Tag: felting
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New Project!
My daughter Jess, who is in nursing school, asked me to create some art for the bare walls of her room. I am loving the new “assignment”.
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New Felted Necklace Starts
I just finished felting these two necklace starts. Next I will figure it out how I want to decorate them. So fun to be creative– learning to felt in new ways.
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Leafy “Cape” Collar of Merino and Silk
This new piece is almost finished, with just some dark brown stitching to add for emphasis here and there.
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Hosted a Felting Workshop Today!
I hosted a one on one workshop with a great artistic lady named Elly from Corvallis. She made one very fluffy colorful scarf plus a smaller neck warmer scarf. Here are photos of the large scarf as it is drying on the rack. I taught Elly my method of felting which is much faster than…
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Late Night Creativity and Weight Loss
Late night creativity and weight loss go very well together, YES, YES, YES! Making things is one of my favorite activities! I totally bliss out while I’m creating something new, especially if my creation has color and texture involved. I had been wanting to make a scarf like this for probably a month or more.…
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Nuno felting is kinda awesome.
I have been swimming in ideas for felting for the past few months but have been soooo busy working on my barn that I have not allowed myself time away from that project to make fiber art. Consequently, when I have rainy days I go a bit crazy having fun with making beautiful textile things.…
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Another wonderful workshop!
Yesterday we had our workshop at Alpacas at Marquam Hill Ranch store and it was SOOOO fun!!! Laura and Jennifer both made felting projects and we had a ladies day of visiting and creating and eating yummy snacks, including some amazing gluten free, dairy free, chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies Jennifer made! Laura chose…
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New Scarf: Valentines Confection Finished!
Here is the finished scarf I laid out at Alpacas at Marquam Hill Ranch the Saturday before Valentine’s Day. I love how it turned out! The baby soft alpaca embellishing the soft merino wool creates a kitten soft feel to the skin! This scarf is different on each side, as seen below, which makes it…
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New flyer for the workshop at the ranch
Jennifer, the owner of the Alpaca Ranch, suggested a flyer with more color; and my daughter Melanie suggested more photos of workshops on the flyer, so I came up with this. I like this flyer better with the white background because the lettering is easier to read. The flyer may not be as “pretty”, but…
Michele Ballantyne 