I made my first Trasury on ETSY this morning. These are some of my favourite felt finds on Etsy at the moment.. 
xx Bernie
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Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts
Friday, July 11, 2008
ETSY Treasury
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Custom Needle Felted Dodo
This pretty little Needle Felted Dodo is a custom order for a lady on Etsy whose hubby is bonkers about Dodo's!
I started with a rough sketch of what I imagined a dodo would look like. I focused on the large butt, small wings, short legs and humongous beak! This photo mosaic shows the process from start to finish, including a sneaky peek at the sketch, the initial core of fiberfill and building up the layers:
I started with a rough sketch of what I imagined a dodo would look like. I focused on the large butt, small wings, short legs and humongous beak! This photo mosaic shows the process from start to finish, including a sneaky peek at the sketch, the initial core of fiberfill and building up the layers:
As part of this custom order, I made a smaller dodo which is intended to be used as a keychain. However, when I made it in similar colours to the 'mummy' bird, it didn't look right. So I decided to make him looking like a baby birdie:
And finally, the two of them together. Awww...
Honestly I could have spent hours and hours posing the two of them and taken 100's of photos. There's a few more pics on my Flickr if you want to check them out.
If you like needle felted sculptures, then check out more works on Flickr under the following tags: NFEST (Etsy Needle Felters Street Team), FFFriends (Felting Forum Friends).
Thanks for looking. x Bernie x
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Mi logo es loco!
Playing around on the computer today as my back needed a rest from felting, I had a bit of fun creating a new logo for my shop tags. The inspiration comes from my most favourite felted item. I used a photo of my latest toadstool pincushion (which is presently listed in my Etsy shop, wink wink)....
I then 'traced' over the photo using some photo editing software....
and coloured it in using Paint. Et voila! A new original piece of artwork to use as I see fit.
I thought that I could use it to decorate sales labels and stickers for my felted goods and other wares.
What do you think? Is it too frivilous? I wanted something that represents what I'm making and selling right now. I had been using the fairy avatar as my identifying feature, but as I'm not selling fairies she didn't seem to have a 'relationship' with my stuff.
OK, so maybe it's a work in proress, but it's a start. Feedback would be great. Let me have it, but play nice - I'm a delicate soul! Lol.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Three Scarves Fulled & the Six Foot Tall Lightbox
I love these two pictures. They were both taken in our porch which we hardly ever use (apart from storing junk in!).
The light in there is perfect, kind of like a 6 foot tall lightbox! Amazing... where oh where have I been to miss this one!
Just listed the wrap at the front and the scarf at the back in my Etsy shop. The middle one will be listed later on this week.
The light in there is perfect, kind of like a 6 foot tall lightbox! Amazing... where oh where have I been to miss this one!
Just listed the wrap at the front and the scarf at the back in my Etsy shop. The middle one will be listed later on this week.
I'm just finishing off some felted pouches for Nintendo DS lite games, cameras etc.. and will hopefully be able to add them tomorrow.
Thanks everyone for your feedback on the felted scarf. It's really appreciated!
Monday, June 09, 2008
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Etsy shop update, Toadstool Pincushion listed
I've just listed this needle felted toadstool pincushion in my Etsy shop.
It's a simplified design of the original pincushion which was a gift for a friend during a pincushion swap last year. There isn't as much detail as the original as I wanted an affordable version which took less than a day to make. I hope I haven't oversimplified it... we'll see how it goes.
Thanks for looking.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Etsy shop update, items listed
The following items are listed in my etsy shop this evening, Tuesday 3rd June 2008.
Over the coming weeks I will also be listing other items including hand felted scarves, cushion panels & covers, and other bits'n'bobs so watch this space. Thanks for looking and keep on crafting.
Over the coming weeks I will also be listing other items including hand felted scarves, cushion panels & covers, and other bits'n'bobs so watch this space. Thanks for looking and keep on crafting.
Light blue corsage in BFL wool. Large flower with brooch pin attahced to back. Suitable for bags, hats and lapels. Center is embellished with beads & embroidery.
Close up of embroidery & bead detail.
Rose Garden corsage in shades of green and pink BFL wool. Large flower with brooch pin attached to back. Suitable for bags, hats and lapels. As before, center is embellished with beads & embroidery.
Arrangement of button flowers, a new take on an old idea. Small terracotta pot painted with blue and white acrylic paint. Flowers are wired and entire arrangement is secure. The base of the pot has a felt backing to protect surfaces.
Pink & blue BFL wool, hand rolled felt, cut and shaped into rose. Entire piece is stitched securely onto a 'hat' pin and can be used to embellish just about anything. Not suitable for very delicate or gauze fabrics due to size of pin. Great for bags, hats and jackets alike.
Shades of blue, large felted flower corsage. Needle felted flower, using BFL, Merino & Silk. As before, center is embellished with beads & embroidery. Corsage has a brooch pin attached to back and can be used to decorate bags, hats, jackets etc..
Close up of embellished center.
Small pink flower corsage. Needlefelted using BFL and center embellished as before. Brooch pin affixed to back. Suitable for embellishing hats, bags etc..All of these items are now available to buy from my Etsy shop.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Felting goodies
I'm busy making some felt goodies for my Etsy shop at the moment and will post info when ready. For now though, here's a sneak preview of my experiements and test swatches. Enjoy!
Ok, it doesn't look like much, but trust me, I've been a busy felter. There's bags, flowers, cushion covers, felted soaps (with lovely wooden soap dishes) and wallhangings all in the making.
I've also been playing around with some BFL roving for the first time, as well as a merino/silk blend. Check out Needleworks Pleasure on ebay for her selection of affordable handpainted roving. They're gorgeous!!! And I'm hooked on the merino/silk blend... oh sooooo sooooft!
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Knitting: Shawls & Caplets (with PHOTOS)
I recently finished the 'Comfort Shawl' for my mum. When mum fell and broke her arm and leg a few weeks ago, I immediately wanted to knit her something. I knew she needed a bed jacket that she could wear with the ease of a shawl. Thanks to the clever shaping of the 'Comfort Shawl' it sits comfortably on your shoulders. It was an enjoyable knit and I especially liked how it was constructed. I will try to post some photos later when things are a little quieter here.
Mum has had both of her casts removed - the leg cast was rmoved after 4 weeks and the arm after 6 weeks. Amazing! She's like a giant bandaid and heals so quickly. Lucky woman. The weather is still a little cool in the evenings in Spain so she should be able to get a couple of months wear out of the shawl before putting it away for the Autumn/Winter.
With my new found confidence for shawl knitting, I decided it was time to tackle something bigger. So after a bit of investigation, I chose the Icarus Shawl from The Best of Interweave Knits (the one on the cover). I'm about 25% in, using a laceweight merino yarn that I bought last year from Ebay (I think the seller was called 'Yarn Wise'). I am enjoying knitting this top down shawl and it feels right, you know what I mean?
Not happy with one WIP on the needles, I cast on the Forest Canopy Shawl this morning which I purchased and downloaded yesterday. I'm knitting this in 'Gemini Knits' sockyarn and the pattern is so easy to follow (I can see how more experienced knitters find this a 'quick' knit). What was I so afraid of?
Thankfully both of these shawls are progressing well so far. I clearly wasn't ready for lace shawls last year. Maybe this year I am!
Mum has had both of her casts removed - the leg cast was rmoved after 4 weeks and the arm after 6 weeks. Amazing! She's like a giant bandaid and heals so quickly. Lucky woman. The weather is still a little cool in the evenings in Spain so she should be able to get a couple of months wear out of the shawl before putting it away for the Autumn/Winter.
With my new found confidence for shawl knitting, I decided it was time to tackle something bigger. So after a bit of investigation, I chose the Icarus Shawl from The Best of Interweave Knits (the one on the cover). I'm about 25% in, using a laceweight merino yarn that I bought last year from Ebay (I think the seller was called 'Yarn Wise'). I am enjoying knitting this top down shawl and it feels right, you know what I mean?
Not happy with one WIP on the needles, I cast on the Forest Canopy Shawl this morning which I purchased and downloaded yesterday. I'm knitting this in 'Gemini Knits' sockyarn and the pattern is so easy to follow (I can see how more experienced knitters find this a 'quick' knit). What was I so afraid of?Thankfully both of these shawls are progressing well so far. I clearly wasn't ready for lace shawls last year. Maybe this year I am!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
My Etsy Shop: update - Needle Felted Goodies!
I'm listing these two little critters this evening in my Etsy shop.
The purple bugeyed bird is a petite 2" small. Needle felted in lovely merino wool, the colour is more of a mauve than the bluey purple pictured.
If you're feeling a little grumpy or know somebody who does, how about a teeny Grinch to bring a tiny grin to their chops! At only 2.5" small, this little Grinch is not going to spoil your Christmas spirit!
UPDATE: Mr Grinch has gone bye-byes!
Both of these are sold as seen. I can add either a brooch pin, keychain or hanging thread. I think the Grinch would make a fun addition to your Christmas tree or even to the car rear view mirror!!!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Craftybernie on Etsy
Well, I finally got round to it and have set up a shop on Etsy.There's nothing in it at the moment apart from one custom order.
But I'm hoping to get some bits in there over the coming weeks. It's not going to pay off the overdraft, but maybe it will pay for more fabrics and wool......
I don't want to jinx things so I'll keep it brief. The plans are to include some flower fairies, maybe a pig (or 4), some new pincushions and a few surprises.
I don't want to jinx things so I'll keep it brief. The plans are to include some flower fairies, maybe a pig (or 4), some new pincushions and a few surprises.
More soon. 'Night for now!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Felting: My own red roses
Continuing on from the blue felted flowers I made a couple of weeks ago, here's a few red ones which I think would make great corsages. They would also look nice embellishing a bag so I plan to mount them onto brooch pins.I haven't embellished them yet as I quite like the woolly look and feel. Perhaps once they've been sitting looking at me for a couple of weeks, they'll tell me what they need! :)
This takes me up to two felted flower patterns - one knit & one crochet. I've been thinking of selling them on somewhere like Etsy, but I'm not sure whether to sell a booklet, each pattern individually, or to simply sell the corsages made up. The patterns would be easier and cheaper to sell/post. Hmmm... What do you think? As usual, your comments and feedback would be really appreciated.
We'll talk more about Craftybernie at Etsy soon....
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