October check in

It's almost Halloween and that means that Crossings at Carnegie will soon be having its fiber art show. This year it will be called "Fibers and Finery." I need to pick 3-5 items to submit. They've asked me to make some hats that are similar to my bowls. I might get one done by the submission deadline, if I really get to work.
I have 2 felt bowls (traditional felting, not knit-n-full) that I will enter, unless I decide to send them to Bluff Country Artists Gallery. I was stuck on these 2 bowls for awhile. They didn't seem finished to me, but I couldn't figure out what else they needed. Finally, I got brave, and did some cutting on one of them, revealing the contrasting colors of the layers of wool beneath the surface. I may add some beads as well. To the other one I needle felted some strands of variagated mohair yarn and curly wool locks and added some beads. I really like the sparkle added by the beads. They adds a lot of interest to the pieces I've used them on. I've added beads to some of my knit-n-full pieces that I wasn't quite satisfied with, and the beads, combined with needlefelting really made a difference.
I'll have to put up some pictures.
In an ideal world, I would: knit'n'full 2 hats, make 2 more felted bowls, frame some of the work I've already done, create some pictures using needle felting, as well as knit Christmas gifts for everyone I know.