Fiber PHanatic

Well, it seems like all I've been doing is FELTING - starting with the stockings (see the last picture) and then a few other little projects trickled in including this birdhouse decoration! I love this little bird! Lots of personality on this little critter! As I was working away at projects, I decided my table needed a few lower priced items. So these little ornaments and ladybug magnets came about. There is also a little pumpkin too but I didn't get the picture. This is one of the Alpaca stockings for Four Pines Alpacas who traded the batting to make these stockings for two felted stockings. And this little goatie is heading to Tennessee after Thanksgiving. Okay, back to felting, painting, spinning! Happy Thanksgiving to All!

I finished this yarn not too long ago, I had bought some gorgeous handpainted BFL roving last year at Taos wool festival (actually, Espanola is where I got this, on the way home from Taos) and about 3 years ago traded some work for some fiber (Merino/Ramboulliet cross) with a friend of mine and this is what came of it - nearly 550 yards of sportweight yarn. LOVELY and OH SO SOFT this is. And it helped me with making a dent in my stash! I have this goal to use what is in the stash without buying more unless a project truly warranted the buy! I was given some absolutely stunning baby Mohair that was handpainted in greens, golds, browns, blues and this also used some handdyed Cormo that was in the stash...result was 244 yds of lovely sportweight yarn... My little one wanted to learn to needle felt so I picked what I thought was an easy project - a pumpkin! Well, I finished mine, she lost interest after poking herself too many times and breaking 2 needles. But it was fun to needle felt...

Okay - I finished another piece for the show this coming friday and finished beading another scarf - Lollipops! Here is the piece that I put aside nearly a year ago and worked furiously to finish up in time for the show. It is called LOUNGE LIZARDS and has 4 needle felted lizards on the gourd. I LOVE THE LIZARDS. They are to cute and they really all have their own personality. So this piece got me really fired up to do a lot more things......MORE to come later. This was so much fun! I have ideas for about 3 more floating in my head but first I need to bead some more scarves, felt and bead a few more AND finish another 4 pieces of felted art for the show. Busy, Busy, Busy!!!!! If I'd had half a brain in my head I would have had my friend Jeannie send back my felted hats and ski bands from Colorado but I guess I didn't think of it so she'll just have to keep them for her shows up there this year. I hope they sell. I had planned to get a lot more stuff done but it did ...

Here is the trio of lazy lizards I am needle felting. they are going to be attached to a large gourd (there will be more lizards as well!) I"m loving these little guys, they all have their own personality and face. AWWWWWW. ) I will take a picture of the finished piece after it is put together....this felting is too much fun!!!! So if anyone is wondering - The Fiber Arts show runs from Sept. 11 to Sept 20 at Tome Gallery in Los Lunas. Please come see the show if you are able. I have my felting, nuno felting, and Lockerhooking there. This should be fun and the artists' reception is Sunday Sept. 13, 2009 from 2-4 - snacks and drinks provided. Thanks Deb an Greg S. for inviting me!!!!

Here is a needle felted Nigerian Dwarf goat and a needle felted "tye-die" teddy bear in greens, purples and pink. Both are available for $15 each. Thank you for looking

Here's the newest needle felted angora goat - this one is sold but you can see it better than the other one. I've gotta make these bigger! I will be adding a teddy bear and a Nigerian goat soon to the post. These are available by order only for $15.00 D.

Here is my second needle felted Nigerian Dwarf goat (yes, she has a little udder too but you can't see it). I am working on another little Angora as we speak. I still don't like this one as well but will keep working on them. I want to do Pygmy goats and maybe even Alpacas etc. Dee's Menagerie. I just can't keep them around long enough to actually take a picture of more than one!! This one is sold and heading to Colorado.

This picture is of some of our handmade goat's milk soaps in Cucumber scent with a needlefelted Angora goat that was more fun to make than you can shake a stick at. I think I will be doing a LOT more of these. They turn out so cute. I had to take a picture before this order went out so I had a record of the little angora. Hope you like it!