***Needle-Felted Angel***

Needle-felted Angel

My mom loves angels, so it just wouldn't be Christmas without giving her an angel. This year I made her this needle-felted angel.

Needle-felted Angel

Needle-felted Angel

Needle-felted Angel

Needle-felted Angel

You can never have too many angels watching over you.... ♥ ♥ ♥

***Tea Cozy***

Tea Cozy & Tea Pot

Wet-felted tea cozy with needle-felted cardinals and teapot.

Teapot

I found this cute teapot to give as a Christmas gift to my son's mother-in-law. She loves cardinals so, of course, I had to make a felted tea cozy with red cardinals.

Wet-felted tea cozy with needle felted red cardinal

To make the tea cozy I used the same resist process as seen in my felted vase blog post:

http://lisasfeltedart.blogspot.com/2013/03/felted-vase.html

After making the felted cozy, I added a handle on top using wet-felted wool. Once the cozy was dry, I needle-felted a red cardinal on each side.

Wet-felted tea cozy with needle felted red cardinal

Here is the cardinal on the other side of the cozy.

End view of tea cozy

Here is the end view of the tea cozy.

Tea cozy & teapot

There is nothing like a tea cozy to keep your pot of tea nice and warm. ♥

***Felted Vest***

Felted Vest

This is a wet-felted vest I made for my brother this past Christmas. As I am new to making felted clothing, I opted to create wet-felted material and sew it onto a preexisting vest.

Felted Vest

Here is a closer view. I attached the wet-felted material in a way to still utilize the buttons and the satin back on the vest.

Felted Vest

Felted Vest

Here are side views.

Felted Vest - back

Felted Vest - open

Here is the back and a front view of the vest open.

Felted Vest - open

The next step will be to make a wet-felted vest completely out of wool roving. That said, it worked very well sewing the felt I created onto the vest and it fit my brother perfectly!

***Pixie Fairy Felted Skirt***

Pixie Fairy Felted Skirt



My latest felting inspiration was this Pixie Fairy Felted Skirt for my sister-in-law for Christmas. It was my first attempt in blending felting and sewing. While it was challenging creating my own pattern, it was very fun creating this whimsical piece of felted clothing.

Front view

Back view

Front and back views. I cut out varying size triangle strips of chiffon material, hemmed the edges and then layered the pieces to be sewn onto the inside of the belt.

Natural Wood Button

I attached a natural wood button to the outside of the top of the wet felted belt but actually used a strip of Velcro sewn on the inside to attach the wrap-around skirt, which allowed for variation in sizing.

Sewn on felted vines

I used a zig-zag stitch to attach the wet felted vines with leaves.

Sewn on felted vines

A closer view of the zig-zag stitch used to attach the wet felted vines with leaves. This also shows the detail needle felting on the leaves.

Needle felted leaves

Needle felted leaves and vines.

Back view

View of the back showing the belt made from two pieces of wet felted strips sewn together.

Pixie Fairy Felted Skirt

Skirt showing wet felted belt, decorative wooden button, wet & needle felted vines & leaves and layered chiffon triangles.

***Felted Cat, Penguin, Top Hat, Cuffs & Scarf***



Cat - wet felted using resist

    
2014 was a busy year, so I haven't posted in quite a while, but I've still been having fun felting. I made this cat using a resist and the wet felting method. Adding some bent wires for whiskers gives him some character.

 

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I had fun needle felting this cute little penguin to give my son & new daughter-in-law for a "First Christmas" decoration.

Penguin - needle felted

By the way, for great recipes and party ideas, be sure to check out my daughter-in-law's blog at:

http://sweetteasweetie.com/
 

 

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I made this felted top hat for my brother for Christmas. I think he likes it...

Felted Top Hat - wet felted with a resist

 

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I made these cuffs for my sister-in-law for Christmas. It was my first attempt at nuno felting with 100% silk. It was so fun working with silk and layering the wet-felted wool to create these one-of-a-kind cuffs. 

Cuffs - nuno felted with silk

Nuno felted cuff

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This is a small nuno felted scarf made with silk. It is very light and comfortable to wear, as well as nice and warm.

Nuno felted scarf (small)

Close-up - Nuno felted scarf (small)

Nuno felted scarf (small)

I'm looking forward to more felting and blogging in 2015!

 

***Felted Scarves***



Nuno-felted scarf

Here is my latest nuno-felted scarf. It is a cobweb-style wet felted scarf with embellishments using silk chiffon. Below is a close-up of the silk chiffon incorporated into the felted wool.


Close-up of felted wool and silk chiffon

 

 

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Felted infinity scarf

I made this wet-felted scarf using several layers of wool roving and then felted the two ends together to make it an infinity scarf.

 

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Alpaca wool cobweb scarf

This scarf was made using dyed alpaca wool roving. Alpaca wool is very soft. I used just two layers of thin pieces of the wool roving plus the decorative wool embellishments, so the scarf is also very light.



***Birdhouse***

Birdhouse

My latest creation...a birdhouse.

  

I made a wet-felted vessel using a resist. (See my directions for making a vessel using a resist in my March 2, 2013 ***Cat Cave*** blog post). 

 

I then added needle-felted embellishments. Here is what the back looks like.

Now it has found its place in our backyard near the waterfall where the birds like to come and play...

I'll have to wait and see if any of the birdies make it their home. ♥ In the meantime, it makes a nice piece of felted art for the garden.

 

***Cat Cave - Wildflower Weed***



Wildflower Weed Cat Cave



For Christmas I made my brother and his wife this cat cave. After completing the finishing touches, I realized the flowers reminded me of "wildflowers and weeds," which just happens to be the name of their band based in Sonoma, CA. How fun is that?

 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wildflower-Weed/125581529611?ref=br_tf

 

I sure hope Jewel likes it. I'm waiting for them to snap a photograph of her enjoying her new cat cave so I can post it.

 

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To make this cat cave I used a piece of plastic shelf liner cut in a circle measuring 30-inches across for a resist. It took approximately 12-ounces of wool roving and the finished cave measured approximately 23-inches across. (For complete instructions on how to make a cat cave see my ***Cat Cave*** blog post dated March 2, 2013)

After the vessel dried, I added needle-felted  flowers, weeds and grass as embellishments.

The finished project...a nice place for kitty to hang out, as well as a unique piece of felted artwork.

It is fun creating felted vessels. I'm already planning my next vessel project...a birdhouse.