Felt

  • Bird Break

    I'm supposed to be working on the midterm for my Criminal Justice class, but I just had to take a break and make a bird.  :)  Ok, time to get back to work. ~ k

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  • Felt Pins (brooches?)

    Brooch always seems like a funny word to me.  :)  I have a TON of felted sweaters but I'm never sure what to make from them.  I was looking around for ideas and found the flower directions from Betz White, who is the queen of all things felty.  The wooden button in the middle seemed

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  • Finally, some crafty business!

    My friend had a crafty valentine's party today, which kicked me out of my creative lull.  It wasn't for lack of inspiration that I haven't been making things–but because I injured my back a few weeks ago!  In fact, I had to cancel the art show I'd been scheduled to hang for February.  Sad!  Having

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  • Nice Mice

    Isn't she a sweetie?  She's all tucked-in to a walnut shell.  :)  I remembered when I was a kid that my mom & I had made some little ornaments like this, although it seems like we made babies in shells instead of mice. If you want to go that route, it's easy to paint a

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  • Little Red Coat

      This weekend my friend Meg invited me over to make ornaments from the cute felt patterns she got from Posie Gets Cozy. It was so nice to have time to be sociable and crafty again since school is out for the semester.  I'm glad I'm going to school, but it sure makes me appreciate

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  • A Picture in Felt

    Made this cozy scene to photograph and put on the front of my Christmas cards this year.  It's all out of felt…mostly from wool sweaters found at the thrift store and "felted" by washing them in hot, soapy water.  I've been wanting to do something with the fuzzy angora one…it ended up being perfect for

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  • Betz White Workshop

    Oh my gosh, I am SO excited to have found the announcement for this felted birdhouse workshop!  I saw these two photos online years ago… and saved them in my "cute felt things" file just to admire once in awhile. I hadn't looked at Betz's blog for awhile ~ I don't really sew, but I

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  • Acorns

    It's been a bit of a challenge to fit my creative pursuits into my new school schedule.  But I ordered a bunch of acorn caps from Etsy and have been stealing moments here and there to make these felted acorns.  It's a good mental break and I think they're pretty cute.  🙂 ♥

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  • Details

    Details make all the difference, don't they?  I started this little needle-felted person a few days ago & just finished it up tonight.  Love those wool felt wings with their pink, blanket stitch edging.  :)   For scale in this photo, I have it sitting {appropriately} on top of a 3×3" canvas I bought from Julie

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  • Inspired by…

    On this very chilly Alaska night, I was at a bit of a loss for what to do.  There was an interesting, but depressing show on PBS about the dust bowl years of the 1930's.  The book I'm reading is kind of a downer about the psychological cost of creating soldiers & sending them off

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