Felt

  • Here we go!

    The first of many…*drum roll please*…Needle Felted things!  After weeks of having to keep it a secret I can start to debut all the fun projects I’ve been squirreling away.  Needle felting rocks!  I’ll have to catch up on my photography tomorrow so I can show the materials and steps.  But trust me, you’ll want to

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  • Warm and Merry Christmas Eve!

    I'm not quite back yet officially, but wanted to share this little story by John Henry Falk.  You can read the story on this page, but it's so much better to hit the "listen now" button and enjoy! Ok, as long as I'm here I might as well show you the felted stocking I made:

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  • S’more please

    A friend of mine used to call Marshmallows "schmoes", which I find very cute.  So in honor of him – it’s a felt Schmoe!  (And happily, I think my stitching is getting better – yay!) I’m also working on a little box to keep your S’mores ingredients handy in: Hope everyone had a nice holiday

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  • Movie Friday

    We watched Michel Gondry‘s – The Science of Sleep on DVD today.  I’m still deciding how I feel about the it on the whole, but I did like some of the objects that were really central to the movie.  Especially this: The scene in which the boat is first introduced is really nice ~ a

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  • ~ busy, busy, busy ~

    What a great, fun & productive day!  I’ve got many new projects in the works, new things that will be posted in the shop in the next couple weeks and I’ll be featured on the Etsy Showcase on Nov. 23 & 24th.  It’s a whirlwind of crafty activity around here! First thing today, I finished

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  • Felt + Cupcake =

    A wee tiny pin cushion – so cute!!   I had seen these online at Jen Segrest’s shop at Etsy and thought they were great.  Then I picked up a magazine at the store tonight – Sew Stylish Gifts to Make and saw that she had an article with full directions on making her Bottlecap

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  • Process vs. Product (and a little felt…)

    I notice a theme emerging here after only 4 posts.  I jump around a lot when it comes to projects!  I always have 2 or 3 (or 10) different things going at once.  I’ll work on one for awhile, then abandon it totally for up to years at a time.  But I usually aways swing

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