Home for Felt

This is my felt collections home.
 I've cleaned it of any speck of dust, housed it with moisture eating camels and protected it against moths and silverfish which would LOVE to make them their lunch.
It's perfect for the job as the whole cabinet is glass except for the back and has a full glass door at the front. You can really get a sense that they are suspended in air and they appear so clear to view.
I think I'll need to buy another display cabinet soon.
Every morning I see them It makes me smile. I can't believe they are right there in my lounge room.
My Beautiful girls and Baobab Tree

Feltoohlala Girls Arrive

Thursday the 10th Feb was just the most exciting day of all so far.
My three Feltoohlala Girls arrived by post all the way from Hungry.
I went to collect the shops post as I do every day at 9.30am each morning. I told myself to not even think that they might be there as it had only been 7 days since Laurence had notified me she had sent them.
There was a red ticket in the box, though this is normal as we get larger post for the shop from time to time.
Heart rate = slightly elevated..... silly as it can't be them.
Hand over the red ticket....
Post office man come out with a neatly wrapped box. I spy a declaration docket attached....
Heart rate = Speeding up!
I see my name!!   I see the word under Sender. HUNGRY!!!!
Heart rate = Off the scale!!!!!!!

Lol I was so excited and got the girls at work to photograph me holding my most anticipated package.
I unwrapped each layer slowly and took some pice to share with you.
See below the photos showing how beautifully packed and wrapped by Laurence they were.
Included was a gorgeous gift box, a personal hand written message, certificates for each doll and a photo folding card showing the process of making Red Riding Woods and Wolf.
They were way more spectacular than I could have dared to imagine.

I'm addicted to Feltoohlala.
I cant WAIT till she makes more!

Thank you Laurence

My Baobab

This is my Needle Felted Baobab Tree.
He was my very first felt item I purchased.
I refer to it as a 'He' as I think he really looks like a He. lol
He was created by an amazing artist who lives in Poland by the name of Bea.
She has a shop on ETSY.com called FforFelt.
Her Alice in Wonderland series is so worth a look.
Bea had just started selling her quirky felt art on etsy and I was her very first customer.
Isn't that just so special? I'm so honored to have this in my collection as the Boabab Trees home and heritage is Australia.

The baobab was among the first trees to appear on the land. 

Next came the slender, graceful palm tree. 
When the baobab saw the palm tree, it cried out that it wanted to be taller. 
Then the beautiful flame tree appeared with its red flower and the baobab was envious for flower blossoms. 
When the baobab saw the magnificent fig tree, it prayed for fruit as well.
The gods became angry with the tree and pulled it up by its roots, then replanted it upside down to keep it quiet...

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And so here it stands - 9" high with branches extending 12" by 7,5". Handcrafted from top quality merino wool. A spacious hollow to keep your little secrets for the next few centuries or so...

Big Fluffy Bumble Bee in Tasmania

 This is one of my favorite photos I took while on my holiday in Tasmania in 2009.
Kristy took me stay at a bed and breakfast her two friends run an hour out of Hobart. Sorry can't remember the name.
In their beautiful garden where the only sound is the gentle whisper of wind and hum of big fat fluffy bumble bees busy doing bumble bee business.
Wisteria hangs lazily inviting them to visit.

Very beautiful

Alice Wonderland

This is the third piece I purchased from Laurence at Feltoohlala on ETSY.
Titled Alice Wonderland.
It's a different style of doll which is called 'Matrioshka', this is where the sculpture has no legs.
She comes with a bottle labeled 'Drink Me'
She was created for a ETSY challenge quarterly blog event.
Her facial features are just so delicate and sweet.

My dolls are about eight inches / 20cm made entirely from wool, needle felted by hand with no stuffing.

Some may have a piece of lace or textile or beads to decorate the dress or the hair, but basically pure wool is my favorite material. 

They are not intended for young children, to play roughly with, actually they rather are decorative items although very nice to touch and hold in the hand.

This doll is one of a kind and my own design. It won´t be reproduced.

I keep the right to use the image of the doll once it is sold however.

This is Alice, she was made for the Etsy ADo team 2nd quarterly blog event.

(She has the key so she can go back whenever she wants!)

Little RED Riding Woods and Wolf

This is my second Feltoohlala creation titled Little RED Riding Woods and Wolf.
She was created for a Challenge on a club Laurence belongs to called 'Art Dolls Only'.
The challenge called for a doll with a theme from the Grimms Fairy Tales.
I just am so excited about receiving them. They left Hungry 2 days ago and should arrive in 10.

This is Laurence's post to describe Red

RED is my favourite doll I created up to now.
It is because she is the very first I gave features closer to a "real doll", with legs and arms, and specific facial expression...and a mini armature too.

She is entirely made of wool felt, with needle felting as usual, one of a kind, and my own design.
She is not a child toy even if she comes from tale!

She is about one foot (30cm) tall, silk hair, knitted cap, and leather boots. 
She comes with a straw basket and cloth in it (the piknic is gone!).
Her clothes are removeable as for the boots, the dress, hat, and underskirt.
There are details like a ripped sleeve and hole on her tight on the knee area, which is intentional, after all, she plays with a wolf!
Red would need a stand (not provided)to feel comfy on her feet!

And of course Mister WOLF is accompanying her too.
He is armatured also and measures about 6 inches,(15cm), from front foot to ear, and about 12 inches (30cm) in total length, but all depends on its pose.

RED and Mister WOLF love having fun and they like to play the good old tale about them.
But at the end Mister Wolf is just a big big dog, the kind some girls like to walk at night, alone in the streets, and would not get bothered.
Mister Wolf is Red real best friend.

Marion and Her Bears

This is just one of my newly found Needle Felted Armature figures I have purchased in the last week.
She has been created by and amazing French artist who lives and works in Budapest, Hungry.
Laurence is her name ( Laurent for boy )  she is just so talented!
This one she has entitled 'Marion and her Bears'
Here is her description of what inspired her to put 1 month of hands and barbed needle to super fine wool to bring her to life.

Marion is one of my first armature doll, and it is a new design from me, in which I have great interest.

She is needle felted by me and my own design of course.

She is around 11 inches (27cm) tall, and comes with a white polar bear and a brown little bear wearing a collar.

She wears a tiny decorative golden bell on an orange piece of leather around her neck, her hair is tied in a girlish way.

She can take off her white silk chiffon tutu, but not the pink satin shoes.

You can move her head, arms and legs, she needs a stand(not provided) to safely stand by herself, however in a composition like on pictures, she can be helped by her bears.

They will come in a box.

They are not intended for children as a toy. 

Marion is orphaned and that is why she comes so well along with those young bears...they will need a home with warmth and kindness.