Another Wool Coat

Expecting rain today, I drove to work and got into the office at 6:30 AM.  I intended to take a half day but that didn't work out.  Even still, I was home by 3:30 PM, so I got right to work designing another embellishment for a wool coat.  

First I had to decide which coat to use:  black, navy, grey???  I ended up with a black Chesterfield coat by London Fog.  I looked through several books for inspiration and decided on a winter theme.  Here's what I came up with:

And a close up of the snowflake:

I really enjoy selecting the roving and needle felting it down but sometimes I get a bit stressed out narrowing down my design ideas.  Not that doesn't happen in other areas of my life.  

I'm glad with the finished look and tomorrow I'll use some fresh eyes to decide what to do on the front of the coat.

P.S.  Happy Birthday Eddie!