There have been lots of things that I’ve found inspiring lately that I would like to share here. Let’s start right away.
Bugs and Fishes is a blog I just found yesterday. She is both a blogger and Etsy seller who is undertaking something that I think is worthy of praise: crafting 365 days this year. For some, this is no big deal, but for many of us, life gets hectic and being creative gets pushed to the wayside. She is taking charge of that and doing what she enjoys every day. Also, she has the cutest felt pins! My favorite is the lucky pants pin, freaking awesome mustaches, and her mobiles.
Felt was something stupid until recently. I thought it was something cheap that soccer mom’s bought to get their kids to shut up. It looked cheap and childish and like the worst kind of homemade craft. But it’s people like her that have been changing my mind. Her work is awesome! So creative and bright. She uses the flexibility and the funky colors to her advantage and takes something that I thought was dumb and proved me wrong. Well, I can’t give her all the credit, but she’s a perfect example. There have been lots of instances that have slowly been winning me over.
It all started with this- Anna Marie Horner’s felt garland. Simple, cool, and fun. It struck me as odd that someone so talented would use the evil felt. That and the fact that I liked it. Then I started noticing felt more and more often. Faces for stuffed dolls. Pins. Accents. It… didn’t look so bad after all.
How about the awesome felt rugs, oak leaf kits, or their pillows that I saw in… was it Domino? All found at Illu Stration, one of the most inspiring stores I’ve found in a long time that I got from this cool blog, Fabulously Green.
http://flickr.com/photos/12218158@N05/2056083566/
And this is just stuff you can do with the cheapie sheets. I wasn’t even aware that you could make your own felt. That blew my mind. It’s something that you don’t think about because you buy it at the store, but it has to come from somewhere. But the things that people do with their own is amazing, like felting your dog’s fur. Or like these.
http://flickr.com/photos/12218158@N05/2056103166/
It’s not just for kids. If you knew this before, than share your inspiration with me. If not, let me invite you to the dark side. I’m so happy when I find something that’s suddenly cool for me. Like quilting or knitting. I didn’t like them either, but here I am. I love how many doors can open for you in the craft world.
I would also like to thank Megan at The Scent of Waterfor answering my million questions about getting the mosaics right. I got them right this time. Now I just have to figure out how to use my damn Flickr page to show them properly.
I’m hopeless.
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