What Have I Been Working On?

A couple of my friends asked me that the other day and I realized I haven't posted anything this week so here is a catch-up post. (In no particular order)

Decided to dye an old piece of linen that had the butterfly and edging on it already and then add some rough stitching to it. Not sure where I am going with it as of right now but keep watching for it to make another appearance! Glazed some leaves and added glitter to one of them. Folded a paperback book and made a needle felted hummy and nest for my friend who is recovering from surgery. (I couldn't wait to show her so she has already seen it on skype!) Was inspired by another of Donna Downey's pieces so I did a collage of some stamping samples (from the stamps I carved last week) and added more stamping and painted in the designs. Finally there is just a glance at my desk in the early morning light where I was doing the resist exercises from Journal Spilling!

WHAT DID YOU DO THIS WEEK???

 

First Needle Felting Project

Here is a project that I have been interested in attempting for a while but just never seemed to get around to picking up the materials or instructions. While in Colorado recently, I went into a lovely shop and picked up a small felting kit.; Here is the wool roving:

                                       

The directions were easy enough to follow and I was able to create a reasonable replica of the sheep pictured on the box. Here is a side view.            
     

                                     

And finally...

               

Although this link is not related to my kit in any way it is filled with great tips and information - much of which I wish I had known before attempting to felt my sheep. So check it out - it has 6 parts but is worth the time if you are thinking about giving felting a try: Kay Petal Video Tutorial

I now know that he was too densely felted because he is as hard as can be. Fortunately the kit came with enough roving to create 2 sheep so his brother is much softer. Shortly after realizing his younger brother was much larger he decided to grow a mustache. What do you think? Did he go too far?