goodbye to Handmade by Elyse

I'm changing my business name! I've wanted to for a very long time and I finally decided on the perfect name and logo :)

goodbye Handmade by Elyse
hello Heart Felt



With my main focus being felting (knitted and wet) I thought this would be a perfect name!
What do you think???

cozie crazy!

Okay, I'm done with cozies for a while.... I think ;)

Here are some pics of all of them together! The last 2 projects for my online felting course are scarves, so I'm going to focus on those for now :)



I know felt has TOTALLY taken over my blog, but I was just telling my hubby... I think it's my "thing". I really love it and it makes me feel great to do it and look at what I've made! It's this totally organic and earthy process that is just so therapeutic for me! Anyways, there they are, all my little iPod/phone cozies! Hope you like em!

-elyse aubrie

Happy December!

This is what it has been looking like outside our window the last few days! It doesn't look so pretty in the pic, but believe me... snowy Germany is lovely! Especially with the Christmas market in the city center and the mountains surrounding the valley of Jena :) It is pretty dang cold though, and when you don't have a car things can get preeetttyyy chilly!

Despite my having to go out all the time to meet with different schools wanting me to teach English, and actually teaching the classes... I have been cramming in some more felting! Here is a little pic of what our kitchen looks like these days.

Just completed these two little felted pouches. The purple on is big enough to hold a little digital camera and the green one is perfect for my iPod Touch! These were project #3 in my online felting class! I'm having a blast with this!


ANNNDDDD.... We got Christmas gifts from my parents!!! My Mom wanted us to open them early so we did, last night! In case you don't know, Dillon Beach is on the northern coast of CA and was always my favorite beach to go to. And then I met Ryan and we would go there sometimes too, and I would always tease him about having his own beach (our last name is Dillon). SO... my prents sent us a whole life time supply of Dillon Beach accessories! These sweatshirts are goingt obe a fave of ours in this cold weather! Thanks Mom and Dad!


Well, I have t get going because I'm teaching an English class today. I just wanted to wish Everyone a blessed and happy December! This is our last month in Germany, keep us in your prayers as we strat winding things up and having to say goodbye to our dear friends here. Now, go decorate your Christmas tree and make some yummy cookies or something... Christmas is almost here!!!