Re- inspire yourself.

After a bit of a drought on the felting front, I re-inspired myself with some amazing alpaca that I bought at an Australia Alpaca Day celebration- which was pretty funny in itself! So I made this special scarfe, I really wanted to play with a different way of finishing the edges of the scarfe so I made little holes and loops, which ended up working a lot better than expected if I may say so! It was lovely being back at the felting board! But I haven't been again for a couple of weeks- I have too much homework! But it is winter so it is felting season, I'm gearing up for a good one! The second scarfe I have here is one of the first I ever made, I just realised I haven't ever put it up! I made it for my partner but it was too girly for him apparently so when I saw my cousin wearing a lovely knitted dress and a top that matched the blue perfectly, around her neck it went! Here she is with it.

but wait there's more!

A few more bits! BOOTIES! My pride and joy! I love these! you can order them from me at my etsy shop www.alouk.etsy.com, yummy yummy yummy! And one of my favourite scarves, Summer to Winter, which I have given to a friend named Annie.

The Felted Bonanza continues

A few more, the Caramel and the Snow Queen, and another little random one. The Snow Queen and the Caramel feature some wool that my grandad pulled out of the back of a cupboard for me, it is so fine and soft it is incredible! The Caramel is now with Sara Sister, the Snow Queen eagerly awaits her new home!

A felted bonanza begins!

Well well, throughout a pause in blogging I went felt crazy, here are some of my most recent felted bits and pieces! I was part of the ODD + EVEN Makers Market that was held on the 20th of December in Salamanca, so I felted every day for a week straight getting things ready! Geepers I was happy when market day came and I could just sit in a chair for hours, I was so sore! a number of these sold, and some were given as gifts to friends and family. I hope everyone had a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Making a Baby Blanket!

On a lovely day in Sandfly four of us each made a felted square to become a baby's blanket, we each had a season to draw some sort of inspiration from, in the pictures they are in the order, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring. We are now working on sewing down all the little loose hairy bits that a little baby is sure to suck at then we will sew them onto a woolen blanket, I think that it is likely to be a bit of a mat rather than a blanket to rug up in...as the baby will be living in Cairns! Little bubba is due in January- yay!

My Mania

I made this wall hanging to be displayed at the Sustainable Living Expo that was held in Hobart over the first weekend in November. It is wet and dry felted. The nice curly bits of wool are from my Grandads collection from when he used to spin, my Grandma used to dye it.

Felted scarves! at alouk.etsy.com

Here are two more scarves! One that I have shown before with silly pictures, so these are nicer ones! Find these for sale at alouk.etsy.com! The second one was made just after I went to the the Botanical Gardens, when it was gearing up for the tulip festival, so it is called the tulip scarfe!

the beginning of felt....

A bit of the felting process! I actually haven't got the final product up loaded yet, but will get it here shortly. I made this one after I went to the Botanical Gardens and saw all the tulips on show....its the first felt that I have made that has some sort of picture involved...not sure how comfortable I am with that! ha ha, will have some more nice felt on here soon :)

A felted adventure

For my mum, however modelled by myself as mum was not wearing clothing with appropriate colours!I didn't think rainbow thermals quite complemented this shawl/scarf/cape! This was wet felted, merino and silk, yummy colour mix from the Hand Dyers, Spinners and Weavers Guild of Tasmania, Claret from the same lovely ladies! My favourite shawl dimensions so far, just the right thickness to save you from that little nip in the Spring wind, especially in Hobart at the moment!

Felted silk/merino scarfe! First Etsy item!

A felted scarfe! Finally I have got around to putting some felt on here, this one is for sale too! If you like it, visit www.alouk.etsy.com, my shop, where you can buy it! Alouk :)