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Funky Felter Basic Needle Felting Kit for Beginners Now Available in My Etsy Shop!
After many requests from me for a felting kit, I have finally made one for basic needle felting. You can find it in my Etsy shop. I hope to do a few more handmade feltmaking kits in the near future so be on the lookout if you have been lo...
Something that has been on the mind of this stay-at-home-mommy to be..... a note or two about market research for feltmakers and other artists
Although I have had my Etsy shop closed since April due to my pregnancy, I have never ceased to work on my felted creations and my feltmaking business. It is not as if I threw up my hands and quit completely during this time because I do really cons...
Handmade felt beads and more felt beads - Swirls, Sushi Style, and Geodes too!
In an effort to keep busy and my mind off of other things during these last few weeks of my pregnancy, I've been cranking out handmade felted wool beads of all kinds. Although sometimes they can be quite time consuming to create, they really aren't ...
A Handmade Felted Wool Hat is waiting for the Baby's arrival which is hopefully soon!
I began to make the baby a felted wool hat for this winter several weeks ago. Since I created it through a process of needle felting first, then finally wet felting at the last stage, I was able to work on it at my leisure and decorate it when I had...
So what have I been up to lately? Handmade felted wool geode beads and more...
Although mainly I've been up to being pregnant and all that's involved with that, I've also found a little time to do some small feltmaking projects. Right now I have to stick to less physically active felting so I have been creating felted wool bea...
A Recap of Some Feltmaking Resource Info and a Little Show-and-Tell Nuno Felted Scarf
Being preoccupied (to say the least!) with baby on the way, I haven't been a very good blogger when it comes to feltmaking and fiber arts. My apologies! Hopefully, today I can rectify that a bit by posting a recap of some useful feltmaking resource...
Using Common Household Items and Inexpensive Tools for Feltmaking: New Tips, Old Tips and Your Tips Please!
Although traditional feltmaking is becoming more common with kits and supplies popping up at local chain craft stores, it is still somewhat of a rare art form. When I started felting several years ago, I had to search local specialty yarn and fiber ...
C'mon help a gal out! Please take a few seconds to vote on my poll questions . . .
Today I come to you to ask a teeny weeny little favor . . . really it will only take a few seconds and will be quite painless . . . I promise! But here's the back story before I ask my favor . . .After much discussion and planning, my husband and ...
Feeling utterly discouraged today . . . I've got the selling blues . . . so I turn to creating
Well, I've done all the things that I advocate on my own blog - advertised, stocked my shop, worked on my photos, and done my best to establish a brand - but alas my sales are down more than ever before this month. I know that it could be blamed on...
Yay! I'm featured in Interweave Felt 2008! My Orbiting Moons Fiber Art Pendant made it into the publication!
Every year, Interweave Knits presents a special edition magazine called Interweave Felt. It is full of tutorials, felting tips, and felted eye candy. This year, one of the co-editors found me through my flickr photo gallery and requested to use a ...
A great resource for aspiring feltmakers - The Felting and Needle Felting Forum!
Are you an aspiring feltmaker? Do you have questions about needle or wet felting techniques? Or perhaps you just want to connect with other fiber artists who love the art of feltmaking as much as you do. Then head on over to The Felting and Needle...
Funky's Fiber Artist Spotlight on Lana de Flor! A fellow feltmaker and Etsy seller!
I've resolved to start highlighting some of my fellow fiber artists on a regular basis. There are just so many talented feltmakers that I've come across during my time on the internet. It would be a shame not to share some of them with you along with...
Funky's Stamp of Approval for Uniquely Felt by Christine White - a wonderful feltmaking book for all levels from beginner to professional!
Starting today, I'm reviewing fiber art & feltmaking resources and supplies on a weekly basis. Then I'll pass along my "Stamp of Approval" for the things that I find particularly useful whether it be a book (like in today's review), an online resour...
The popularity of felted wool beads and helpful hints on how to buy quality handmade wool beads . . .
Over the past few months I've seen a great increase in the popularity of felted wool beads. On Etsy and elsewhere, it seems that these little woolly creations have become quite the jewelry making and crafting necessity. My sales of woolly beads has...
Yay! I've been featured on Handmadecrafts, an artsy crafty spanish language blog!
I just realized today that a super cool spanish language blog has featured my website in an article. The blog Handmadecrafts has a variety of tutorials and feature articles about artists and crafters. It is a spanish language based site so I had to...
