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This week's quotes is one of the main reasons we
@ LIVING FELT "do what we do"
and why we LOVE what we do.

We believe in sharing ideas, inspiration, encouragement and support ... and we are so very grateful to have you as our Felting Friends, joining us in that expansive exchange!

Sending us your photos, sharing your tips, sharing on facebook - it all adds up to a beautiful endless circle of inspiration, and we thank you for your participation in inspiring and encouraging each other.

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

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*This promo code not valid with other offers.

This darling bear was shared on our facebook page! Eva Berg of Christian, TN
used the child hat form to create this adorable hat, modeled by her cuddly friend.

Eva Wins our $25 Gift Certificate
for this entry in our February Photo Drawing!

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Needle Felting a Purse Kit!

Last week we announced our our newly revised step-by-step instructions,
and this week we have for you a free video tutorial to tempt your felting urge!

Special Promo 3 Days Only
Save 10% Off Through Monday March 7th!
*This is an automatic promotion, no coupon code required, cannot be combined with other offers.

We show you step-by-step how to needle felt the purse
around a foam form, and give basic instructions for
wet felting your purse to a beautiful and durable finish!

The "Deluxe" Needle Felted Purse Kit comes with a
wooden 4-needle felting tool, or you can try our metal 4-needle tool
which allows for quick-change of the felting needles.

To finish your purse to a durable and smooth surface,
you will want to wet felt it. Consider our imported olive oil soap
and our wet felting mesh as basic tools for your studio.

Have you felted a purse with our needle felting a purse kit?
Send us a photo for consideration on the blog and our
product gallery right on the website!

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Fiesta Rooster by Sandy Gossage
of Russell Springs, KY

"Hello Marie and Living Felt Team!

Here is my life size rooster that I created utilizing some Living Felt Fibers especially for
the special POP of color in his feathers! The body was a needle felted core ..which
I might add that I used your soy hat form instead of my other foam because I like how
easy the fibers released from the foam when I changed colors!

Anyway The feathers were wet felted using the Fire Mountain Designer Pack reds and oranges
left over from the scarf I made last year!! The colors were so vibrant it was hard
to keep everyone's hands off of him at the recent show he was at!

Carded into the blue feathers was some of the silk blend from the scarf kit I got
from you last fall.. yet other feathers were wet felted using a water soluble paper
to give them a stronger base. The longest of the tail feathers were wet felted over wire
and a few of the feathers were just wet felted.. His skinny legs and claw feet were created
by winding roving over wire and then wet and needle felting them for strength.
The corn sprouts were wound rovings over wood dowels with wet felted leaves .

I enjoyed making him so much and may make a hen to add to the sculpture!
Thanks so much for providing good products for us to use to create at a reasonable price!!!"

Sandy Gossage
Russell Springs, KY

Designer Specialty Pack ~ Fire Mountain

These fun collections will add zest and vibrance to any project!
Try them (as we do) on special gifts such as: BOOKMARKS,
POST CARDS, NOTE CARDS, ARTIST TRADING CARDS, BOOK COVERS
and any project requiring that "special touch".

Needle Felting Hat Form

Such a wonderful work surface - you'll find
tons of uses form them...like the Georgia Okeefe style flower
on Elizabeth Payne's purse featured on our blog in February!

 

Armature Wire - Pack of 20

Perfect for creating strong, poseable skeletons
for your needle felted sculptures.

 

...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

How to Submit Your Photos

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NOW AVAILABLE: 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!

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 these original coasters by Kathy West		And this rendition of Jimmy Paige by Deb Koch

See all entries online here.

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