New Skills - Blog Posts

Work has been very busy lately, so now I'm suuuuper behind, but here's the second needle felted gift I made. It was supposed to be a husky, but it kinda looks more chinchilla-y with the tail... this was my first attempt without using step-by-step instructions, so I just kinda free-styled it.

Needle felting attempt 4! This is the first in the series I'm making as presents for other people. In my heart of hearts while I was making him he became Harry the Hedgy, but ultimately the name will be determined by their new owner. Hopefully identifiable as a hedgehog friend. On to the next one!

Oof, been a minute due to a minor hand injury and work being extra busy, but here's needle felting attempt 3! Still a little wonky, but I think I'm getting a little better! The fine details like the ears, hands, and stripes gave me some trouble, so I'll focus on improving those next! Wish me luck!

Attempt 2 at felting. Still a few problems with proportion, but I think I'm getting better at shaping and texture. Only one way to get better! Say hi to this little bunbun!

I decided to try felting. Here's my first attempt... it's a dragon... I think his face says it all. I'm sorry sir, I promise to learn from my mistakes so your siblings will not suffer as you have suffered.

Exam: passed.

Thinner branches: done.

Now I need to figure out which part to work on next...

Getting closer to finishing the thinner branches! Hopefully I'll have more time to work on this once I've finally taken my licensure exam. Wish me luck!

Day ??? of embroidery

Life has very much gotten in the way. Still working on the branches for the trees, but I'm making progress!

Day 1 of teaching myself embroidery! Can you believe just this took me almost an hour and a half? Not even a full branch done yet! But by the end I was averaging about one stitch per minute, so hopefully I'll get faster as I go! Wish me luck!