New for 2011 Critter Onions and a Needle felted mouse with Swiss Cheese

I just listed my Critter Onions in my Etsy shop, perfect little homes for your little critters such as mice, gerbils and hamsters. I can make them bigger or smaller so if you would like one to fit your animal let me know and I'll try to fulfill your request. We have 2 little robo hamsters and they love theirs. We stuffed it with fluffy nesting material and they love to cuddle up in it. They started chewing on it but that's ok since I used all eco and animal friendly materials such as 100% cotton (non-dyed) thread, jute and/or hemp rope. Find them in my shop at http://www.etsy.com/listing/65028396/robo-hamster-or-mouse-house-called?ref=v1_other_2

Then meet Rufus, a little needle felted mouse who has his own piece of needle felted Swiss Cheese. He comes in his own little box which has real rose pedals on it so it smells like pretty roses not cheese! If you're interested in purchasing the little guy or you just want to see more pictures of him go to my shop at http://www.etsy.com/listing/65028959/needle-felted-mouse-on-needle-felted

HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEARS EVERYBODY!

nonteamchallenge 12 treasury on Etsy

I was bummed I missed out on entering last week's challenge for the nonteamchallenge treasury on Etsy but this week I made sure I entered it and voila here it is. Let me know what you think. The item we had to build the treasury around was the beautiful knitted cowl in a beautiful watercolor yarn from Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/impossiblyalice

Starting to work on Valentines Day stuff!

I figured I might as well make a treasury related to the V-Day! Here it is. Lots of beautiful and delicious items listed so go and check it out.

More Treasuries ...

I've been lucky to have some of my items featured in treasuries made up by other Etsy Artists. I am always very thankful for them taking the time to make a treasury and featuring one of my items. It's always a thrill to see how another artist looks at your work and how they incorporate your arts and crafts in a treasury.

For those of you trying to figure out how to get a copy/picture of those treasuries listed in your blog here is the link to how I did it this time. http://www.craftcultwidget.blogspot.com/ I've done it another way before but that didn't give me the capability to click on the treasury and being whizzed off to that specific treasury on Etsy so you can take a closer look at the specific items listed. This is a test so bare with me. If it doesn't work properly please let me know. Thank you!

My striped felted baby shoes are in this one by seller mirthmarket http://www.etsy.com/shop/mirthmarket?ga_search_query=mirthmarket&ga_search_type=seller_usernames on Etsy.



My little baby seal is listed in this one by seller grahtoestudio http://www.etsy.com/shop/grahtoestudio on Etsy. He's still looking for a home! The seal that is. :0)



This one is curated by my friend Missie who has a wonderful jewelry shop on Etsy which you can find here http://www.etsy.com/shop/MissieRabdau?ga_search_query=missierabdau&ga_search_type=seller_usernames My snowflake felted scarf was featured in this lovely treasury.

Two hearts later ... on the needle felting machine!

So I got to play with my new needle felting machine today a Singer ER10 and I love it! I made a couple of hearts and ended up making a Valentine's day cuff or you can use it as a cup cozy as well. I used a piece of white silk fabric and layered it with sheep's fleece, yarn, bits and pieces of scrap felt from other projects and went to town. It is so easy to use, the trick is to put the pedal to the metal to prevent needles from breaking. When you go flat out it's very easy to move the material around in different directions to do the felting. I noticed the best way is to move around in circles. I finished the back of the cuff with a piece of fulled cashmere/wool fabric from an old cardigan, the loop to close it is elastic thread which I crocheted and the button is metal. I put a couple brads onto the hearts, which I embroidered with some cotton thread and voila ... here is my cuff. It's for sale in my http://www.etsy.com/listing/64782836/needle-felted-mixed-media-valentine-cuff PurplePlatypus shop on Etsy where you can find more pictures of it as well.

Happy Holidays!

Just wanted to thank all my loyal customers and blog visitors for coming back to visit me this year. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Be safe, be happy and most importantly ... believe!

Knitting pattern books for sale!

I decided it's time to de-stash my library of arts and crafts books. I just listed 5 of them for sale in my http://www.etsy.com/shop/PurplePlatypus?ref=seller_info Etsy shop. Four of them are knitting books and one is a fabric/home decoration book. I got plenty more of them but I need to find time to take pictures of them. I love all my books but I figured it would be better if they would find another crafty person to enjoy them. They are all in perfect condition so you're getting a good deal for the prices I'm asking. If you would be interested in more then one let me know and I might be able to give you a deal. Keep on the look out for more of them to come. Got some jewelry books I need to get rid of ... just don't have the time to do it all. I have a huge collection of felting books but I'm not going to get rid of any of those for right now.

I can't wait till Santa comes! I know what he's bringing me this year and I want to get going on some new projects using my new toy but I guess like all kids ... I will have to wait till Christmas morning to open my present ... darn!