art party - felt sushi!

This time it was Christie's turn to bring a craft. She chose this great sushi made out of wool felt. We had so much fun making all kinds of sashimi, sushi and accompaniments!

Heart Felt Folks tell story of The Mitten

It all starts with a little boy who wants his grandma to knit him some white mittens. After that, all kinds of adventure and mayhem ensues. We first learned of this story called "The Mitten" at a Waldorf playgroup, and have been enchanted by these little puppets which help tell the story.

plytextiles rocks with quilted wool felt and fab mittens!

A fellow recyclist, plytextiles uses felted sweaters to make not only functional but practical things, infused with great design elements. It reminds me of a film I saw a while ago, when I worked with Herman Miller. Charles and Ray Eames created an amazing collection on images of good goods. Some were basic images of essentials, like a stack of firewood. Mittens are definitely an essential for me, to keep my always cold fingers warm. More are in progress too, so if you don't see the right pair today, maybe tomorrow they will be ready!

Hmm, quilting with felted wool might just be the way for me to quilt... No seam allowances to keep straight... I would love a whole jacket in this pattern and color scheme!

MiChiMa makes fun felt stuff!

MiChiMa is not one but three crafty creatives in one family. They make sweet felt letters and animals. We are putting all of these on our Christmas list. I wonder if etsy is really Santa's workshop gone public? Probably helps cut down on the last minute confusion there at the North Pole.

Cute for christmas, or on birthday gifts!

Someday, when we are ready to read these are going to be awesome, tactile learning tools, and they come with magnets too! So much better on the refrigerator than the plastic letter we used to have as kids.