“This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes,
learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!”
- Julia Child, My Life in France

As in cooking, also in art --
learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all
HAVE FUN!
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Sue Potter of British Columbia, Canada has been vacationing at her cabin -- and look
what she's been up to! This lovely little wall hanging paints a very sweet and inviting
scene, needle felted and wet felted. More of her felt masterpieces on the blog!

Send your photos to: submissions@livingfelt.com
(please include information and supplies used)

As always, we wish you happy felting, and let us know
if you have any questions or need any support by emailing us at
customer service@livingfelt.com

With Love,
Marie

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Living Felt 2012
International Felting Contest!!
Registration closes August 31st! Hurry!!

We are starting to receive submissions now...it is very exciting!

Are you entering, still thinking about, do you have questions?

Join our conversation on facebook, if there are enough questions,
we can plan a live facebook gathering, but let us hear from you so
we can help you get your questions answered and enter!

Entry Form & Contest Rules

Register Online

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Goody Fun Pack!

Goody Fun Pack contains 12-16 assorted colors totaling 3 oz.
Generally we try to send two color swatches from each family of colors, unrolled.
Berries, Summer, Earth, Blues, Greens, Monochrome, etc. giving you a lovely assortment
sample to experiment with! Sometimes you get more of one than the other
but it is ALWAYS a fun pack! Great way to get to know some of our colors!

This darling little wizard was made using wool from the Living Felt Merino Cross Goody Bag;
using both wet and needle felting techniques and was made by
Jessie Dockins of Wildwood, Missouri.

"His belt, cape, and hat were wet felted with purple,
blue, and green wool from the Goody Bag. His body, robe, and boots were needle felted.
He has brown glass eyes. I felted his body onto pipe cleaners so he is slightly poseable.
He carries a wooden staff with a tiny piece of quartz wedged in the notch at the top.
Including his hat, he stands about 11 inches tall. He was a gift for my husband and such a joy to make!"

Merino Cross Studio Packs
are a great way to build up your wool color palette and a great starter
for a themed project!

Needle Felting Finger Protector

We love this high-quality Finger Protector, tested (with trepidation)
in Living Felt R&D and found that this little tool REALLY works well!

Highly recommended for the novice and professional alike.
Protect your valuable hands. Felting needles are very sharp and this is a great
way to keep your fingers safe and healthy while you have fun!

Try your hand at a sweet project like this great jewelry combo,
what a great and heart felt gift!

"This was my first attempt at a matching brooch and necklace for a friend
who is returning to South Africa having been in the Uk for 12 years,
I will really miss her."

Sarah Veness, UK

Leedra Scott uses her needle felting skills for lovely
embellishments on her knitted work.

"I knitted the felted this purse. I spent one day needle felting the flowers,
another day needle felting the butterfly. My husband made the button from a storm damaged walnut tree."

- Leedra Mize Scott New Market, Tennessee

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
Send us pictures of your felting projects!

- purses, bags and carry-alls

- art dolls, traditional or wild!

- hats and scarves

- mixed media with felting

- fall, halloween and Christmas holiday projects

(can be pictures, wearables, sculptures, etc. include details -- see below)
Send us a picture of yours for a chance to win
a Living Felt Gift Certificate!
send to: submissions@livingfelt.com

Just follow these 5 simple steps:

1) Take a nice clear photo with a complimentary background

2) Re-size to a maximum of 1000 pixels wide.
If you can’t do it with your own software, try this free tool: http://www.picresize.com/

3) Send your photo to submissions@livingfelt.com with Photo Entry - Item (hat, bear, scarf, etc.) in the Subject Line

4) TELL US SOMETHING INTERESTING about the piece:)

5) Tell us what supplies you used - be specific if possible

*Remember, every photo posted on facebook or emailed to us is entered into our Monthly Drawing for Living Felt Gift Certificates and Prizes!

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Join us on facebook, and become a friend of LIVING FELT where you can upload your felted creations for all to enjoy!

Sending My Blessings,
Marie Spaulding
www.LivingFelt.com ~ Act on Your Inspired Ideas!

On behalf of all of us here at Living Felt, I thank you for your letters, emails, pictures, and facebook posts. We truly love hearing from you, receiving your echoes of joy at tapping into your Inner Creativity, feeling the wonder and exhilaration of expressing from your heart. All of us here read your notes, and we all give thanks that we can be of service in lighting up that brilliant, brilliant light within you, and reminding you that it was with you all along.