If you want to make this season warm and cosy all you need are family , friends , some tasty treats and oh yes FELT. If you haven't been motivated to learn to felt yet by all my warm fuzzy posts this should do it. Felt making is kind of like wearing warm cosy mittens. So put on Sufjan Steven's Songs for Christmas gather some wool fleece, some smooth stones, wreath forms from your local craft shop and make some felted cheer. You can use the previous tutorial I posted for the stones and to felt over the wreath forms all I did was tease some strips of merino sliver and wrap it over the form in layers with slightly different angulations. I used warm soapy water to wet it and then the rubbing began. You can't throw these in the washing machine to do it the lazy girl's way but you can enlist some help from the children or your partner to rub. It doesn't need to be hard felted so don't worry about rubbing until the sheep come home. It is the little bumps, rolls and inconsistencies that make us ( oops I meant to say hand made felt) so very special and lovable. I have decided to make grey an official christmas color this year.

And now taking the warmth outside to the forest.

Just a little reminder it is the last day to enter the contest by leaving a comment after last Sunday's post. I will draw a name when I get home after 10 hours at work today. Stay healthy and warm my friends.
As always gotta love the felted
stones.... and wreaths are always
fun!! Thanks once again for a
whole new way to make and use
them! But I have to say my
favorite is the mushroom ones!!!!
They are too cute... and fun!
And your sweet bird look so at
home!
And of course gray is a christmas
color!
Fun as always,
Rane and Leo...(bad dream about
cookies..*he ate too many last
night! LOL! poor boy!)
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Posted by: Rane | November 12, 2008 at 04:11 AM
Wow. These were all so great. I am continually amazed by your work. Lovely!
Posted by: Elizabeth | November 12, 2008 at 09:28 AM
GLORIOUS!!! I love these and, yes, I think I'll add gray to my palette for the holidays, too! What fantastic photos... I've come to expect them, but still find myself gasping. I especially love the wreath in the tree framing the woods and then holding the nest.
Posted by: mayaluna | November 12, 2008 at 11:58 AM
I cannot begin to tell you how much I love that Sufjan album (and every Sufjan album, for that matter). Lovely coziness in it and in your warm creations.
Posted by: Kristena | November 12, 2008 at 11:59 AM
I agree with Maya--the wreath in the tree with the nesting bird is a perfect shot. It's very Resurrection Fern!
Posted by: Patricia | November 12, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Pretty.................. Really can't decide which one I like best - they are simply all adorable!
Posted by: Simone / Loops&Stitches | November 12, 2008 at 05:06 PM
i love the felt mushrooms. !!! & sufjan
Posted by: | November 12, 2008 at 09:32 PM
Once again you have come up with an interesting creation. I have to say my favorite is the plain white wreath with the crochet in the middle.
Posted by: Jennifer | November 13, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Wonderful creations, beautiful blog!
Ciao dall'Italia, Elena
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