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Learn to make felted balls using a new twist.  Feltable wool scraps, Styrofoam balls (1-3″ diameter… smaller balls are easier), old panty-hose, rubber bands, rubber gloves, pot, stove, dish soap, bowl, and slotted spoon.  I found this tutorial…

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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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There are so many incredible artists on deviantART and I love to introduce them to you.  This young person made this life-like Needle Felted Green Dragon for their mother and I think they did an amazing job. They tell us just…

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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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Leah Adams of Spider Felt is offering some wonderful felting kits.  The soap making kits comes with three bars of Green Tea and Olive Oil Soap, three colors of roving and instructions. Leah is an amazing felting artist and is…

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Discover this amazing felting and fiber artist’s ETSY shop call pillowhappy.  She make the most lovely pillows and other wonderful felted items.  Maybe her shop will offer you some ideas for holiday gift giving or to dress up your…

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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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What youngster would not love these tooth fairy bags?  There are complete instructions and a supply list on “Purl Bee”.   You can get as colorful as you want with this craft.  This would make an amazing shower gift that can be…

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