Felt & Felting

Yesterday we shared this month's Out of the Block project... a wooden kite made using today's Kite Applique Block. What is it about kites that excites us so? Is it the fact that a little paper, wood and string, can be transformed into a soaring vision? Or is it, that for just a little while, we feel like we can fly? No matter what draws us to kites, it is surely a sign of spring along with tulips, pussy willows and robins. YAY for spring :)

Out kite applique was made to fit on a 6" x 6" block, but it can be enlarged or reduced to meet your needs. When you are appliqueing your block, you can use the pattern to cut out the felt ties on the tail or you can use small pieces of woven fabric. The pattern for the kite can be found HERE. Enjoy :) 

 

One lucky winner will be the proud owner of 6 of Daria's Wool Felted Eggs. Whether you celebrate Easter or simply the arrival of spring, you will want these for your very own!

Their description is as follows:

Are you looking for Easter eggs? I’ve crafted them for you. Please have a look, they are the ideal size for keeping in hand, nice to touch, beautiful, colorful and made of friendly natural materials.

The eggs are about 2" long and 1.5" wide.

The eggs you see on the screen are photographed for example I’ve done a big number of such eggs. All of them are similar but, every one is unique. So the eggs you will get are going to be slightly different.

Normally, Daria sells her Felted Easter Eggs in pairs. What an awesome giveaway to receive 6 of these unique beauties!

I often send you to Daria's shop, Art of Felting, to drool, but I'm sure you never get tired of looking at her exquisite pieces. I know, I don't :) So, as always, hop on over to Art of Felting, make your wishlist, and then come on back, and share your favorite piece. Mine keeps changing, although I'm inclined to say, I want them all :)

 

As for the giveaway, it runs from today, February 29... Leap Day... to Sunday, March 4, at 9:00 p.m. EST, when a winner will be drawn at random. Note: The winner has 1 week to contact us with their snail mail address or a new winner will be drawn.

 

BTW... if you didn't know, Daria lives is Israel. She will gladly ship to anywhere, so everyone has a chance to win :)

A couple of weeks ago I shared a sweater and hat I knitted for the Little Lady. (Leaving Thursday for a week long visit :) I wanted a little embellishment for the hat, and I made a flower using the material that I will be using to make her 2 pairs of reversible pants. Although I sewed the flower directly on her hat, you could easily add a brooch pin so it could be removed. I'm a little leery of sharp pokey things on toddlers :)

To make your own Frayed Fabric Flower you will need:

woven fabric scraps
felt scraps
embroidery floss
button
a copy of the pattern found HERE
brooch pin (optional)

Make a copy of the pattern. Cut out a woven print and matching felt for each of the three sizes.

Using a running stitch and 3 strands of floss, sew the woven fabric flowers to the corresponding felt flowers.

Stack the 3 flowers on top of each other with largest flower on the bottom and the smallest flower on top. Tack together.

Sew a button in the middle.

At this point, you can sew a brooch pin to the back of the flower or tack the flower to a garment.

Easy Peasy... all done :)

AND THE WINNER IS...

Teryn:

Submitted by teryn on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 18:41.

With Spring just around the corner, we're thinking it's time to start some Easter crafting. Fortunately, the folks at Prairie Point Junction (you may know it as Wool Felt Central), not only agrees with us, but want to help get us started. YAY!

Julie, the lovely owner, is sharing 2 of the Felt Easter Sugar Cookie Kits with our readers.

The kits include the pattern by Prairie Point Junction and 1/2 yard of Buttercream felt, plus 9" x 12" pieces each of Baby Blue, Periwinkle, Robin's Egg, Cotton Candy, Mellow Yellow, Peas Soup, White, Pumpkin Spice, Light Brown, and Driftwood. The felt will make at least two of each of the 12 designs. There are also 12 skeins of DMC floss in coordinating colors so you have everything you need for this project.

These adorable felt sugar cookies can be used stacked on a plate for decoration, turned into ornaments to be hung in a spring tree, or as a delightful addition to a wee one's play kitchen.

To enter this contest, simply pop over to Prairie Point Junction, and wander through their extensive collection of unique felt patterns and kits. Be warned... there are billions of lovelies to look at so you might be there a while! Okay... billions is an exaggeration, but they have lots! Then come back here, and leave a comment telling us about your favorite discovery. 

The contest runs from today, Wednesday, February 15 through Sunday, February 19th, at 9:00 p.m. EST when 2 winners will be chosen at random. Note: Winners then have 1 week to contact us with their snail mail address or a new winner will be drawn.

Good luck to everyone. This is such a lovely giveaway, and as always, we are very grateful to Julie for her generosity :) Now... head on over to Prairie Point Junction and check out their patterns and kits. If you've never been there before, prepare to be wowed! 

AND... don't forget... Wool Felt Central is one of our wonderful sponsors and has supported Wee Folk Art from almost day 1! As a special gift, Julie offers a discount to our readers EVERY SINGLE DAY! Simply type in the coupon code WEEFOLKART at checkout to receive a 20% discount off your entire order. How awesome and generous is that???

NOTE: Prairie Point Junction ships to the United States and Canada.