30+ Makeup Bags & Rolls To Make: {Free Tutorials. How To Felt Over Soap - Mielke's Fiber Arts. How to felt over a bar of soap!
These step-by-step directions include a lot of pictures, so please be patient while they download. The pictures were taken about a minute apart, so the whole process only takes about 15 - 20 minutes from start to finish. The "hands" in the photos belong to Amy, and the words are Andrea's. P.S. Since posting these directions, we've had a lot of questions about felted soap. Wet felting only works with wool or other protein fibers (such as llama or angora). (c) 2001, 2008 Amy and Andrea Mielke (715) 435-4494 www.mielkesfiberarts.com Back to Useful Information page Back to Felting page. Verybigjen on Artfire. Kleas: pincushions. The August/September Pincushion Challenge theme is RECYCLE.
The three R's, that's what I'm all about. How could I possibly refuse this one? The rice we buy comes in these fun burlap bags, so I decided to make my pincushion using one of them...here's the bag: and the pincushion: See more of the pincushions in the challenge here in a few days when the new ones are added. Here are two pincushions I recently received in a swap. This darling flower style one is from Jessica. And this adorable turtle pincushion is so unique. Finally, here are some more that I made. I seem to be stuck in this one style, guess it's time to try something new. On a completely different note, I returned from San Diego last night. (My apologies to those of you with bloglines, I can't seem to save the text where I want to without making the photos HUGE!! How to: Basic Bottlecap pincushions.
Making Felt Balls and Pincushions. NUNOFELTdesigns Nancy Schwab, San Francisco. An international collective of felt and fiber artists. DaisyBag. In Need of Some Color. I'm desperate for a little color in my life.
It's gray outside, yesterday it rained ice, something needs to change here. One of these items should do it, or I could just go get a tan on a beach somewhere. I'm okay with either option. [mosaic card; reclaimed wood; abstract print; bird pillow] 60+ Projects You Can Make With Felt. Felt-scrap-bowl-tutorial. Cosmetic pouch in poppieshandmade by Ideagalery. DIY stiffened felt boxes. I love the thick wool felt that's increasingly popular, but man.
Wool felt in the 3mm to 5mm range is really expensive ($130/yard or so). The boxes, bowls, and vessels made with it are very cool, though. So when I was poking around my local craft store, I found a poor girl's substitute: Eazy Felt. You know it's cheap when "easy" is spelled with a Z instead of an S on the product label. It's regular craft felt that's been stiffened into sturdy sheets, and cost me $1.78 per 12"x18" sheet.
To make felt boxes, I cut a 9" square for the bottom piece, then added four slits and four diagonal cuts to trim away some of the excess felt on the tabs. I used a rotary cutter and ruler to cut out the main shape, then made the slits and diagonal cuts with an X-acto knife. The box top is similar, except the center area is larger to fit over the box bottom, and the sides are half the height. After the pieces are cut, crease the tabs against the edge of a ruler to make assembly easier. B. Felt: Exquisitely Crafted Wool Felt Fashions: 3-D felting Archives. Second round of voting and then the floors.
Some of you may know that I am competing in a contest to win the spot on the cover of the magazine The Craft Report" it is an industry magazine devoted to all business concerning art and craft shows and it is distributed throughout the USA. The voting is being conducted through Facebook in elimination rounds and I won in my "heat" with (drum roll) 491 LIKES!!!!! The next round of elimination voting is tomorrow. for 24 hours the polls are open and if I win, I will go on to be one of the four finalists competing for the cover. Contemporary Fiber Art - "Whirlygigz" (Original Art from Laura G. Berman) Search Artspan for Artist Websites, Contemporary Art, Fine Art Prints, Art Photography and more... Textile Art - TextileArtists.org.
How to Make Wool Felt Soap. Felting Projects. 60+ Projects You Can Make With Felt. In Need of Some Color. Clasheen's Photostream. Art felt. Ombre' Rose [OmR- Plum] - $110.00 : The Felted Garden, wonderful wooly accessories. Felted scarves and more... Wall Hanging hand made needle and wet felted wall by FeltTheFluff. Wall hanging handmade wet and needle felted wool by FeltTheFluff. Wet felted merino wool and silk mawata vase/vessel by FeltTheFluff. Nuno Felted Scarf Merino/Silk Art by nadiamod. OOAK Felted Bowl Beige Brown Warm Soft Unique Art by ukokprincess.
Wallhanging Wet felted and embroideried Can you by viltalakim. B. Felt: Exquisitely Crafted Wool Felt Fashions: 3-D felting Archives. Nuno Felted Scarf Merino/Silk Art by nadiamod. Dark green wet felted vessel with green leafy vines by AcornRidge. Cobweb wet felted merino wool white scarf white pale par AgnesFelt. Bag Wet Felted Bag Large Handmade Hand Felted by HandiCraftKate.