by Melissa on November 30, 2009
I have only done a little needle felting, myself, but I really want to know more about it!
My needle felting friend, Michelle, recommends two books to get started on felting cute little animals for all the kids and adults who love warm fuzzies (that’s everyone, right?) on your holiday gift list. They make great stocking stuffers and gift toppers and are, by all accounts, surprisingly addictive to make!
Little Felted Animals by Marie-Noele Hovrath gives you simple step-by-step instructions to create 16 adorable felted pets.
At less than $10, it’s a bargain to get for your own crafting library or to supplement a crafty friend’s knowledge base. How cute is that little cat on the cover? Me-ow!,
If that isn’t enough, Wool Pets by Larie Sharp is chock full of even more quick, fun and easy animals to add to your felt menagerie.
Just imagine a festive flotilla of jaunty wool penguins on your holiday table! They can be yours by just following the simple and straightforward instructions in this beautifully illustrated book!
I know I’m going to grab these books today and settle in for some cozy evenings of punching together some lovely wool into a passel of adorable companions for me and all my friends! Maybe I can even talk Michelle into a felting date with me!
As with all crafting, needle felting animals is even more fun when it’s shared!
Happy Felting!
by Melissa on November 22, 2009
1 sick child, 2 brand new jobs, 3 weeks of blog silence…..
Hmm…not the Holiday list I was hoping to make this year!
But my baby is on the mend (and, NO, Thank God, it was NOT H1N1!!!), I’m getting a better handle on juggling my new job responsibilities with the rest of my life tasks and my energy is freeing up to felt and blog!
Meanwhile, I had a happy little windfall!
Lovely Linda at my favorite daily felting blog, Craft Gossip, sponsored a contest offering a really sweet and beautifully packaged Soap Felting Kit from Leah at Spiderfelt, and (drumroll, please!) I won!
I have to say that I LOVE winning things, especialy fabulous, useful things, like this little kit!
Lemon Verbena Soap Felting Kit by Spiderfelt
I can’t wait to actually use it! I think I might offer it as a fun Thanksgiving project with my tweenage neice and nephew for an after-all-the-turkey-what-do-we-do-now distraction. Or save it to do with some other fun kid friend. I think even my son would enjoy the playing in the water part, so a good time can be had by all!
Actually, just so you know, this cute little kit wasn’t even my favorite thing in Leah’s Spiderfelt Etsy shop. Go check out her sumptuous nuno-felting for some sensory candy.
This is the kind of felting I aspire to make!
Well, back to Holiday prep!
I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!
I know I have a lot to be thankful for this year, not the least of which is this new blog! So, see you again soon!
