It’s been a busy work week and with the weather now above freezing I’ve actually worked my horses 3 nights this week despite the rain. What I’m trying to say is, I’ve been fiber lazy.
So I dug through my tubs and photo albums and searched for something I could at least write about. What I found were old photos of some needle felt farm animals I made for everyone at our Thanksgiving dinner a few years ago.
At the time I had just learned how to needle felt and what better way to practice a skill than making cute little giveaways to family and friends? I ended up making 22 of them in all.
I’m not sure what happened to the “alpaca.” It ended up looking like a bizarre cross between a llama and a giraffe. The Pig was my most favorite character. I made oinking noises almost the whole time I felted him LOL
 Alpaca |
 Sheep |
 Piggy! |
 Horse |
My felting skills eventually got a bit better and I attempted some birds like this chickadee. I should really get back into doing some needle felting. It is a whole lot of fun.
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Wow, these are super cute! Thanks for sharing them at Fantastic Friday, I hope that you will join us again this week!
Jen´s last [type] ..Sugar Pop
Hahahaha! Love the piggy. Needle felting is always so pretty.
Knot By Gran’ma´s last [type] ..Fiber Arts Friday and Project- Simplify- Master Closet
These are adorable! I own a needle felting kit and I’ve never gotten around to using it. I really should dig that sucker out!
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So cute! I love them!! You need a little cow to round out the farm I think.
They are so cute I want to play with them!
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How adorable! Love them! Inspires me to want to try needle felting myself.
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adorable ornies-love the bird–and thankyou by the way for the nice little scarf I won–so soft-what a nice surprise.
fiberdance´s last [type] ..Boucle
Wow that got to you quick! I sent it out Wednesday afternoon I think. Glad you like it!
Wow, I love these! I’ve never really thought of felting amigurumi but they look great!
Tami´s last [type] ..FO Friday 25
Your alpaca looks like he’s wearing 70′s style, super-fly bell bottoms! Awesome!
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Wow, the little horsie reminds me of the toy horse in Science of Sleep. It’s sewed with corduroy and there’s a wonderful scene in which it gallops through the heroine’s apartment and plays a tune across her piano.
Love the piggy too. Wish I could needle felt!
Oh how adorable! I loved that you oinked through making the pig! How funny!
Wish I had some mad needle-felting skills!!
inspirationfibers´s last [type] ..Were in Lion Mode!
Your needle-felting skills are a lot more advanced than mine! I need to work on needle-felting, but I tend to craft in front of the TV without a table, and since I don’t want to try needle-felting in my lap, my felting supplies get abandoned.
I love your Thanksgiving critters (and what a fun idea), especially the horse, and that chickadee is just beautiful. The colours are lovely, and the front-view that showcases its cute little face makes me want to coo at the computer screen.
Kathleen´s last [type] ..Mitts and Tentacles and Bunnies- Oh My
Hey, it’s perfectly acceptable to dig into the pictoral archive. One does what one needs to do.
I love the alpaca.
Cheers, and happy fiber arts Friday.
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Here’s my actual blog link, not sure what happened, but the blog I accidentally linked is wonderful too!
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Oh wow, I love them all, especially the little horse! It’s not easy to do felted figures, great job!
Curly Bird Express´s last [type] ..In Need of a Life Raft
I like the alpaca, too! I definitely didn’t think it was a giraffe.
Unforth´s last [type] ..Throwing Down the Gauntlet Two Pairs of Them- Actually!
I’ve heard needle felting described as ‘sculpting with fiber.’ Your animals are adorable, but I think I love that little bird the most.
Marushka´s last [type] ..Finished & Felted
Haha. I totally thought the alpaca was a giraffe.
I think they all look great!
Kathryn | Alpacamundo´s last [type] ..Fiber Arts Friday- Some Progress
I am trying to imagine you oinking while needle felting. Was anyone home?? The horse is cute and your bird is really nice. I cannot imagine where you find all the time to do the amazing things you do!
They are very cute. The alpaca is my favourite.
Wow! Your skills have improved. I love the horse and pig. I’d be making horse and piggy sounds too.
Needle Felting is the one fiber arts skill that I haven’t been gaga over. I hurt myself too much. Yes…I don’t get along well with sharp objects.
Happy Fiber Arts Friday!
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