I'm Featured in the Arts Section at PresentMagazine.com - an Online Kansas City Publication

A couple of months ago a local freelance writer, Kristin Maun, contacted me about doing an article that featured my felted creations and techniques. She came to my home and interviewed me. Then she wrote a wonderful article. Just this week, I was informed that her article was going to be published in the Arts Section at PresentMagazine.com, a local area Kansas City online publication. I was thrilled to be featured in their latest article about local area artists. A big thanks to Present Magazine and Kristin for their stellar work! Please click here to read the entire article.

Yay! My needle felted flower pendants have been featured on Cuteable!

I got a little email yesterday from Lynsey at Cuteable. It was letting me know that my needle felted flower pendants were being featured in a post. I am honored and thrilled! Thanks so much to Lynsey!

If you regularly stop by my blog, you've probably seen me post a few times by now about one of my felted goodies being featured somewhere. You may be wondering how to get your lovely handcrafted items noticed and featured. There's a great article over at Modish about contacting blogs to submit your work. It is a must read in my opinion and is very well written. That is actually where I got the idea to get in touch with Cuteable about my felted goodies, and they responded which in turn became a feature for my needle felted flower pendants.

If you are trying to grow your hobby into a business or just want more sales, it is vital to get your name out there for the recognition and free exposure. This means that you may need to take the initiative and spread the word yourself so don't be shy! Go ahead - send out a polite email or two and let others know about your quality handcrafted items. The worst that can happen is no response at all which is where you started anyway. And, not all of my features have been through contacting blogs and sites. Most of them come from those blogs and sites finding me first, but this is because I have a strong online presence and good product to offer. Essentially, it is a big marketing circle. Don't be afraid to reach out to site and blogs, but also do your best to have a good brand and online presence for them to find you too.

I've been Storqued! Etsy's blog features my article on felt trends and felting!

I'm super excited about Etsy's blog, The Storque, featuring an article that I wrote about felt trends and felting! I worked with Vanessa, a terrific Etsy admin, to compose this article about all things felt. I often times forget that many, many people don't know any more about felt than what they see in the acrylic felt sheets in local hobby and craft supply stores (which isn't true wool felt anyway!). Felting is really an art form unto itself. It is most certainly a learned skill that lends itself to creating wonderful fiber art and wearable items.


Anyway, before I wax on about my love of felting, you can read more about felt trends and felting in my Storque article. Now I'm off to dream of fuzzy felted goodies . . .

Yay! I've been featured . . .

Linda Lanese, CraftGossip.com's Felting Editor, featured my blog and felt making on their wonderful site. You can check out the article here, and perhaps leave a nice comment or two (hint, hint!). I also recommend exploring their entire site, www.craftgossip.com, as it is full of excellent information on all kinds of arts and crafts. If you're a felt maker, be sure to check out their felting section. A big "Thanks" to Linda and craftgossip.com for such kind words. I'm honored to have been featured!