and again!!!

What a great sunday this is turning out for me. I ignore my computer and have a day off and when I check back I am in 2 treasuries!!
Thankyou to

http://oritdotandolls.etsy.com/

for including my pink bear in this super cute treasury

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=13435

Another treasury!!

Thankyou so much to

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5075383

Who has included my little white silk puppy and ball in her treasury


http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=13191

Please if you like this can you go and click and comment on the treasury. The more clicks it gets the hotter the treasury and that helps all the needle felters featured

Fridays feature, NearlyNoodle

Todays friday feature is

http://dogfacegirls.etsy.com

From today onwards the friday featured NFEST artists will be cross posted in the NFEST blog.

http://nfest.blpgspot.com
and in my blog

http://benmcfuzzylugs.blogspot.com

Any NFEST artist wishing to participate please post in this thread

http://feltingforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2669&start=15




What got you started needle felting?
My friend and business partner Geri Williams

How long have you been needle felting?
15 months

Describe your style of work
Somewhat realistic

How do you promote your items?
Blog,website,etsy

What/who inspires you?
My three whippets





Can you remember what the 1st thing you made was?
A whippet

What are you working on right now?
A horse

If you could only save one of your items from a fire which one would it be?
A moose that I made

The Scottish red Fox

As I said before the other week we were over in Argyle for a friends wedding.
It is such a lovely drive over there, all the lochs and big scenery that we ended up listening to Big Country and Scotcha as we drove.
Then once we had just left Lochgilped and headed out on the 15 miles of single track road we saw a car stopped in the middle of the road.



I slowly approached and saw that there was a fox standing at the side of her car.
She saw us and moved into a nearby passing place. But I decided to pull up next to the fox and see what it did.
It actually trotted right up to my window
While I was grabbing the camera it sat down and just looked exactly like Ben when he is waiting for a treat and when I started taking fotos it actually jumped up on its hind legs, paws on the car and stuck its head in the window!!




Because Ben was there I didnt pat it (although I was tempted) but we did give it some dog treats.
It was so friendly and healthy looking that I assume that it was hand reared
It really made the drive up there special and I couldnt stop talking about our brush with wildlife.

Fridays feature, BearlyTimeToScrap

Sorry I missed last week, I was away at a wedding

Had a great time and as soon as I get the picks there is a lovely fox story

Todays friday feature is http://bearlytimetoscrap.etsy.com/

What got you started needle felting?

I saw so many darling little needle felted critters while browsing on etsy. One day I just decided, "I can do that" and bought a kit! and so.. away I went!

How long have you been needle felting?

I've been needle felting for a only a few months now, but its very fun and I'm loving it!

Describe your style of work

Hmm.. well cutsie!! I like making little little animals and birds, harder to do.. but I love how adorable they turn out!

How do you promote your items?

I post on flickr, on tumblr and in the etsy forums a lot!

What/who inspires you?

Lots of things! My children, music playing, but mostly I'd say nature itself!

Can you remember what the 1st thing you made was?

Yep! I blue bird! It was very sad I though, but my kids loved it, so I gave it to them.. and then I had to make them a few more so they wouldn't fight over it!

What are you working on right now?

Currently I'm making a little series of tiny tiny birds in nests!

If you could only save one of your items from a fire which one would it be?

Definetly Dorian the Dragon. It took me soooooooo long to do (days and days and days) and was the hardest thing I've made so far. Plus, I really like dragons!

Do you have a funny felting moment??

Yes! When just starting I didn't realize that dogs like wool roving. Not until my partial creations kept disapearing off my work table. THe culprit? My little australian shepherd! Now I have to make sure everything is put away safely .. or it gets eaten!

Gourmetfelted's webolg comp

Random surfing round needle felting sellers and I found this guy

http://gourmetfelted.wordpress.com/

She is kindly running a compatition for new needle felters

His work is really amazing - his shop is at

http://gfelted.etsy.com/

Now I am featured!!

Wow, what a week this is turning out to be

http://monarchdancer.etsy.com/

Has featured my little red fox in her lovely treasury

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=9320

Thankyou - I won

Thankyou all for voting for me in the Etsy Challenge

Both Jack and my Panda won

Please please so I dont split my vote if you would like to vote for me to be the weekly winner (which I would really appreciate) can you vote for Jack



I also have my 'sunset' wall hanging in this week in the needlework section

http://etsychallenge.blogspot.com/

again thankyou so much I realy didnt expect to win

Im featured

Thankyou to McEtsy for featuring my Jack Skellington!!

He is really getting around! who would have thought - and I just did him for a bit of fun!

http://mcetsy.blogspot.com/

He is also doing fab in the etsy challange

http://etsychallenge.blogspot.com/

Great place to get your work noticed by other people so what you waiting for - submit some work!!

and

while you are there if you can spare a vote for Jack in the holiday section and for my teeny panda in the minitures section

Thankyou!!

Fridays feature - needle felting - Fufukitty

Finally I have got round to post the friday feature

Today is Fufukitty

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5303681

What got you started needle felting?

I bought a felting kit on a whim when my favorite fabric store was going out of business and everything was 75% off. After that the kit sat around a long time until one of my good friends had a need for a hair clip that she couldn't buy in a store. She pitched it to me and 24 hours later I was a felter. How long have you been needle felting? Less than a year. Since Feb 2008. Describe your style of work:

I work flat mainly. I think of needle felting a lot like drawing. My pieces have some dimension, but not a lot. I use a lot of color, mixing and blending to create nature-inspired flowers.

How do you promote your items?

I promote on Etsy; web promos. I have a mailing list for shoppers who would like to receive emails about the store. I consign locally in Iowa City, and have received great word-of-mouth promotion from folks.

What/who inspires you?

My grandmother tended her garden as a memorial to my grandfather (whom I never met). I have fond memories of her flower beds; the sun on my face, and warm, sweet smells. She grew all varieties of things. She took the time to teach me all the names of the flowers in her garden. Grannie let me pick flowers, but I had a daily limit.

Can you remember what the 1st thing you made was?

Sure. A small white flower with a turquoise center, sewn to a baby hair clip.

What are you working on right now?

Stocking up for the holidays. I just finished an acorn and oak leaf broach.

If you could only save one of your items from a fire which one would it be?

Aw - none. I love them all, but I love them most as I am working on them. Once they are finished I feel I have to let them go out into the world. I'd be heading into a fire to save my daughter and my dogs. There will always be more wool.