Winter Warmers

I was delighted when I got a proper needle felting mat in my Christmas stocking thanks Santa :)

and after a few weeks of tidying and reorganising my studio I got a chance to sit down a few days ago and have fun with it

.... and made these warm fuzzy felt brooches

the top fibres are much more sparkly, similar to the hex beads in real life, its difficult to capture this

its nice to be using up some of my stash, I aim this year, to only use what I have and get it out of the drawers and enjoyed :)

I'm almost done with the studio sort out, doing it in small doses with creative time out inbetween, makes it much more enjoyable and manageable. There are no major changes, just a couple of shelves added here and there. It's more of a rethinking on where and how I store things in relation to where I work with and use them.

thanks for stopping by

Yvonne x

Arte y Pico Award ~ Me? Thank You!

Yesterday my lovely friend Sue awarded me the Arte y Pico Award. Her journal pages and thoughts are in inspiration to me and you must visit her flickr pages to view the wonderful images she captures with her camera. Thank you Sue :o)
This award is for blogs filled with art and creativity ~ there are some rules attached to this award and in passing it on to others they are as follows;
1. You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contributes to the blogging community, no matter what language.
2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his/her blog to be visited by everyone.
3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her/him the award itself.
4. The award winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico’ blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.
5. To show these rules.
Here are the 5 wonderful blogs I have chosen whom I feel deserve this award for inspiring me.
Firstly to Judy I know you have been awarded this before but I can’t not include you because when I first started my blog your blog was and continues to be such a wonderful source of inspiration and colour and your kindness and personality shine through everything you do :o)
Secondly to Susan Lenz a wonderful fiber artist who is organizing what must be the largest fiber art ATC swap and exhibition which you can read all about here at Cyberfyber. I was delighted to be able to swap a fiber ATC and Postcard for one each of Susan’s
Next I send this award to Aileen a fab fiber artist who works with felt and fused fabrics & who started a wonderful flickr group called Handmade in Scotland inviting so many wonderful Scottish artists and creative people to join together & display their work.
The Lone Beader is my next Choice, a dedicated beader who has the patience of a saint and creates the most fabulous works of art. Watch her build up a picture from day to day Check out The Hijack & Fire Truck.
And to Julia a textile artist who’s day to day stitching and beautiful modern designs are always a delight to see check out her Etsy shop Materialised
I hope you all enjoy a visit to these blogs….

New things for Etsy

I'm quite excited today and a bit tired, all day I have been editing images and finally uploading my new felted pieces to my Etsy shop. Anyone who lives in Scotland will know how frustrating the daylight at this time of year can be and how difficult it is to get good shots of your work. I like using natural light.

I would be delighted if anyone would take the time to have a little look in my Etsy shop and tell me what you think. I'm new to needle felting and have had so much fun.

I also used a couple of machine embroidered pieces & did some more machine embroidered jewellery which I'm hoping to get uploaded tomorrow...... now I need to catch up with the housework and think about feeding my Husband & children.

I hope you enjoy your visit to Etsy if you do go, there are so many talented people there with so many nice things to inspire........

Never Felt Better!

A Felted Flower ~ First attempt with my felting needles

I like it.....I think the needle felting process is very therapeutic

While I await the next phase of the 'workshop build' this is my temporary workspace. I have taken over the dining area of our home to set up some creative space. Its wonderful that just one table of space can make a difference, can make you feel so much better! ....Of course I have always been able to use this table during the day but the added bonus now is.........I'm not having to clear it up in the evenings!

I have a stash of flat felted pieces & a whole bag of wool tops from a workshop I did about 6 years ago and more recently have become tempted to try needle felting, I purchased my felting needles from 'Mayjanesattic' & found 'Felted bags and Boots' so glad I finally got round to having a go with it all this week.