http://felting.craftgossip.com Felted Crafts news and reviews Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:42:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I was looking for how to create a DIY scarf similar to the “Necklush” and found this tutorial on “NASH ON FASHON”. You could use an XXXL tee in two colors or tie-dye a white to get more volume in your scarf.  Nash grew up in Southern California where ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/11/06/fiber-friday-diy-scarf-similar-to-the-%e2%80%9cnecklush%e2%80%9d/      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 on Coco Knits who is talented knitting designer and teaching. ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/11/05/tutorial-felted-balls/   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 that we all  save waiting to use them on ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/11/04/smashed-soda-can-animals-and-felt-scraps/   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 utterly godawful stockings for her grandbabies to use–quilted cotton with ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/11/03/crafty-christmas-felted-sweater-stocking-tutorial/ I am happy to announce that Melissa Stander is the winner of this giveaway.  Melissa has just started a blog if you would like to visit her called “Felt so Good”.  I am not sure where she lives but I know she will be thrilled she won.  I want to ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/11/02/winner-of-spider-felt%e2%80%99s-felted-soap-making-kit/ I have never used Noro yarns or knit these patterns, but this book is filled with wonderful and fun projects for the fashion knitter and I will try one using Noro yarn.   The colors are amazing as are the patterns.  I did read some reviews on this book and most ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/11/01/%e2%80%9cknitting-noro%e2%80%9d-book-giveaway/   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 also love her Nuno felted vessel with burlap/hessian collar, ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/10/31/%e2%80%9cmake-your-presents-felt%e2%80%9d/ 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 how she made it.  Artist's Comments: This is a ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/10/29/needle-felted-green-dragon/ These are the cutest felted peas-in-a-pod.  Mr. MonkeySuite blog offers you a downloadable tutorial for this project.  You can let your imagination run wild using different colors for special occasions or these would make an adorable holiday tree ornament.   What a fun baby shower gift accessory. http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/10/27/felted-peas-in-a-pod-tutorial/   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 where to get them but I don’t know if ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/10/25/how-to-felt-video-felted-acorn-ornaments/   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 is another tutorial and template from “Wise Craft” on making ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/10/24/how-to-simple-floral-earmuff-headband-from-a-felted-sweater/   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 to wear, hold, as well as kits for those who ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/10/23/felting-soap-kit-giveaway-from-spiderfelt/   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 giving us everything we need to make soap or ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/10/22/felting-soap-making-kits-by-leah-adams/ 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 to felt an old 100 percent wool sweater. Simply wash ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/10/20/felted-owl-and-a-butterfly-hats-from-martha-stewart/   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 own home.  Take a look and you will not be ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/10/19/felted-happy-pillows/