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Archive for August, 2008

Horns

i needle felted some horns last night…gotta get ready for the holidays. maybe i will FINALLY put something on my etsy page.

made a bunch more this morning and dyed them pinks and reds

ooooh, boiling horns…

the horns are a-drying right now. once they are completely dry, i will sew clips on them and tighten up the [...]

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I finished my second sugar foots yesterday, sliced the nose off of my first one (i cant get it right) and almost finished the third. I think #3 is the best by far. i will post him tommorow.
Sugar foots #2 waffle eater made me proud when he was featured in the Craftzine blog and [...]

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Monkey Jam

my great aunt Esther gave me these toy monkeys that she got in Germany during WWII. They were still in their boxes but the boxes are starting to fall apart. I  gave them one good wind up before i locked them away in their new shadow box homes-I think i will love them more once [...]

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butter

so i made this animation a while ago…it is bad, but i thought i would post it here to show my progression…i am working on a new one this week.

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i made alot of stuff this weekend to make up for the mini travel break. where shall we start…
i finished the hawk for the plush totem and needle felted all of the pieces together and decided to dye it with tea to make it look like a wooden totem. it took a long time to [...]

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Totem progress…

i am out of town traveling with the hubby, so totem progress has not been that great. i have started the owl and the cat so far, but they both need COLOR…and more personality…
i usually go through a period when i hate whatever i am working on- if i love it the whole way through, [...]

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CAT STAMP!

SO i decided to give stamp carving a try when plush totem building got frustrating. i’ve had this speed ball slab o’ pink for a couple of years now and just haven’t had the guts to carve it.

i took my totem kitty sketch, traced it with a black sign pen, rubbed a soft pencil on [...]

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Plush Totem

My totem pole will have a cat an owl and a hawk

Yesterday I felt very sketchy and got to drawing totem animals and poles. So this morning I am attempting to needle felt my own totem pole. Maybe they will attach to each other with magnets? We shall see. Any ole way, here’s the [...]

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I am teaching a needle felting class for Crafty Cocktails night on September 19, 2008 6-8 PM at Sew Crafty Houston Time to grow my army of needle Felters!

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Yummy needle felted drumstick rattle for my nephew. It needs more stabbing on the bone part so he wont be able to pull away any of the fiber. The bells are sewn inside of this heart and then the chicken is built around that.

100% wool feltiness.

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