and four 1 inch felt hearts in lighter green, with a button on the front. The glitter on the front and large circle in the back were my additions, as when it was on the small circle in back, it fell apart when a coworker wore it at school (granted, she was wrestling with preschoolers all day), so I decided it needed a bigger base for support.

Enjoy!

Alice costumes...

This is the costume I designed for the Queen of Hearts cards in my daughters production of "Alice in Wonderland" in January. They are pillowcases, with holes made for arms and head. The number and heart are felt that was ironed on. Pretty neat, if you ask me! Total cost was about $3, as the pillow cases were donated by Goodwill, and all I needed to buy was the felt for 8 cards. Yay, BAAY!