Felting Aspirations!

"Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing.
The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it."

What ever you aspire to -- BEGIN IT. Do whatever you can to
get over the "blank page" syndrome and step past that threshold called Procrastination.

It is amazing the momento that is created in taking just the first step! It is amazing how life will shift to support you, to make more time, to bring more resources, to align family and friends to your goal or dream or desire.

What is in your heart that you are wanting for yourself
this year....? What one thing can you do in the next 48-hours, be it teeny or tiny or small to move forward on it?
Give that gift to yourself -- and watch what happens :o)

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

Karen Grant of Pueblo, CO needle felted these beautiful items as her first projects
and now she’s been bitten by the felting bug!

Below are some of the colors Karen has used from our Merino-Cross Batt line:

Midnight blue, Aegean, Chianti, Purple Haze, Lima, Eggplant, Violet

“I just wanted to share with everyone my first ... projects. It all started when I saw
an embellishing machine at our local sewing center. I came home & sat in front
of the computer for hours researching felting and found your website.
I ordered your purse kit, then your hat kit. My husband says it’s a good thing
he doesn’t mind cleaning the house because I am addicted to this craft!!
Anyway thanks for getting me started!”
Karen Grant ~ Pueblo, CO

Karen's projects appeared on our Felting Friends Blog

Also visit facebook to see even
more great pics by our mutual felting friends!

Every month we give away Living Felt Gift Certificates
just for sharing your photos! Winners are selected by
random drawing of all entries for the month.
Send us your photos for a chance to win a Gift Certificate
for loads of felting fun from iIving Felt!

If you sent in a photo and don't see your entry, either it is yet to be
published or not clear enough for publication, we need clear, crisp photos
-- Please send the best photos you can! :)

More Felting Friends Pics on the Blog!

Living Felt Friends on Facebook

How to Submit Your Photos

Needle felting your very own purse is great fun!
You create the body of the purse by needle felting
your wool over the foam and add the design last.

It is best to use a multi-needle tool, and you can choose one
from our selection, or upgrade your kit for our simple wooden
4-needle tool and we'll include it with your kit.

Needle Felting a Purse Kit

Our Merino Cross Studio Packs are a great way to
stock your studio with an array of expressive colors!
With our Studio Builder Pack, you can get all 6 in one bundle and save a ton!

Upgrade to our Studio Builder Pack 2 for jump start
on both tools and wool with a savings of over $20!

Studio Builder Pack 2 Includes:
- Six Merino-Cross Goody Packs
- 8 oz of Core Wool
- 10x7 Earth Harmony Felting Foam
- 38 Star Pack of Felting Needles (3pack)
- 36 Gauge Pack of Felting Needles (3pack)
- 40 Triangle Pack of Felting Needles (3pack)

Studio Builder Pack 1 | Studio Builder Pack 2

The Living Felt 2010 International Felting Contest Winners
are featured in a gorgeous article in
Art Doll Quarterly's Spring 2011 Issue

You'll LOVE this 7-page article that shares brilliant photos of all six winners, along with some insights
about them, their work and their feelings about participating in the contest.

We're still cooking up our plans for this year's contest, but in the meantime, be sure to bookmark the page
that will allow you to get your copy on the way!

When the issue is available,
you'll want to order your copy here.

In 2010 Living Felt held an International Felting Contest with two themes: Felted Dolls
and Alice In Wonderland.

The contest was designed to inspire quality in craftsmanship, to encourage artists to reach for their very best effort, to create a lasting source of inspiration to artists, and to support promotion of felting as an artistic medium.

We received over 50 fabulous entries

Like this darling rendition of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum by Catherine Burnside.		And this wonderful needled felted Avatar by Patricia Bierer

See all entries online here.

Would You Like to Learn How to Needle Felt a Doll?

Living Felt offers three different doll kits that will give
you a wonderful array of techniques and processes
for creating your own masterpieces, family heirlooms
and perhaps even commissioned works!

Cathi Bartles created this amazing
and vibrant doll from our Art Doll Kit

Laura Burke also started wit the Art Doll Kit
and created a line she calls her "Gossip Girls"

The Art Doll workshop teaches you how to use found objects for bodies -
which has always been one of Marie's favorite ways to make dolls.
(In truth - she "sees" a face on almost everything -- so this all started
by her holding up a needle felted head to a piece of driftwood!)

This workshop will show how to do that also, plus it will show you
how to create a wire armature body.

The focus is to teach you techniques so that
YOUR creative inspiration can take over.

The CD has over 11 Modules/classes that take you step by step
through the process. What you get on the CD are image-packed
lessons that are in PDF form, which you can view on your computer
or print out for easy reference.

The CD also has mini-video tutorials to support the printable lessons.
These will get you up close on some important processes that will
make a great difference in your doll. One such set of videos is for
creating the eyes. The eyes are really important in making your doll
look more "alive" and real - even if it is a cartoony type character.

You can either get the "Complete Kit" which includes absolutely everything
you need to make this doll, or you can purchase the CD only.

If you prefer to make a doll that uses armature only - and not "found objects"
for bodies, try our Santa Doll CD/Kit or our Character DollCD/ Kit.

The two are very similar, but the Santa Kit adds on needle felting
a coat or cloak, needle felting a beard, and the kit includes a wooden 4-needle tool.


Needle Felting a Santa Doll		Needle Felting a Character Doll

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

P. S.
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.