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New Pattern Monday: Felt Flowers

February 22nd, 2010 at 09:30am Under Felt

Of all the pretty flowers to craft this year, felt flowers are some of my favorites. They’re thrifty, because felt is a relatively inexpensive material. And they’re usually pretty easy to make, because felt is a user friendly material, too! These new felt projects are good for small gifts or just to wear or use [...]

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Guest Craft Project: Pumpkin Pillow

November 16th, 2009 at 11:45am Under Felt+ Sewing

Designer Chery Ball of Stillcraftyafter50.blogspot.com sent us a great autumnal sewing project. The Pumpkin Pillow is made from a felted wool sweater and scrap fabric (for the leaves and stem). A touch of embroidery adds wonderful texture to the stuffed pumpkin. The leaves are affixed easily with Aleene’s Fabric Fusion™ Adhesive. Make this now for [...]

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When Creativity Knocks FAVEulous Find of the Week: All Kinds Of Felt Critters

September 25th, 2009 at 10:45am Under Felt+ When Creativity Knocks

The fall brings me thoughts of sweaters, cooler days, and rich and warm textures. Felt is one of those great textures that never frays and has a whole host of project that you can create. Today we are going to focus on All Kinds on Felt Critters. From bookmarks to finger puppets. [...]

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Go Nuts Over These Animals

July 11th, 2009 at 11:52am Under Felt+ Kids+ Painting

I have five nieces and two nephews. Some of you may already know that, but I love them so much. Only four of them live in the same state as me…actually, right down the street from me, while the other three live in Minnesota. Any way, whenever they come to the house I always want [...]

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4 Felt Projects for Spring

May 7th, 2009 at 03:00am Under Felt

Felt is such a great material for craft projects, sturdy yet adaptable. To save money on supplies, why not make felt by felting old sweaters or make your own with wool roving.  Here are four great felt projects for spring:

Fanciful Felt Pouches- Sew a functional felt pouch to store a small mirror, spare change or [...]

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By Caley 5 comments

Book Review and Giveaway: A Touch of Felt

April 7th, 2009 at 04:50am Under Book Reviews+ Felt

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER
Connie Reed of Ontario, Canada
From Connie: “This is awesome! I’m so excited I can hardly wait for my book to arrive.”

Book Review by Maria Nerius
I might be just a little bias in this review because I’m lucky enough to know Lynne Farris.  Farris is a brilliant designer and her work always shows [...]

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Craft Trends: Felting is Hot!

March 4th, 2009 at 05:47am Under Craft Trends+ Felt

Almost everyone has at least one memory of working with felt. We bought felt squares to cut up and sew or glue. Finger puppets? Bookmarks? Placemat? Most of us think of felt crafts as kid’s crafts, but felt has come a long way baby!
Now we are making our own felt from wool roving. We needle [...]

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Etsy Pick: Abstract Felt Mobiles

January 5th, 2009 at 09:33am Under Etsy Picks+ Felt

I have returned from a fantastic two week holiday in Indiana, Chicago and very briefly Milwaukee, where my eldest sister now lives. I must say, Milwaukee is a pretty cool city with its unique houses (no track homes there!) and Alterra Coffee offering a fantastic selection of tea. We were there for the Kite Festival [...]

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