"Today you are You, that is truer than true.
There is no one alive who is Youer than You."
— Dr. Seuss
My
husband once told me, that our art is like
a "window to our soul".
I'd have to say that I
wholeheartedly agree.
May
the windows to your soul
fly wide open this week, and may your curtains
dance happily in the winds of creativity!
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
You're going to LOVE
our brand new
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You will absolutely love
how quickly and easily this core wool needle felts!
The fiber has the perfect crimp and will provide a wonderful base
for your needle felting projects. Many people use it to create base
shapes
and then overlay dyed wool on top because it is so affordable.
We have specially sourced
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much as we do!
Made in the U.S.A. from happy sheep raised on U.S. Farms
Super Premium CW-1™ Core Wool Fiber
New! African Safari
Pack!
Just think of all the fun animals and scenes
you can create with this great assortment of
New Zealand Corriedale!
ANNOUNCING:
The
LIVING FELT
2nd Annual International Felting Contest!
The
LIVING FELT International Felting Contest promotes
quality in craftsmanship, creativity and the uniqueness
of self-expression within a particular theme.
There are two categories you may enter.
Felted Doll Category:
Create an Art Doll of Your Design
Wet felt or needle felt a doll of your own design.
The doll
can be human or fantasy, and must have at least head,
and hands made from hand-made felt.
The Invisible Man by Michelle
Miller
placed 3rd ... what an outstanding creation! See
him invisible by clicking below.
See
last year's amazing entrants here
Theme
Category: Seuss~pirations!
(Inspired by Dr. Seuss)
Oh! The things
you'll felt! Within
the theme you may create 2D or a 3D creation,
it can be a sculpture, a doll, a functional item, a purely decorative
item,
a wearable...you name it!
For our Seusspirations category this year, we encourage you
to make up your own unique beings inspired by the Good Doctor.
We
will publish the full contest rules, and registration forms
very soon. Great prizes to be won and amazing fun to be had,
so start planning your felts and you will be glad!
Some of the most outstanding creations will
be
showcased in ART DOLL Quarterly!
To share this contest
with your online groups and felting friends,
simply point
them to this page, or tell them to go to our website
and click on Win! at the top of the page!
This beautiful
work of art was sent to us by
Isabel Grunski in San Diego, CA
Isabel worked with her daughters pre-school class
to create this love assemblage! Visit our blog
for the another amazing creation by these young ones.
They used Living Felt Merino
Cross batts in:
Raspberry,
Chianti,
Garnet
and the Summer/Flowers
Pack
Needle Felted green pigs by
Amy Zhao of Canada
posing with the fabulous Pen
Tool...
and made with NZ
Corriedale in Lime
and Black.
These little guys are just adorable!
...visit
facebook
to see even more great pics by our mutual felting friends,
and send us your pics to be featured on our blog,
in our newsletters,
and the Living Felt Website. Your pic might even make the home page!
,
we need clear, crisp photos
-- Please send the best photos you can! :)
More Felting Friends Pics on the Blog!
Living Felt Friends on Facebook
MISSION
#1:
OPERATION BUNNY DROP
Please join us in crafting simple but sturdy soft bunnies
for the children in Japan who are recovering
from the recent natural disasters.
We are working with a group
in Japan who will distribute simple, hand-crafted
bunnies to the children. Liz Minnick, one of our Peace Felt 2010 participants,
is in Japan now and will be taking the bunnies where they are most needed.
Bunnies must be mailed by May 13th, but CAN BE MAILED NOW!
Even
one bunny can help bring a smile
and touch a child's heart.
free pattern by Hillary Lang
The bunnies
should be a maximum of 10" tall, sturdy but soft,
and with no small parts such as buttons, beads or yarns that could become
a choking hazard. You can felt or sew your bunny, free patterns
are on the facebook page.
Please
refer friends to our
CRAFTS WITH PURPOSE web page
and share your pictures and comments on
our CRAFTS
WITH PURPOSE facebook page.
Just
24 hours after launching this project, over 220 bunnies
had been pledged by loving crafters from the UK, US, Canada,
The Netherlands, Germany and The Czech Republic!
We can accept 2500 bunnies!
(Over
400 bunnies pledged so far.)
Please
REGISTER here,
and the shipping address will be emailed to you.
Check
out our new video:
Needle Felting with
Cookie Cutters!
This is a
fun and easy method for making
stand alone shapes and appliques to decorate
just about anything!
Peace Felt 2011 Registration is
Now Open!
How would you like to receive
a beautiful, hand-crafted
gift that symbolizes Peace, Love and Unity from
another part of the country...or even the world?
Last year we had over 500
participants exchanging
just such gifts, together we created a
Circle of Peace Felt Around the World.
You can join us this year. There is no cost to participate.
Full details on our
website:
More on Peace Felt
See last year's exchanges
on our Peace
Felt facebook page
If you participated
last year, or are ready to sign up,
Register
for PEACE FELT 2011 Here
Marie Spaulding
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!
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.
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More
than 500 artists
(adding
up all group members) in 21 countries have
come together to create a circle of Peace Felt around the world. Share
in on this historic event by visiting us on facebook.