RECAP: 12 PROJECTS OF 2018

So here we are in 2019! I set a goal for myself last year to do 12 DIY projects, and so thought I'd do a little recap of how that went. I'm quite happy to say that I ended up completing eight projects. Well, I technically completed a few more than that, but I never did a blog post on them so I'm not counting them. Either way, I didn't make it to twelve, but I'm still pretty happy about how this goal went, as I feel it did wonders to reboot my creativity. So here's a rundown of the projects I made:

My first project was this wool roving wall hanging (above) that I made in January. I'd never made anything like it before, but I had such a good time making it and loved the result! It's currently hanging in our living room and love it so much. Might make a similar one in a bigger size in the future?

The second project was a fox costume for Oscar. I made a simple tail and ear set out of yarn that I brushed with a comb to get a faux fur effect. Such an easy technique, and so fun to make. Oscar wore this as part of his outfit for a dress-up event in his daycare when he went as Mikkel Rev, a beloved Norwegian children's character.

For my third project, I made these matching bib and teether baby shower gift sets for some friends who were expecting babies. They were so easy to make and I loved how they turned out. Such a perfect way to use up scrap bits of fabric, too. Would love to make more of these in different fabrics.

For my fourth and fifth projects, I went on a bit of a macrame spree, and made two macrame plant hangers as well as some macrame teethers. Both were made out of materials I already owned, which was also pretty satisfying, and I discovered a new (to me!) craft that I ended up absolutely loving.

For my sixth project, I decided to step away from the textiles for a little bit and made some gilded tea light holders for autumn out of some old glasses and a bit of gold leaf.

For my seventh project, I got my sewing machine out and made these plushies based on Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen's kid's books Triangle and Square. Oscar was a huge fan!

For my eight project, I made a couple of ghost tea light holders out of clay for Halloween. We don't have a whole lot of Halloween decorations, so these were a pretty fun addition.

Honorable mentions: I also knitted quite a few things this year (not sure why I decided not to include knitting projects in this?), and completed the following knitting projects in 2018: matching hats for Oscar and Graeme, the Homestead shawl, 2 x Tjukklua hats, and this sweater (though I technically started that one in 2017), the No Frills sweater, the Skappel sweater, another Anker sweater, the Tiril sweater, the Tjukklendar sweater, another No frills sweater, two Christmas stockings and even more hats, hats, and five more hats. 2018 was probably the biggest knitting year for me to date, so much so that I decided in 2019 to start a new instagram account for my knitting, so if you'd like to follow along you can find me on @hildeandherknitting. Looking forward to another creative year!