Fall Felting Classes...

Spent a lot of time with my calendar and I'm happy to announce my Fall Felting Classes.  Locations are TBD... but classes will be in or around the City of Orange.

A Few Felted Nursery Items

I've started making a few pieces for our little man's room.  We're going with a Forest Theme - with a mid century modern flair. These pieces don't really hit on the MCM side of things, but there's more to come.


This first pic is of a needle felted Forest Mobile. I'm still going to do a few adjustments cause I'm worried some of these guys might be a bit creepy. Work in progress!

Here's a 30" x 20" wall hanging I needle felted with the help of my niece. She did the wool canvas which was super time consuming - so yay Jessica!

I took a few pics along the way - so here's the process in reverse.

What a great way to wake up!

This morning I woke up to find I was mentioned as a "tweep to follow" by @CrochetBlogger.

Check it out!

http://www.crochetconcupiscence.com/2011/02/10-crochet-tweeps-to-follow-on-twitter/

(Literally... I was still buried under the covers when I was notified of the mention through my phone)

I also realized I've been missing out on what might be the greatest crochet blog EVER!



(from StyleBistro via CrochetConcupiscence)

I've only had a few minutes to explore Kathryn Vercillo's blog, but I'm already in love.

I've learned a new word

Concupiscence - Which she defines as "An ardent usually sensuous longing"... "The Never satiated desire to draw as much of reality as possible into one's self; the unlimited striving for"... "Specifically, Concupiscence is the spontaneous movement of our sensual appetite toward what we imagine as pleasant and away from what we imagine as painful"

And

I'm so super looking forward to checking out more of her blog - look at what she covers...

"Some of the things that you will find on this crochet blog include:

• Crochet news. There is more crochet news out there in the media than you might think!
• Crochet artist profiles. Each week on this blog I’ll profile the work of an interesting, unique crochet artist.
• Crochet book reviews. And general information about what can be found in different crochet books.
• Crochet quotes. Every day on this Monday-Friday blog you’ll find a quote about crochet.
• How to crochet. Information about crochet stitches, crochet techniques and crochet tutorials.
• My crochet patterns and projects. It’s always neat to see what other crochet artists are working on, right?
• Crochet on Etsy. Each afternoon I’ll post an image of great crochet work I’m adoring on Etsy.
• Reviews of crochet events and experiences.
• Information and ideas from the wider crochet community including Etsy, Swapbot and more."

I suggest checking her out - www.crochetconcupiscence.com

I'm now off to teach these kiddos how to work with Fiber at www.suzooswoolworks.com.

I think it's gonna be a good day. 

(Fiber Fun class - we made Giraffes!)

Debut of my new display racks, and some Knotted Goodness

I can hardly believe I am actually doing THREE SHOWS this week!

The first was a private Trunk Show at a beautiful home. I had never done a show like this before. It was a total blast! Very sweet vendors, and such nice customers! I was one of the few who sold handmade goods, so I was a little nervous at first.  It was quite a success!

I always learn so much at these shows.  Last night I learned that SPINNING DISPLAY RACKS ARE GREAT!   I just purchased two styles online from this site www.storesupply.com/.  Super affordable, and easy to assemble. I got a large free standing version, and a short table version.

ONE BIT OF ADVICE - I'd definitely bring a screwdriver with you to your show if you get a display rack like this.  I thought I had secured the stands before I left my house, and somehow a few screws came loose. Go figure.  I borrowed a screwdriver from the home owner, but I should have brought my own.

DO YOU USE DISPLAY RACKS AT YOUR SHOWS? DO YOU LIKE SEEING THEM WHEN YOU SHOP?

Last night was also the debut of a new piece.  My Knotted Goodness loose circle scarves make me so happy and I was so glad to know they have the same affect on others! Wrapping up in Yummy Yarn is basically heavenly to me.  Here's a few of the pieces I sold last night.

Happy Holiday Crafting and Shopping!

Just in time for Thanksgiving!

NEEDLE FELTED PUMPKIN WORKSHOP

NOVEMBER 6TH 

12:30

THE SHEARED SHEEP

2675 IRVINE AVE #E

COSTA MESA, CA 92627

(949) 722-7977

COME TO THE SHEARED SHEEP ON NOV. 6TH AT 12:30 AND LEARN TO MAKE YOUR OWN LITTLE FELTED PUMPKIN JUST IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING.  

FOR 25$ YOU WILL RECEIVE ALL OF THE MATERIALS AND TOOLS NEEDLED TO MAKE 2 SOFT LITTLE PUMPKINS!

Feeling the Felt

I've had several interesting experiences with felt this month. I'll post more throughout the week. For now, here's a few pics from an amazing exhibit called Fashioning Felt at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, in NYC.

The exhibit closes September 7th. If you love fiber, I'm telling you, GO!