Needle Felted Gruffalo Owl

Hi Everyone!

If you have seen any of my previous blog posts then you will know that I've been slowly expanding my collection of Gruffalo characters. Fans on my Facebook page voted that the next character they would like to see was the owl.

So I have made a start on him, and I'm going to show you my progress pics here. I'm really annoyed with myself on this one, because (as usual) I get so excited about seeing the finished piece, that I put him all together before adding the colour which I learned, is a big mistake. Because now, trying to add the detail to his wings and tail (which I have not done yet) is a total pain in the bum. I should have added the detail before attaching the wings, but I'm like an eager 5 year old who is not interested in the proper way of doing things, I just want to get stuck in. This has proven to me my downfall on this project!



I'm not very happy with his face, or his extra angry eyebrows! I couldn't really make up my mind whether to stay true to the book version or the film version, so he is kind of a mish mash between the two.

So I'm sort of feeling a bit 'meh' towards him at the moment, and so I think I will re-visit this one when I'm feeling a little more inspired.

Needle Felted Mouse

Hi Everyone! I'm really excited to show you my latest project, as it's the first time I have made anything using a full wire armature.

If you are a fan of Needle Felting then you will more than likely have heard of Sarafina Fiber Arts - She makes the most adorable little critters (which I am totally in love with) and lucky for me, she has also uploaded a series of tutorial videos on Youtube, showing step by step how to make your very own critters!!!

So I had my wire ready, and got some beeswax melting in my oil burner (improvising a little, as I had nothing else to melt it in!)



And I put together my wire armature - as you can see I was following the tutorial on my tablet - forgive the slightly messy workstation, but that's just kind of how I roll!



So, first job was to wrap the tiny fingers and feet (this is where the beeswax was used to help the wool grab to the wire).



Unfortunately I got so engrossed in the project at this point that I forgot to take any more 'during' photos, so we are just going to have to skip to the end! Here is my (almost) finished mouse. I say almost as he just needs some whiskers - I am waiting for some horse hair from a friend in order to do this!

Find me on the Web!

Hello again!
I have been rather busy lately trying to keep my work up to date on various social networking sites.

If you have been following my blog at all, you can find pictures of all my work on my pinterest board, you can also find me on Facebook, and i'm very slowly trying to get to grips with Twitter! You can follow me @heartfeltbylisa

Feel free to share your crafty pages with me and I'll be sure to check them out! Hope to see you soon xxxxx

Needle Felt Toadstools!!

Hi Everyone! I've got some new makes that I want to share with you (and I've also dragged myself into the 21st century and downloaded a photo editor, so I can present my work in a more professional manner!!)

When I was out foraging for materials to make our fairy house I found some pieces of tree bark on the ground , and I thought they would make great platforms for some needle felted toadstools!

I had some leftover moss, from building the fairy house, so I did some research (googled) and found out how to preserve it so that I could use it in these pieces.

Here is how they turned out, hope you like them!