Um, busy?

Busy, busy, busy.  Isn't that from a kid's movie?  Well, here I sit with a spinning head, and not much else currently spinning!  Things have been characteristically crazy here at Felt Well.  I guess that's par for the course for a full time working mom with a seriously huge amount of hobbies and a (small) business.

Happening recently, crochet, horseback riding (Yeah!), correcting, household item sorting and culling, more horse stuff (Yeah!), needle felting, spinning, and craft class prep.  I recently also sold my needle felted sun, which made me very happy.  Hopefully the person receiving it as a gift will be equally happy.

So, here is a pic of a recently commissioned sea turtle:

Once this little guy had swum off to his new home I started on a pretty little dragon whelp which is still in the works,  and I've been slowing spinning up some yarn:

which will eventually turn into something resembling this first skein:

though hopefully with a bit more yardage.

So, I hope you are happily busy, or not, according to your choice, in your life as well!  Time to get on to the next thing...

My first Felt Well Workshop!

So, pretty much ever since I started needle felting I've been wanting to share this very cool craft with others.  Whenever I make a new creation I'm amazed all over again at what the wool can be persuaded to do with a little bit of poking. ")    So, I'm taking the plunge and holding my first workshop.  HURRAY!  Now I'll probably be both excited and nervous to see how it goes.  All the information is below:

Learn Needle Felting with

Amy Brown of

Felt Well Woolies

Make your own Suffolk sheep!

Learn basic needle felting techniques that you can use on any project: rolling basic shapes, connecting shapes, making eyes, and creating texture!

Materials included: foam pad, 3 felting needles, rolling stick, all wool needed for your sheep, and yours to keep.

When: Sat., February 25^th, 2012

9am to 3pm

Where: The First Church in Ludlow, 859 Center St. Ludlow, MA 01056

Cost: $40.00 and please bring a lunch and drink.

Who: Limited to ten participants.

Email: feltwellwoolies@verizon.net to register