Felt Hanging

I have always loved felt from being a young child when I used to play with Fuzzy Felt. I remember my favourite was a ballet set with dancers in various poses and lots of tutus to dress them in.

My association with felt may be a little bit different nowadays (although I am heading off to eBay to see is Fuzzy Felt is still made, once I have finished this post!)

The hanging above I made using Merino wool and it is the first piece where I made all the felt myself. All but the flower center was made using the wet technique, the flower center was made using the dry technique. As a size guide the yellow felt is stretched over a beer mat. I added silk fibers to complete this project.

Well I headed off to eBay and found the exact set that I had! I would love to have this, I'm just wondering how I will explain this purchase to Mr Rum!

Felt Beads

These beads are so easy to make and make unique jewellery as each can be tailored to your exact requirements.

Anniversary Card

I made this card today for my friend Lea to give to her hubby for their Anniversary this weekend. I started with sequin waste and distress inks to give a soft effect background on an 8" x 8" card, I finished by inking the edges of the card. I took some gold metal and used it with a floral embossing plate which I coloured using alcohol inks and finished it by lightly sanding across the top of the raised images, I then cut it in half. Using the new Sizzix Bitty Bloom die I cut three flowers and some leaves out of Bazzill card stock and assembled. I wove some strips of cream and brown felt and added a heart which I had patchworked. I then assembled as above.

Felt Brooch

I really have developed a love of all things felt and so I made this fun and funky spotty heart brooch. Below are the different stages of formation from wooltops to finished shape.

Continue to decorate with wool and beads.

Felting

Had a super day at work today working with Nicki Myers, she taught me how to make felt from wool tops. I am very excited and have ordered some wool tonight from Texere Yarns, I am going to have a go at using felt in my scrapbook work, I will post any photos as soon as poss!

Had a good evening at Slimming World, lost 2 1/2 pounds this week so pleased (and that includes a Chinese takeaway on Friday night too!)