“Art and Creativity are the soul's medicines, what
the soul uses
to minister to itself, cure its maladies, and restore its vitality.”
—Art Heals, Shaun McNiff
Each
day is a new beginning,
a new opportunity to be that and live that which you desire. Our hope
for you today...is that you allow
more of your creative expression to come pouring
forth ~ freely, and with Joy.
To everyone celebrating graduations this week
and next, we send our best wishes for joy-filled
new beginnings and new adventures.
Miniature
bunny by Anna Long
NZ
Corriedale fiber
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
Asun Sanchez needle
felted this wonderful
portrait and shared him on facebook...isnt' he great?
To needle felt your
own portraits or dolls, try our
Merino Cross wool in these great colors for skin tones:
or try our earth tones pack for a nice variety of shades:
...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!
How to Submit Your Photos
,
we need clear, crisp photos
-- Please send the best photos you can! :)
More Felting Friends Pics on the Blog!
Living Felt Friends on Facebook
Check out our GORGEOUS new
additions to our Merino Top Line, and
a few new additions to our Merino Silk Blends as well! If you haven't
found a reason
to wet felt yet...you now have 40 new, fabulous reasons to start!
Here is just a glimpse at some of our new colors:
Browse all colors: Merino Top | Merino-Silk Blends
Oh
So Soon! We'll have a bundle of new colors in our Merino Cross
line...
AND...these will all be our Brand New MC-1™
Felting Batts.
You are going to LOVE how they needle felt...
and they will make a nice wet felting wool as well!
Clear off your studio shelves
and make some space ....because
you're going to need it! :O)
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.
Download
Entry Form and Complete Guidelines
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.
Olga the Acrobat by Vicky Fleming
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.
Awards & Prizes:
1st
Place Winner in each Category:
* $250 Gift Certificate
for Living Felt *
* promoted on Living Felt website & publications *
* featured in Art Doll Quarterly Magazine *
* Certificate and Ribbon *
2nd
Place Winner in each Category:
* $100 Gift Certificate
for Living Felt *
* promoted on Living Felt website & publications *
* appear in Art Doll Quarterly Magazine *
* Certificate and Ribbon *
3rd
Place Winner in each Category:
* $50 Gift Certificate
for Living Felt *
* promoted on Living Felt website & publications *
* Certificate and Ribbon *
Download Entry Form and Complete Guidelines
Some of the most outstanding creations will
be
showcased in ART DOLL Quarterly!
SEE
THE ARTICLE
FEATURING 2010 CONTEST WINNERS
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
...bunnies are on their way!
Thank you all who participated in our very first mission
of Crafts with Purpose
These cuties were crafted
by Virginia Perry of Tennessee
who originally pledged 1 bunny...funny how fast they multiply!
Mark
this page and check back for future missions:
CRAFTS WITH PURPOSE web page
see
more pictures and share comments
on our CRAFTS
WITH PURPOSE facebook page.
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.
This year we already
have 160+ participating
from 15 countries 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
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.
Enter to Win!
2011
International Felting Contest
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100 people have registered already to
create a circle of Peace Felt around the world.
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