Funky Felter Basic Needle Felting Kit for Beginners Now Available in My Etsy Shop!

After many requests from me for a felting kit, I have finally made one for basic needle felting.  You can find it in my Etsy shop.  I hope to do a few more handmade feltmaking kits in the near future so be on the lookout if you have been longing to learn to felt.

Going Green can be super fun! I never realized all the eco-friendly items available until today.

Recently, I was looking at fiber art related DIY kits on Etsy. I found a really neat needle felting kit at Mary Jane's Attic which has a corn based eco-friendly foam pad. You can see it at the bottom of Mary Jane's Attic's photo above. How cool is that?! It is a very nice alternative to the polyurethane foam pads which are widely used. And, yes, I admit that is what I've been using for years. It has always been the most convenient thing to buy at my local hobby shop. Recently, I have been more conscious of "going green" in my daily life. I'm not a very trendy person so it is not about being trendy to me, but rather about conserving resources for the children that I'd like to have some day and also about saving money and energy in the long run.

After finding that super cool eco-friendly foam pad, I did a Google search to see if I could find out more about it and its manufacturer. Although Mary Jane's Attic has terrific needle felting kits, I really don't need one at this point in my feltmaking journey (believe me, I have too much wool and too many needles stocked up already!), but I was very intrigued by the foam pad itself. I only searched the internet for a few minutes and got side-tracked as usual, but I found an interesting site for eco-shopping called EcoShopper.

When I came across EcoShopper.net, I had to stop and browse. It opened my eyes to all of the eco-friendly products out there that are available. It baffles my mind that there could be a laptop made with cedar wood. It is not only beautiful, but highly functional as well. Go to their site and check it out! You have to see it to believe it! I imagine that I will be exploring EcoShopper.net even more to see what other neat items I can find. And, I will continue my search for the eco-friendly foam pads eventually, but I'm having too much fun now getting side-tracked.

Kudos to Mary Jane's Attic for being so eco-conscious with their DIY kits! You have introduced me to something new and valuable today. Thank you!

NEW Yarn and Bead Kits!

It seems that I have a bit of insomnia tonight - okay, a lot of insomnia! Therefore, I've decided to be productive and go ahead with an announcement that I had planned for tomorrow's blog entry.

I'm introducing my new Yarn and Bead Kits which is very exciting for me. I've combined my hand felted wool beads with matching handspun wool yarn to form a spectacular new embellishment kit. Since I've started spinning yarn on my new drop spindle, I couldn't resist making some matching sets of yarn and beads.

What crafty thing can you use this for? Well, I would suggest using it as embellishment or trim. It would be great for adding some decorative touches to a handmade purse, scarf, sweater, and the list goes on. The beads make great buttons, whether whole or cut in half. It is also nice for scrapbook lovers who want a touch of unique embellishment on their pages. The yarn and beads can be crafted into cards or jewelry too. They could even be used in paper making or book binding. Really, the skies the limit when it comes to crafting possibilities!

You can find several color schemes and combinations of these new Yarn and Bead Kits in my Etsy shop. I also have one available on Mintd. Here are some examples of what's currently available or will be available very soon.