Finish things Friday

Another FTF (finish things Friday)because I'm trying to stick to some sort of routine; clearing the decks before the weekend...otherwise it just goes on and on and there is no weekend - in fact, there is no end.... so today, finally, the finished the sugar skull garland...

and made about half a dozen of these plaited leather necklaces....

and some crocheted hexie brooches....

But I couldn't resist....and I did start something too....

F.T.F...well almost.

I attempted to have a Finish Things Friday - and almost got there. I finished these recycled felt sugar skulls and flowers for a garland...

but they didn't quite make it onto the string yet.

Last year I made these with the sewing machine.This year I hand stitched (and glued) them. Yes it takes more time but it was so much more enjoyable. I sat and stitched in the back yard on a warm afternoon while my legs were used for the game of elastics the kids were playing.

Magpies warbled and wattle birds yodeled. We did a bit of warbling and yodeling too.

Do you remember elastics? What was the routine? Ours was: over right string, over the left string (twice) then in the middle and over both strings (twice) then a criss- cross move and out. I also remember the routine of landing on the strings but the little ones found that a bit tricky. I must say that my ankles are not as bouncy as they used to be!

Finish Things Friday

Things were getting out of hand! Too many WIP's* and UFO's*! Desperately needed was a FTF*!

So My FTF today involved: 

1. completing this lacy crocheted cashmere scarf (see beginnings here). How did I know it was finished? I ran out of wool.

2. Completing these neon filigree necklaces (see beginnings here) and these
hexagon necklaces (which began way back here). 

Did you start something today? Or finish something?

*WIP is a work in progress
*UFO is an unfinished object
*FTF is finish things Friday.