Merry Christmas, everyone! In my family, we often make each other hand made ornaments as gifts at the holiday times. My tree upstairs is filled with love and memories. Yes, we have a dog gate around our tree. We have 4 dogs and 2 cats in the house. It just seems prudent. Anyway, most of my family doesn't actually read my blog unless I link to it on my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TangibleDaydreams/), so I'm going to take a risk here and let you all have a peek at the needle felted pine tree ornaments I'm making for them this year. First all, my materials: Materials: wool roving a wool dryer ball yarn Tools: needle felting needles a bit of foam for a work surface scissors a needle for the yarn needle nose pliers You can pick up the needle felting needles, needle felting roving, and wool dryer balls off of Amazon. The needle felting needles have tiny barbs on them, which will tangle the fibers of your roving down into the wool of the dryer ball as you gently stab stab stab. You will want at least brown and green roving, though I like having a few shades of each for this project. So, take your dark brown roving, and pull a wisp of fibers an inch or so long out from the main mass of wool. Twist your brown roving into a straight line. Hmm, the focus isn't very good here. Hard to take pictures without a third hand. Anyway, your brown roving will look something like this. Take the tip of the line of dark brown, and gently tap it into position with your needle. If you look at the top of the dryer ball, you can see that I have very lightly tacked a random bit of wool into place to mark which way is up. I ended up needle felting three trees onto this ornament, and this helped me place them. Tack the brown of your tree trunk very lightly down the line until you get to the bottom. Then, flare out the fibers just a bit to give you a sense of the trunk spreading into roots at the base of the tree. Tack the base of your tree into place. You can fold the stray ends of the fiber up into the tree trunk. Double check that you are happy with the placement and length of the trunk. Since you have been tacking very lightly, you can still rip things out at this point. Grab a similar wisp of pine green fiber. Lay the fiber crosswise, centered on the top of your tree trunk. Needle it to the tree trunk with several stabs up and down the width of the green fiber. Now, use the tip of your needle to drag the ends of the green fibers down at an angle, and lightly tack down the end of your branches. Do the same on the other side of the tree. Grab another wisp of pine green, and add it below the batch that you just did. Again, needle it to the trunk first to anchor it, and then tack down the tips of your branches. Move all the way down the tree this way. This gives you the outline of your tree shape. Since everything is still just lightly tacked down, you can still move things around. Do you like the general outline? Then it is time to needle felt in earnest. Gently stab stab stab, following along the branches from trunk to tip and back again. Be careful to enter and exit the wool ball at the same angle, or you may snap the tip off of your needle. They are fragile. In the above picture, I've been working on the right side, and not the left, so you can see the difference. Ok, you have the skeleton of the tree in place. But there are obviously some bare spots. Grab some more wisps of wool, and tack them into place where you want them. Use the pine green, but maybe also some other colors mixed in as well. I've got some of the lighter green here. And maybe some of the various browns scattered here and there might be nice too. There, that looks good for me. Ok, time to work on the base of the tree. I took another wisp of the dark brown, and tacked its midpoint in at the base of the tree Then, dragged the ends of the fibers out sideways and tacked them lightly down to show the ground line. I grabbed some of the light brown, and tacked it in below the tree. And then, I filled in between the two colors with the medium brown. I left things lightly tacked down on the ground for now... ...and then repeated making trees in two other places on my ornament. When I had trees next to each other, I drew the ground fibers toward each other to make a continuous ground line. Then I needled the ground fibers firmly down in place. Ok, once I had three trees in place, I didn't need my top of the ornament marker any more. Since it was just lightly stabbed down a few times, it popped right off. To add a loop for hanging, you can use a straight needle if you choose to... But I find a curved needle a bit easier to work with. Cut a length of the yarn, thread your sewing needle, and position the yarn at the top of your ornament. I find it is easier to use pliers to grab the needle to actually pull the yarn through the wool dryer ball. Tie a knot in the top of your yarn to make a loop. And then, on to the tree it goes!! You can use this same general idea to add whatever pictures you want onto the dryer balls. I figure my family gets these this year, and I'll see about adding a variety of ornaments to the Etsy shop come holiday time next year. I really liked this process, and want to do more of it!
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This handmade needle felted Woolbuddy is made with 100% natural wool. Recommend for ages 3 and up. WoolBuddy is a collection of unique characters who come to life through the art of needle felting. The WoolBuddy collection consists of colorful animals, vibrant sea creatures, friendly and lovable monsters, and much more. Highly sought after by fellow artists and art enthusiasts as well as adults and children alike. Each Woolbuddy is unique! Size 2-3" Dry clean only.
Needle felted Penguin Chick Ornament Made to your order Measures approx 2" tall. I handcraft your penguin with attention to detail and aim to reflect their sweet nature. I begin each one by fashioning a tiny armature with wire. The armature is then carefully wrapped in wool and needle felted, and the sculpture is feathered with a soft blend of wool and silk. Little beaks are made from wool and sculpted into shape using beeswax. Intended for display purposes only. Please keep out of reach from children and pets.
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Kerstmis fairy ornament Naald vilten ornament Waldorf geïnspireerde pop Winter ornament Vilten ornament Boom decoratie Romantisch cadeau Op bestelling gemaakt Ik vind het gewoon heerlijk om wol te combineren met de natuur. Deze kleine feeën zijn mijn favoriete creaties. Elk van hen heeft zijn eigen persoonlijkheid, er kunnen er geen twee hetzelfde zijn. Gebruik ze als kerstornament of versier je huis ermee - een kleine toevoeging van magie. Ik geef ze graag cadeau voor mijn vrienden en hun kinderen. Het zijn naaldvilt, Waldorf geïnspireerde poppen. Vilt ornament Je bent van harte welkom in mijn winkel om meer van mijn feeën en poppen te zien. Bedankt voor uw bezoek. Origineel ontwerp door Zuzana Hochman
My needle felt fox has been the most popular product for many years. I would now like to offer the chance to make a needle felt fox brooch / ornament of your own using my detailed instructions. The PDF tutorial is 7 pages long full of colour photographs with step by step instructions to guide you through the process. The instructions are in English. The instructions are suitable for beginners / improvers and is ideal for those wanting to start a new hobby of needle felting. I guide you through the tools and supplies you need, as well as the top tips you need to get to grips with needle felting. You can choose whether to make your fox as a brooch or ornament. As well as the instructions you will need: a foam pad needle felting needles wool brooch back (if required) There is a list of suggested UK suppliers included with my instructions. Please note, this is a PDF tutorial only, you will need to buy the materials and tools separately. You will be able to download the PDF instantly upon purchase. I have spent a long time putting together these instructions and a longer time still developing my needle felting. Please respect my hard work by just keeping these instructions for personal use and not distributing further. Many thanks and happy felting! Want a ready made fox brooch? You can buy here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/163212042/fox-needle-felted-miniature-animal-wool?ref=shop_home_active_12 Want a ready made fox ornament? You can buy here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/112830167/fox-needle-felt-felted-miniature-animal?ref=listing-shop-header-1
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Set of three needle felted snowmen. Sets with red or grey hats available! Another colours can be used after customers request. Approx. 6, 5 and 4, 5 inches high Suitable as decor. String can be added to use as Christmas ornament Waldorf play inspired. Product is not suitable as toy for children under age of 3, as it contains small details. Colour may be slightly different from actual item in terms of color due to the lighting during photo shooting or the monitor’s display.
Have you ever tried needle felting? Needle felting is pretty like clay, but unlike clay, you need to use a needle instead of your hands to make lovely creations. Best of all, it's a little bit cathartic, and it's perfect for after-work. And compared to other crafts, needle felting is very cheap to try. And needle felting can make a lot of effects that other materials and crafts can't achieve. For example, make almost identical pet sculptures. If you haven't started needle felting, I believe you will be ready to go through the pictures below!
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