"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
You are the guy who'll decide where to go." —
Dr. Seuss
It's
been a busy week --- we usually only send out one email per week, but
we emailed everyone on 4/1 about
Operation Bunny Drop, and if you are on the Peace Felt list, you should
have received that email as well.
This
is our final email of the week :O) our regular newsletter.
May
your heart sing through and within your art,
may the act of creating be a gift to you.
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
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.
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
in early April. 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!
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.
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!
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!
New! African Safari
Pack!
Just think of all the fun animals you can create
with this great assortment!
Here are just a few of the
customer inspirations
that helped us dream up this pack. And whether you choose
this assortment, or colors from our popular Merino Cross batts,
we look forward to seeing your creations!
by Sue Sizemore
by Sue Sizemore
by Sheryl Smith
by Holly Carden
Great
Studio Staples...
No Matter How You Felt It!
NEEDLE
FELTING CORE WOOL FIBER
is wonderful as a 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.
This is 100% Wool and comes
in 8 oz BAGS.
Merino
Cross felting batts
are excellent for both wet felting
and needle felting - even miniatures!
Needle
Felting foam
in an array of shapes and sizes.
If you've been a felting friend
of ours for any length of time,
you know that Marie loves the metal felting tools and
always
sings their praises. Well now she's added another love...the PEN TOOL.
This light
weight tool is not only good for small surface design, you'll
love it for needle felting 3-D shapes, even your miniatures!
Because the needles are so close together, and because you can easily
change the configuration to 1, 2, or 3 needles,
this tool is a delight to use, even on small shapes!
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
Michelle Shoemaker
of Cofton, MD
needle felted these beautiful Humpback Whales and
sent them to us for the blog.
Michelle Wins a $25 Living Felt Gift Certificate!
Check out this Amazing
Parrot needle felted by Vera Renski!
...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
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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than 500 artists
(adding
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