My class at the Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA. May 3rd. I gave a mini workshop to some people who had purchased kits and wanted to get started on them while they were at the fair.
Everyone was delighted with their projects and they had plenty of wool left over to take home and make more.
Thanks to all the Maker folks who put the Faire together and invited me to come and demonstrate the Woolpets kits. I had lots of fun and met tons of great people.
Hi everyone! I just started a new group on Flickr called Woolpets Needle Felting Kits . It's for all of you out there who are working on the needle felting kits by Woolpets. I'd love to see photos at any and all stages of the process! If you are going to have a needle felting party-take a bunch of photos. It's so much fun to see the different personalities emerge from the little animals you create. Please try not to be too self-critical. This is definitely not a group to have your work criticized. My goal is to encourage people to try needle felting and not be afraid! So start sharing your photos and lets have some fun!
Here's a photo that someone sent of their penguin. Very cute!
I just listed four new sculptures for sale in my Etsy shop . Kevin took some wonderful photographs of them.
The sun is really shining here in the Pacific Northwest and I think it's getting all of our creative juices flowing!
Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful mama's out there!
I just received a catalog in the mail from The Woolery and I wanted to share the site featuring the Woolpets kits. Make sure to call and ask them for a catalog. Their service is spectacular.
I really enjoy getting paper catalogs in the mail, even though most of my shopping is done online. The Woolery produces a great little catalog with all kinds of fiber arts related supplies, books, etc.
Some of my other favorite 'paper' catalogs are from Magic Cabin and Nova Natural .
.....won't keep the sheep away! Hazel and I share a snack.
I joined a flickr group called 'Crafting 365' . You are encouraged to share one photo per day for a whole year of your crafty activities. I figured that joining the group would help me with my photography and editing skills since I need to try and share a photo each day for a year.
Today, I added this photo of a Red-Breasted Sapsucker that I made yesterday.
This is the first woodpecker-type bird that I have made. He's going to be set aside of the Edmonds Arts and Crafts festival in June.
I found this postcard book at Kinokuniya Bookstore in Uwajimaya Village in Seattle and just had to share it with you. I'm going to add a new photo each week to the blog. Not sure where this 'sheep island' is, but the sheep sure do look happy!
This is the cover of the postcard book.
Happy Day!
Oh look! It's Mr. Woolpets getting ready to hop on his bike to bring a package of kits to the post. He's doing his part to conserve gasoline. But why the two helmets?
Oh that's right, he's Special.....
I told you we liked to make fun of ourselves!
I'm heading down to the Bay area this weekend to participate in the Maker Faire. I've never been before so I am not sure what to expect, but I'm sure it will be fun and exciting. I'll try and take lots of photos to post on my blog next week when I get back.
I'll be felting away in the Maker Shed on Saturday and Sunday, May 3rd and 4th. Stop by and say hi. There will be lots of other cool demos going on all over the Faire. Inspiration guaranteed!
I was browsing Martha Stewart's site this morning and discovered a new crafty networking website called CraftStylish.
The site has lots of ideas, patterns and articles written by a long list of crafty contributing editors. CraftStylish is a division of Taunton Press , publishers of Threads Magazine, Fine Woodworking and others. Check it out!
