“Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply
passing the time.
Action with Vision is making a positive difference.”
-Joel Barker
The
world is coming alive with the sounds of Spring.
Last week we had buds on the trees, and this week we have full blown
leaves....sometimes, it appears life moves fast.
Today
we send our hopes that you create time
to pause and enjoy the many miracles in your day
...from the smile of a baby, to the profile of your love,
to the magic coming through your own
creative touch...may you drink it in and enjoy
each moment as it comes.
Watch
for our video next week,
to inspire your Easter creations!
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
Lisa Dietz of Golden
Valley, MN, nuno felted this gorgeous wall panel as a nuno
felting experiment. I’d say it was a huge success, Lisa! It’s
simply beautiful! I’m glad you were able to achieve the final
look you wanted with the needle felting finish work. Wool is so versatile
and can be used so many ways – never stop experimenting!
There is never only “one way” to felt! We love it!
“Hello Felting Friends,This year I got a small local grant to complete a series of 8 panels that I want to nuno-felt. I’ve read tons about nuno felting, but hadn’t actually “intentionally” done it. So I created this wall hanging of purple flowers with loose scrim to see how it would go.
It’s been sitting here but it was still fuzzy and things were falling off a little, even though I did some stitching. I think it’s because I nuno-felted the background and then came back and felted the flowers on top. I didn’t want to do any more stitching because I wanted to retain the felted look so I just stitched outlines. (I dye my own silk and wool roving.)
I’ve had a perception that needle-felting was somehow “cheating.” But finally, I decided, what the heck, and ordered needles from your site. I went back to it to “tie-up” all the fuzzy, droopy parts and I’m glad I did. I don’t think the needle-felting detracted in any way from the piece, but made it look more “professional.” After that, I glued on some beads and buttons and I think I can finally say, ‘it’s done’.”
Lisa Dietz ~ Golden Valley, MN
Our felting tools selection is chock full of opportunities to expand
your felting capabilities.
Try a new addition to your studio today!
The
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!
Currently available in two
sizes, Medium and Large
Needle
Felting Finger Protector
The
Hand Carder -
Make Your Own Blends!
Use this easy tool to make
your own custom blended batts!
A great way to create truly one of a kind felted creations.
Appliques
Add Beautiful
Felt Designs to Fabric!
We love these appliques because they are a fast and accurate
way to apply beautiful felted designs to just about anything!
Choose from several styles including flowers, butterfly, mushroom and
more!
(Marie loves the butterfly! :o)
Applique Molds for Needle Felting
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!
Let's be friends :o)
INTRODUCING: Woolbuddy Needle Felting Kits!
Owl
Kit | Penguin
Kit | Sheep
Kit |
All Needle Felting Kits
These fun and easy needle
felting kits are a perfect starter
for anyone wanting to learn the basics of needle felting in 3-D.
The projects are simple, fast and whimsical.
They include color instructions, wool, felting needles,
and Living Felt Earth Harmony Foam, all in eco-friendly packaging.
These kits designed by Living Felt endorsed artist Jackie Huang, aka
"Woolbuddy"
A
Great Gift or Starter Pack!
Whether for yourself, a mini-felting party, or as a gift
for a newbie felter, this Goody Fun Pack is a great
way to bet a fabulous selection of color in our popular
merino-cross batts. For just $9.95, you love what the selection!
Add a pack of felting
needles and a 5x5
foam, and a little personal instruction
from you and you'll get someone going on a new hobby for about $15!
Last week
this pic was missing from our newsletter,
but we wanted you to SEE it, so here it is one more time!
This gorgeous
needle felted hat was shared on
the Felting
Friends Blog.
“My husband, Terry
Holtz and I, Dena Kotka-Holtz bought the
Needle
felting foam, 36
gauge felting needles and a felting
needle attachment
for our sewing machine so that we could make felted ”Rocky Mountain
Paca Hats”.
We loved the felting foam that we could shape into sizes we need for
those hard to
reach areas. We have made several of these beautiful “Rocky Mountain
Paca Hats”,
and as soon as we finish one, it gets sold.
I was fortunate enough to have taken photos before they sold.
The “Rocky Mountain Paca Hats” are made from the wool of
our very own
alpacas. I really enjoy making them and coming up with new designs for
each hat.
It feels like a work of art.”
Terry Holtz and Dena Kotka-Holtz ~ Wellington, CO
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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!
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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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