Felt Dolls

Well here we go again.  I am making something new again.  I did the needle felting thing, and now I have found some really neat felt doll and animal patterns.  Some of the dolls hair is needle felted on, so sewing the bodies was just the next step (at least that is how I rationalise it in my brain :)
These patterns are from a seller on ETSY and you can see her patterns here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Gingermelon

I have made some other ones too, but I am unsure where the patterns came from.  I have years and years worth of stuff I find online and now that I am sewing some felt these unidentified patterns work very well.  If you happen to see anything where you know the artists name I am more than happy to link back to the owners.

Felted Wool Sweater Cupcake Pincushion

I promised to show you the other items I made with the wool sweaters I found at Value Village.  I had also recently visited the library and found this book which showed me how to do this: Warm Fuzzies
Again - tons o' fun to make!

Felted Kittie Charms

I love these phone charms the most (since I am a cat person).  These were really fun to make and can be used as a zipper pull, cell phone charm, etc.  I was inspired by a handmade glass bead I saw somewhere.
Meow!

Felted Wool Sweater Owl

My sister gave me a Chapters card for Christmas and I purchased a book with it, called Countryside Softies.  I had read about how to felt wool sweaters, by basically putting them in the washing machine in hot water, then hanging them to dry.  I tried one sweater which happened to be an old one my DH was getting rid of.  With book in hand and some newly felted green wool sweater, I made this owl.  Isn't he cute!



Of course, once I was done this little guy, I headed out to Value Village looking for more wool sweaters to felt.  I have already made a couple of other items, which you will see in another post.  Stay tuned!

Felted Cupcake Charms

I had a lot of fun making these cupcake charms.  They are relatively quick (compared to creating more detailed wool sculptures).  Great to give as a fun trinket to the top of a gift.  These can be used as zipper pulls, cell phone charms, or to hang anyplace one wants to view them that makes them smile.

More Needle Felted Critters

I am really enjoying needle felting.  I think that I will be making some Christmas ornaments later this year with my wool.  For now though, I am enjoying making these miniature bunnies, owls, teddy bears, etc. I placed these items on my 1:12 scale book shelf (I made this myself a while ago) with my 1:12 scale books and vase of flowers so that you can get an idea of scale.

I am going to put some of these in my Zibbet shop.  If you think of anything I can make (custom orders) to give as gifts, let me know!

TINY Needle Felted Penguin

Another craft that seems to be taking off lately is Needle Felting.  Even the miniature world is doing it.  So of course, I wanted to try it.  I finally found a small beginner kit that did not break the bank, so made my first penguin the size suggested in the kit.  There was enough to make a few penguins, so I decided to see how small I could make one.
I think this is pretty small and pretty cute, myself :)  I am not sure if I will be selling it, or adding it to one of the beds in my Fairy Dollhouse......