Exquisite, deliciously soft baby blankets...

In a gossamer, pearly blend of pinks and natural shimmering silk.
This blanket is Nuno felted onto organic natural coloured cotton gauze. My daughter did not want to let this one go.

The edges have since been blanket stitched and now look practically perfect in every way!



This ashen grey on powdery blue cotton is supple and downy. The edges are left raw and showcase the canvas of wool felt with a gentle border.
These blankets are made to swaddle a newborn, but are perfect for a lap blanket or lovey for any age.



Remember, pictures are always clickable so go ahead and check out the texture in detail. Fiber is hard to give enough credit to on film. It's pure luxury.

It looks like a millinery around here...

I've been working on hats for the past few weeks in the lead up to autumn and winter which is really prime woolly hat season, right?

Here are a couple that I finished up in the past couple of days.
My kids were lining up to pose with this jester-y number.
As obvious in the pictures, it fits nicely on both a 2yo and a 5yo.





This one is really gorgeous in person. Navy blue on the interior and the exterior layer is royal blue/navy/tiny bit of dark purple and tiny bit of deep sea green mixed with lovely strands of white silk.
I have started making removable brooch pins for my hats. This way you get that extra little embellishment when you're feeling fancy, and simplicity when you want to make more of an understatement. You can also use the pins on a jacket, bag, different hat, shirt, etc...

This one has a paisley/peacock feather inspired pin.



LOVE this hat. Really strong structure. Holds its firm shape nicely. Perfect as a sun hat as well as a warming, weather resistant covering.
The flowers, again, are a removable pin.




Stay tuned, more to follow this afternoon...

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You can catch my day-to-day musings and updates on my felting Facebook page.
Here is the link: The Felting Pot

I am such a slacker

But I really have been busy, honest!
And busy creating, to boot!

My current goal is beefing up my stock so I don't look like a going-out-of-business sale at the market each month.

Along with that goal, I have been interested in trying some more adventurous projects, like vessels and playing with textures.

The business card holder above was totally fly-by-the-seat. I was felting a rock. And then took it in another direction before I was even aware of it...
It turned out really fun. I am not sure if I will add more to it yet or not.
Merlin, my little wool junky, liked it.

I'm on a flower kick at this very moment. I am aiming for 5 each day. Day one, check! Day two (today) 3 down. And a big sheet of leaves.
That will have to count as goal reached because I am done.

About 6 have sold before I got pictures of them. Some pretty ones, too. Oh well.

A pansy (or is it iris?) lariat. Felt rope is probably my favourite thing to felt. Lots of these to come...
I think this one is appropriate for an adventurous male. Could be really hot and quirky on the right dude.
Ripples. Extra long scarf. You can wrap this one around several times. It's so lovely, the way it falls due to the ripple of two tones of merino wool against silk chiffon I dyed a shocking violet.



Micro scarf, super duper long. I was somewhere else when I made this one...


The bird, a nest. Yummy warm scarf.



Textural orgasm, this one.Cushions! I have a whole line of these botanical beauties planned up top...





Strawberry purse, adorned with assorted yellow vintage buttons.


Tiny treasures bowl.


Neon bowl:


Purple merino/silk/flax cloche



I did this Flash of Lightning nuno scarf last year but it's one of my favourites, still.



Wooly acorns. All the kiddo's fave.



Tidal Pools capelet/shrug



Check out the texture. It's pretty dreamy.



Barn owl face throw pillow.



I made this a long while ago, but recently finished it up with vintage button embellishments and a pretty ribbon to hang by. A stocking fit for an elf!


This little Rod Stewarty fellow is Cornelius, of which I know two.



Watermelon purse with vintage buttons on the handle:

To market to market...

So I guess this year I am removing myself from anonymity and starting to show my felted lovelies at local markets.

I debuted at an Art show held at the Plano Central Market this past weekend. It was a big old flop, but I don't mind so much.

Along with almost all the DFW markets I felt the execution of said event was really lacking in management excellence. I always think if they just let me run the thing, it would be rainbows all around.

Alas, there was zero advertising, and they had it fenced off and a table at the entrance gate which made people think they had to pay to get in, which was not the case, and spoiled things for many vendors who consequently packed up early. In turn, this made it worse for the remaining vendors, which included the booth I shared with my market partner in crime - Paula, my mother-in-law who is a travel photographer. You can view her photos and items made from her photos here.

Nevertheless, it was a fun day as I got to sit in the breeze, listen to good local music and hand sew all the little things I had been meaning to get to for oh, about a year or two. And those baby booties that have been in the making since I was pregnant with my first child, who is now 8.5 years old. haha

I still managed to come out making a little pocket money so it was a win in my book.
From here on out, I will be at Rockwall market second Saturday of the month for June, and then White Rock local market second Saturday in July hopefully!

After that, who knows!

Here are some pictures from the market:


This little bag is upside down of course.