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I found this tutorial on FaveCrafts and think this is one of the most adorable and clever projects.    Not only are you saving the planet by recycling the cans, you will be using up all those pieces of scrap felt…

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Julie Finn wrote this for Crafting a Green World and she shows and explains just how to create these adorable stockings.   Julie writes: Every Christmas Eve with my mom (you know about my mom, right?), she drags out these…

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Chrissie the shop owner of “Make Your Presents Felt” does some wonderful designs with felt.  I am totally in love with this Felt bead and wooden petal choker necklace.  Her shop has some lovely items you have to see.  I…

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I bought these adorable acorns from Kim Buchheit of Wildly Woolly and I love them.  I have a small black bowl filled with them on my coffee table and people always ask where I bought them.  I always tell them…

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This tutorial for this adorable felted sweater floral earmuff /headband comes from the blog “Maya Made” is a very interesting and fun blog.  All you will need is: a felted turtleneck sweater, a scissor, thread, and a needle.  There…

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Leah Adams of SpiderFelt is generously offering one of my readers a chance to win her lovely Verbena Felt Soap Kit, so fragrant and pretty. Leah is a talented felt designer who evolves daily in creating exquisite felted items…

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These hats would be adorable for young children for Halloween.  Shown are an Owl and a Butterfly hat for a boy and girl.  There are downloadable templates and a video with step-by-step instructions.  Before starting this project, you will need…

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Here is a very diverse felted Oak Leaf tutorial that can be used this fall and into the holidays. Now is the perfect time to collect your leaves to use as patterns for this project. Lisa suggests that…

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Flora is knit and felted in Ultra Alpaca, then enhanced with free form felted flowers.  I think this is an adorable bag that can be made for the holidays.  This would be an amazing gift to gift to family or…

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There has been an interest in making mittens from recycled wool sweaters.  Following are the links to several good blogs and sites that show you just how to make these beauties.  I thought that I would post this early for…

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Make this cute and easy pincushion with wool fabric scraps and a blender. This marvelous video comes from HGTV Simply Quilts with quilting artist Cindy Thury Smith.  This is an wonderful and fun idea for all of us to try.  We…

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These are the cutest and warmest looking mittens I have seen.  Easy to make in any color you would like.  “The Purl Bee” tell you all the supplies you will need and offer complete instructions.   They come from Molly’s Sketchbook, a…

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This project comes from “The Long Thread, Make it Monday”  and these coasters are  perfect to use from early fall through Thanksgiving until you decorate for the holidays.  There is a pattern to download sized for the coaster.  Complete supply list…

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PBpumpkins

This is the cutest idea to duplicate an expensive project on a budget.  I found this pictorial tutorial on a really cool blog called “Living with Lindsay” where you will find some awesome ideas and photos. When making these pumpkins don’t…

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This Needle-Felted Blanket is such a great idea and each step is shown in a video.  You can pick your color scheme for your room or this would be an amazing holiday gift.  Use your imagination as far as shapes and…

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