Welcome to Scarlet Cord

Hello! My name is Kris Keese and thank you for visiting my little blog where I share my needle felted and now watercolor journey as well as a few of those life experiences along the way. Please let me know you were here-I would love to hear from you!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Wet Felted Coasters


This was not real easy for me but I love the results so much I'm already planning more. 
I love the feel and look of handmade felt. I love seeing the layers of color and I love the way wool works as a coaster. I want to see if I can get better at it so more wet felting this weekend:)
I also like matching colors to my seashell collection.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Wet Felting



I thought I would do some wet felting the other day. I love the results but don't love the process as much. I'm not sure why-maybe the standing and getting wet?
I'm loving the colors-I will post pictures of the finished product later.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Nana Time


Our oldest daughter Sarah and her two small children came for a visit last week. It was a wonderful week together but my favorite moments were taking my grandkids to the beach. They loved it so much  and it gave me a lot of joy watching and playing with them. I got wet:)

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Pumpkins and Crows


Even though I am enjoying this summer so much, my thoughts and my crafting is jumping ahead to Fall.


I have started making needle felted pumpkins and of course there has to be a crow or two.
I just dyed a batch of orange wool in anticipation of more fallish fun stuff. 
I love the smell of wet wool and vinegar.
                                           

Not enough time in the day for all that I would like to make. ACORNS-I love acorns too!

Saturday, August 20, 2011

When We Grow Old...


We have been friends for thirty years, we met when our husbands were Air Force pilots stationed at George AFB, they let us stay in their house while we looked for a house to buy, their two daughters were the same age as ours, we started to go to the same Bible study together, we pledged our #4 children to marry each other when they grew up (the kids didn't cooperate:), we had play dates together and struggled to finish a sentence let alone a subject, we had deep discussions, we each chose to homeschool and then after three years when our husbands moved on to other assignments, we said "When we grow old someday we will sit together on the porch in rocking chairs and talk." Well, all through the years we have stayed in touch with long talks on the phone, visits, weddings, and then this summer we got to sit together on Nancy's porch in her rocking chairs and talk. We thought we were old enough now and we agreed ... we need a new goal.

Friday, August 12, 2011

What I did for summer vacation.

Okay, I can no longer say I am taking a short break. Truthfully, I think I have writer's block or maybe I am just trying to find myself :)  I am slowly letting go of a job I have loved and been totally immersed in for the last seven years. So where normally my summer would have been consumed with preparations for our church's VBS and then gearing up for AWANA in the fall, I am instead crocheting and felting. I trust God's leading me to step down from Children's Ministry and onto a completely different path.  I have had more time to do some things this summer that I would not have felt free to do while working-so that is a GOOD thing.  Which means my title for this little blog should be instead-   
                                     'WHY I HAVE HAD A SUMMER VACATION'

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

At the lake TOGETHER

Our summer began with us all together for a week at the lake. We enjoyed a wonderful house, great weather and lots of swimming and boating.



It was wonderful of course! Having just looked through over 1000 pictures that we took, I will just share with you the most important ones, the ones of us all together.
                                                                 All our Children
                                                The whole gang-17 and counting