Zombie in the tree

Needle felted dinosaur

Needle felted hunchback

I joined a needle felting exchange.

Here is my offering for Halloween!

Needle felted pumpkin

I am working on improving my "faces" and proportions.

Here is my pumpkin

My new needle felting book

Super awesome pictures with diagrams to follow to make lots of dolls and some animals! Off ETSY

Facebook needle felting exchange!

So fun! There is a needle felting exchange on Facebook. There is a theme each month. You needle felt something to fit the theme and at the end of the

Month you send it to someone and you get something from someone else! 

This month, July, theme is space. 

Here is my alien

Finished the pink panda!

Needle felting kit at Daiso Japanese Store

I found this panda kit for $1.50 at Daiso. It is sort of a 99 cent store but everything is $1.50. They also carry felting wool and needles. Good products for great price. Directions are in English on one side, Japanese on the other with nice pictures to follow. Daiso stores are located throughout my area. Look them up to see if there is a store near you!

More of my needle felted sugar skulls

Soon to be in my ETSY shop!

Learn about needle felting needle gauges

I found this helpful.

http://sarastexturecrafts.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/dry-needle-felting-needle-gauge-choice/

Happy felting!

Needle felted sugar skull

I am trying to practice while making some  things I like. What do you think?

Made the needle felted owl!

Great for a beginner project!

Easy, Cute barn owl needle felting tutorial

http://www.themagiconions.com/2014/05/needle-felted-owl-diy-tutorial-easy.html

How did I get started?

I am still a total beginner at needle felting. This is how I got started. 

I was at Wonder Con, sort of a mini Comic Con, and saw a needle felted bug with polymer clay hands, feet, and face.  It was darling. I started talking to the artist and it turns out she was going to be teaching a class where you make your own! 

When I went to sign up, I noticed another class with the same artist, Kathy Davis, to make a completely needle felted pull toy. I signed up for both with no knowledge of either technique. 

My first project ever was a dragon. There are pics on the blog of him. I was hooked!  I am still working on my bug. 

So far, I am not fond of sculpting. I am also not good at it. I will probably take her fairy sculpting class in July and robot making class in August and decide if I like it or if I will stick to completely felted projects.

She teaches at Piecemakers in Costa Mesa, Ca. Here is a link to their new classes

 http://www.piecemakers.com/events/dolls.pdf

No needle felting but some fun challenging crafts. When I took the classes there were 3 other people all super nice. 

I'll post pics when those projects are done!

Happy creating!

My current in progress projects

Monster went through washer and dryer

This says it all! LMAO

Some of my ETSY finds

So the bottom , Stitch and the pugs, are kits!  The other are PDF books! Super awesome!

Monster through the wash?

I am thinking about putting my needle felted monster in the washer and dryer to see how small he gets. He'll shrink just like a wool sweater. Still not 100% happy with him. While my laundry finishes I am still felting him to see if I can figure out what about him I do not like. 

Practice Monster

Needle felted dragon

I has to build am armature for this one!

Needle felted flower

Used a a flower shaped cookie cutter and then added the Lavendar center. 

Needle felting

Here is my first complete project. 

Red Riding Hood Doll

Finally getting back into the sewing groove. To start, I made this Red Riding Hood Doll from an old vintage panel.

Honey Lavendar scrub

Wow! Who knew making body scrub is so easy! I got the kit from Whimseybox, a monthly subscription box. Now to tackle the hand lotion!

Lemon yellow and beige beaded necklace

Silk wrapped jeweled bangle bracelet

Strawberry Charm tasseled key fob

Gnome curtains

My wreaths