Moving to a new blogging home

Just a quick note to say that I have decided to move my blogging home over to wordpress.com as  I just feel happier using wordpress than blogger!

My new address is www.awoolytale.wordpress.com

I look forward to seeing you over there!

Jo

Needle Felted Christmas Card

Hello there and thank you for dropping by by my little place on the web!

For a little while now I have been constantly switching between card making and needle felting.  I work full time so that always leaves me wishing I had more time for one or the other!  I have an addiction to stationery so can never stay away from card making for too long.  However, I love the creative freedom that Needle Felting gives me  plus I can needle felt a characted far better than I could ever draw it and i love the touchy feely nature if it!

I found myself wishing there was a way I could combine both...then suddenly it dawned on me that there was!  Wool roving is incredibly light which makes it a perfect medium for creating elements to go on cards!  I knew I didn't want to create a 'wool painting'  which is what many people do when combining needle felting and cards,although I adore looking at 'wool paintings' and some are truly incredible,it just isn't my style! My favourite style of needle felting is sculpural so, after a few false starts, I finally completed my first needle felted Christmas card featuring Doogie - Santa's Chief Sellotaper!

He took far longer than expected so I need to try and get the time it takes me to make them down otherwise I will still be making this years cards next year! Other than that I am thrilled with the way the card turned out!  He is very kookie which is the look I wanted him to have but, my other half did point out that he wouldn't be to everyones taste! I think my sister will adore him though and she is very heavy handed with the sellotape herself when it comes to wrapping presents so I am could sure she could do with a bir of his wisdom!

Anyway, I would love to hear your thoughts on him!  I love the fact that he makes the card so touchy feely and one that, hopefully, one that will be framed and used as a Christmas decoration in years to come rather than relegated to the card draw!

It has been so long since I blogged but I always enjoyed taking part in Handmade Monday hosted by Wendy Massey of 1st Unique Gifts so I went off in search of her blog, for a momnent I paniced that it was no more but it seems that she has cimply crteated a new placed called Handmade Habour phew!  so I'm off not to take a good look around - it looks very interesting!

Thank you for reading and I hope you stop by again soon!

Jo