Needle Felted Sugar Skulls

 

These projects were a bit different than the 3D pieces I've done. The sugar skulls are low relief. so the backs won't be seen!  Yea!  Less finishing!  Also, fun fact - you don't stab your fingers nearly as much, because most of the work is done with the piece on your felting surface!

I had so much fun with this idea that I want to take it another step and do zombie portraits and Halloween skulls, masks and such!  Ooh, tikis! I LOVE tikis!  So many possibilities!

I mounted the finished pieces by gluing them into dimensional (keepsake) frames.  Then I embellished them with some Blumenthal Lansing buttons, silk flowers, gems, studs and two little ceramic heart buttons that I made a while back.

Off to more needle felting therapy!

Love and blessings

Candace

My New Role

I am about to take on the roll of Creative Play Muse for Cool2Craft!!! Tomorrow at noon, Eastern Standard Time, I will fill you in on all the details! Check out the Cool2Craft Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=342077966832&ref=ts#!/Cool2Craft?ref=ts and scroll down to the Cool2Craft Live button on the left to tune in!

I'll be presenting a monthly Creative Play theme for you to run with. You'll send in your entries which will be posted on the Cool2Craft web site at
http://cool2craft.com/
AND on the Hive at
http://creatingthehive.com/group/cool2craftcreativeplay
 Play on!

Needle Felted Pumpkin

I'm doing an online class through Joggles.com. It's a needle felted pumpkin class! I just finished the first lesson and it was awesome!
The instructions are easy. There are plenty of pictures so you know what your wool should look like at each step.
The only draw back is that you don't know what the cost of supplies will be when you buy the class. The supply list is emailed to you one week before the class begins. Joggles.com sells the supplies, sometimes as a class kit. The kit for this class cost as much as the class. In my case, the kit was the best option because I have no knowledge of felting. But I might not have signed up for the class had I known the cost in advance.
Anyway, it is very cool and I can see all kinds of applications for needle felting.