WoolPets

Birthday Hike

40 years ago, I was born in Joliet, Illinois. To celebrate, Kevin and I (and the pooches) hiked to Lena Lake near Olympic National Park.

Lena Lake Trail is a gentle climb to a beautiful spot. It seemed to be a popular trail for dogs and families with younger children. 

On the way home, Kevin surprised me with a birthday gift; my very own gift and liquor store! I'll be selling Woolpets, booze and fishing lures made with felting needles!

So stop on by your way to Lena Lake and tell them 'Laurie' sent you.

Dragonfly

I'm going to be teaching a needle felted bugs class this summer and in preparation, I've been experimenting with different fibers to make dragonflies.

I picked up some dyed silk, Angelina and some red wool and blended all three together to make shimmery, sparkly wings. I'm pretty happy with the results!

I'll be offering a needle felted dragonfly tutorial soon, either here or on another website's newsletter. I'll keep you posted for when it's up and ready.

Today, my neighbor and I are taking a stained glass class at Island Spectrum Design.  I love learning new crafts and trying out differnt methods of sculpture and design. Working with different mediums and techniques refreshes my felt-work and gives me a new way to look at feltmaking.

Needle Felted Dog Class- a Preview

 

These two pups are samples for tomorrow evening's 'dog' needle felting class at Poulsbo Parks and Rec.  Looking forward to seeing everyone! I anticipate lots of laughter and fun, along with a few poked fingers.

Friendship

Bert the Bunny and Buffy his chick.

Small Dolls for Mother's Day

 

This is one of my favorite craft/dollmaking books, "Felt Wee Folk" by Salley Mavor. The photographs in the book are as enchanting as the dolls themselves. The patterns are easy to follow and allow for lots of creativity. My mom bought this book for me not too long ago because she loved these little dolls-

She has a thing for anything fall/autumn/Halloween. I made this little doll for Mother's Day. Hopefully she won't look at my blog before tomorrow!

I'm trying to improve on my blanket stitching and this doll was good practice.

Taking Mom to the Ballard Farmer's Market for her big day tomorrow! Hope the weather stays nice. The sun is out and spring in the Northwest is so glorious!

Happy Day!