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All Blog Posts Tagged 'felt' (20)

A lovely commission

A couple of months ago I was asked to do the artwork for a singer songwriter from Lewisburg Pennsylvania. He'd spotted my work on Etsy and liked a piece I'd made. He was looking for an illustration for his album cover called 'Raincloud, Hang around'.

I was delighted to work with…

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Added by Jackie on May 9, 2013 at 21:19 — No Comments

Favour for a friend

A dear friend is so excited about her upcoming wedding that I had to sit and make a small blue favour to pin to the inside hem of her wedding dress. I am sure that this has been a tradition for a long time - maybe pinning a blue ribbon for good luck, fidelity and fortune! …

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Added by Lindsey Kennedy Smith on July 2, 2012 at 10:57 — No Comments

New Blog... new to UKhandmade... new to being a designer!

Hi, I've quite ridiculously got butterflies (or flutter-by's as my 3 year old daughter calls them) typing this as not only have I only just set up my blog Grace's Favours (as in, there's only 2 posts on there!) I've also not got involved in the UK Handmade forums before and in fact, if I'm being completely honest, I've only been designing and making things since August 2011!

So I suppose what I'm trying to…

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Added by Simmi Duffin on March 6, 2012 at 16:23 — 1 Comment

Felted Cloth

The next Artists in Business sponsored exhibition will be Felted Cloth, in collaboration with Central Hall in Keighley. (Please come and see it for yourself).…

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Added by Glassprimitif on February 22, 2012 at 9:27 — 2 Comments

Upcycled fabric heart brooch tutorial

I have blogged a tutorial for a simple, but pretty, handmade heart brooch over on my blog.

They make a great gift for valentines. Or you could make one for yourself to brighten up a jacket or cardigan. Alternatively you could make a batch of them to use as favors at an eco-themed wedding. When I have some spare time, I make a selection of these brooches and pop them in my customer’s parcels as an extra free gift. They are simple to make and you can use any colour combination of fabric…

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Added by Pouch on January 23, 2012 at 14:49 — No Comments

3D Felt Wall Art - 'Flotsam'

I'm really pleased with the way this 3D piece turned out. It's 80x40cm and titled 'Flotsam'.

It's made from merino wool, scrim and silk and manipulated after applying cmc paste (used in the production of silk paper).…

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Added by Lyn Clinton on July 22, 2011 at 11:47 — No Comments

My Knit and felt kits are finally ready!

I'm so pleased to have these little knit and felt kits ready at last. They are my latest project, I've been working on them for the last 3 months.… Continue

Added by Claire Fairall on April 12, 2011 at 16:16 — No Comments

SeventySeventyOne Design

I'm a big fan of SeventySeventyOne Design, her felt flower brooches are very distinctive. They take me back to a childhood memory of looking at the corsage brooches in Woolworths on a Saturday, thinking that they were lovely but that my mum would never let me have them because they were for grown-ups.

I own two 'flow' brooches - a primrose yellow one and a pale green one. When I wear them I always get lots of compliments.

Last month SeventySeventyOne Design lauched her Extra Large… Continue

Added by Victoria Belcher (giddystuff) on September 12, 2010 at 8:11 — No Comments

Cheeky sock Monkey Abigail

My newest creation

Added by Michelle on June 16, 2010 at 21:27 — No Comments

armcandii at Southbank Bristol Arts Trail Saturday May 8th

armcandii joined young entrepreneur Arthur (aged 7) at his ‘pop-up’ café on Saturday May 8th for the Southbank Bristol Arts Trail.

Arthur was selling cakes & drinks to art lovers & snoopers of other people’s houses to raise money for Easton school’s ‘Easton Under Canvas’ project which takes pupils camping every summer.

armcandii set up in Arthur’s lounge having the privilege of using his mum’s beautiful inherited retro ‘bar’ as their ‘table’. Visitors supporting… Continue

Added by Coll Smith on May 23, 2010 at 14:54 — No Comments

White Felt and wedding favours

I've just finished knitting some snowy white yarn into sweet little pouches, I think they will make original wedding favour keepsakes to hold sugared almonds.

I like the symbolism of the 5 Almonds given to guests at wedding receptions. Each almond has a specific meaning - Health, Wealth, Happiness, Long Life or Fertility.

I smile to think how the bitterness of the almond and the sweetness of the coated candy are meant to reflect the… Continue

Added by Claire Fairall on May 22, 2010 at 16:41 — 2 Comments

And then there were ....Brooches

Well I had high hopes of all the little flights of fancy but in the end they became the usual, brooches and cuffs.

I love making these little pieces , sculpting the felt with stiches and adding silk velvet applique. Having them as brooches and cuffs is a way to enable other people to enjoy them too.

affordable, wearable, portable ..Art.…

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Added by Jackie on April 16, 2010 at 21:58 — 2 Comments

Three little birdies

Over the Easter weekend I made these three little embroidered felt birdie brooches. They were so fun to make and I can imagine them in a whole rainbow of colours!

Added by Rachel - Contented on April 7, 2010 at 17:25 — 4 Comments

MuzMuz Creations-felt handmade brooches, keyrings, hair accesories and children decorations

Hi there.. I would love to invite you to visit me on:

www.flickr.com/photos/muzmzuz

or my brand new blog:

http://muzmuzcreations.blogspot.com/

Love,
Anna

Added by anna munoz on March 14, 2010 at 8:14 — No Comments

I'd would love some help with market research- you could win a felted handbag too!

I'm hoping my blog giveaway will give me some very usefull feedback.
It's only 3 little questions so I hope you'll take part.

you could also win this sweet little bag

Added by Claire Fairall on January 26, 2010 at 18:50 — 2 Comments

Loopy corsage blog giveaway

I have decided to have my first blog giveaway. The winner will receive a red loopy corsage. To enter follow this link

http://seventyseventyone.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-giveaway.html

Good luck!

Added by seventyseventyone design on January 1, 2010 at 23:26 — No Comments

Blog give away! Sweet Little Felted Purse

Checkout my blog to enter this give away!

just tell me what you would keep in this little purse?

Added by Claire Fairall on August 27, 2009 at 9:17 — No Comments

Orange is the new season colour!

Time to look at our autumn wardrobes, and how better to liven things up than with a felted bag in the new seasons colours? Orange, rusty red and tawny browns are very "in" this year.

I love these vibrant cheerful colours, I really enjoyed blending the wools to create these shades, I hope you like them too!

All of these bag are available in my ETSY shop…

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Added by Claire Fairall on August 6, 2009 at 9:30 — No Comments

Tiny, wee, cute, ickle little, shoulder bag!

A crafting friend helped me to come up with this idea, she suggested I make a neckpurse, you know the little purses just large enough for small change or your doorkeys? I played around for a bit and then made this sweet little shoulder bag, I'm just so happy with this design, the strap is long so you can wear it across your body, and it's just the right size for credit cards and change.

Bag height 11cm (4 1/4") from base to… Continue

Added by Claire Fairall on August 2, 2009 at 11:01 — No Comments