Needle Felted Turtle

I've used the lovely turtle needle felting kit that Miri gave me in the Ravelry Discworld swap, and I've still got quite a bit of roving left. Yay!


Isn't it cute? It's my first needle felting project too, lots of fun.

In non-crafting stuff, I've also had laryngitis, which wasn't fun, and unfortunately we had staff away so I was very nice and worked through it (which made me tired, and also very difficult to understand in consults as I really had no voice). And that's my excuse for not posting much, but I am going to try and do better.

Felted Bag

The main thing I made in my felting classes (which I've only just finished) was a bag.


I managed to use one of my buttons on the front!
It's lined (with pockets and everything)

I also embroidered some pretty sea creatures and random swirls on it.



Also, in personal news, I've got a job and start next Wednesday. To be honest, I was hoping for a longer period of unemployment so I could get stuff done, but I shouldn't complain!

Felted Needle Book

Near the end of my second felting class I was running out of time so I made a small, random piece of felt using some of the roving that was left. Then I decided to chop it up and use it for something I've needed for a while...a needle book. I've been putting all my embroidery needles in one packet, and most of them are too small for the slots, so I decided to stop losing them, and make something to hold it.

I wanted to use the natural shape of the felt for the cover and it worked quite well, the whole thing has a bit of a rustic look to it but I think it works well, and it's lovely and cushy and soft. It's also doing it's job properly, but I should have made something to hold my needles a while ago.

Felted bookmark

I made this bookmark at a wet felting course I did. It was lots of fun, and helped with some of the intimidation I had about having a go (it's really easy). The bookmark was for a friend of mine who is doing a creativity course so I knew it would be appreciated, and hoped it would also provide a bit of inspiration. She was very happy with it, so that's good! I initially made a bigger piece but it was too wide for a bookmark, so I cut it down and did some bright blanket stitch around the edge which brought it all together nicely.