needle felt cupcakes - oh, so sweet

needle felt cupcakes - oh, so sweet
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Vanilla cupcake with lavender frosting and accented by a deep purple flower. magnet backed pin/broach

fabric

fabric for pendant banner
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*Swoon* it happens, drop into the fabric part of a store and start falling in love with fabrics. . . a bit of this, a bit of that . . . the cart gets full and the husband's face gets . . . . . . . .well, you all know the LOOK. I got just a scant 1/2 yard of each fabric for a pendant banner to hang on my booth and maybe brighten a corner of my home at other times. . .

Ready decorated like a speed horse

Ready decorated like a speed horse
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Running agility at 4-H dog show fair, painted like a speed horse just for laughs. . . won Intermediate B

Bailey, 3 yo first show

Bailey, 3 yo first show
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showing jr horse at 4-H, Bailey did good. . . even flying lead changes in Reining

playing in the rain

playing in the rain
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y playing with his 4-H dog in the rain soaked yard. Thanks IKE for making it all the way to Michigan! Well, the boys and dogs had fun and the horses love eating the new growth of grass. . . me, I sobbed for the missed craft show. . .

fall tote

fall tote
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13"x13" brown pre-made tote with fantasy design of flowers. . . the yellow,orange,burgandy blend of wool was called Fire and I've used it here and on my pumpkin pins. . .So lovely

fall & holloween

fall & holloween
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I'm making some more guinea pigs. . . they still need their feet and I'm thinking of adding longer hair on the sorrel one. And the 2 pumpkins need leaves and pin backs and the flag need pin back

Has anyone had much luck with heavy duty magnets instead of traditional pinbacks?

Update: The magnet backs are working well and selling even better!

Here is a comment from a happy pumpkin owner: Wonderful, wonderful. Already got a compliment my first time wearing it!! Great transaction and seller. Thanks.

Yes, It's Almost Fall

Yes, It's Almost Fall
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Pumpkin pin cushion stuffed with felted sweater scraps. . . new and recycled, pretty and useful. . . What more could you ask for?

Well, maybe it to be used as a sculpture because it is so pretty.

Think Summer Tote

Think Summer Tote
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I designed this lovely tote bag for my self with LOTS of pockets but then purchased a larger wool carrying box and now can't use it. . .Extra deep, large tote with 6 pockets & key ring. The exterior pockets just make me smile. Now, what do I do with it. . .

craft show - Middleville left table top

craft show - m'v left table top
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Ready doing her normal for a craft show. . . laying around until someone interesting wants to pet her. I'm wondering if I should have put up atleast one side curtain to create a blank wall behind the hanging purses. . . well considering that this is my first stand alone (not farmer's market table) booth, I'm pretty happy.

Husband's dog agility jump on the left side of the booth and daughter's barbed wire wreath hanging on the tent post on the right. . . didn't have either of the little boys along, so I didn't have to design room for their sculpty clay creations.

FSAM Sept. 7

My youngest son made the trip to FSAM with me (boys fighting to go to Craft Shows to sell with MOM, don't you LOVE it!!) and sold one of his Pokemon type sculpty creatures!!!! He was so excited and then played the harmonica with the local guitarist, he had the harmonica less than 24 hours and was playing for Money (he made all of a $1 tip). How exciting for a young boy!!!

Watching the children stretch and grow is so rewarding. . .

Artists for Animals at FSAM booth

My middle son and I are featured in this picture from FSAM blog. Aprons, purses, barbed wire art, needle felt jewelry, and needle felt sculpture. My son is working on his Twisted View Sculpty Shop items, which was next to me and I set up a Am. Pit Bull Informational Booth on the other side of that.

We have even been thanked by people for having Ready attend these event with us and giving the APBT breed some much needed positive exposure. Not that having her along is a hardship, she is very well trained and a joy to show off.

LOL, she is better than candy for drawing people's interest, whither they like dogs or the breed or not.

Palomino in the Roses Bucket Purse

Palomino in the Roses Bucket Purse
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extra large wool sweater felted and sewn into a bucket purse with a needle felted palomino portrait on it. Lined with palomino shaded satin and 2 wool pockets.

recycled owl on apron

recycled owl on apron
Originally uploaded by PitBullLadyDesigns

Craft Fair Apron made out of my fav fabrics (canvas type) and accessorized for my Needle Felting and sewing needs. Large recycled felt owl holds my seam ripper & small gold scissors and a pocket in just the right spot for small pieces of roving while I'm poking a project.

Just above the owl is a small pocket perfect for my phone or book on tape / Ipod that even I can't spill water on and the lower pocket is perfect for craft fair needs or dog treats. . . LOL

BaaBaa Black Sheep

pitbullladydesigns summer creations 031 sq
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Needle felted colored Corridale grace these 2 felt squares. . . green now and red in a few days. For an entry in Felting and Needle Felting Forum Challenge!

Animal Portraits Win A Gold Ribbon

fair horse & agility 002 (2)
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My needle felted animal heads have a Gold Ribbon Award from Barry County Fair Open Class and a paid trip to 2009 MI State Fair (unless they sell of course)!!!

best second day photo

best second day photo
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My second attempt at a Craft/Art Sale booth Ever!!!! I'm much happier than from my first try the week before.

The metal framework & tables are permanent and I borrowed the tent.

The sign is a gift from my husband and the artwork is a original from a picture of my Daughter's Ready that I use for my flyer.

My 2 boys have a small piece of table just to the picture's right with sculpty clay sculpture and then I put up a Pit Bull Information Booth on the end of that.

Guinea Pigs

Guinea Pigs
Originally uploaded by PitBullLadyDesigns

Needle felt Guinea Pigs' make their first run to an art show and loved it. High pitched squeals & stamping feet are their way of showing excitement, luckily the needle felt one are bred to be quiet. Drama is wearing a taco as his holloween costume. If you get the joke please let me know. . . it has flopped with most people so far.

Both these lovelies sold in 3 hours of listing them on Etsy to a lovely guinea pig collector in France!!! I listed them with full permission of my 2 youngest kids. Thank you very much! LOL. . .

Just a sample of graduation gifts that I have made this year! My own kid, of course, wants something that I can't make!!!

Library

Biggest News in a while! I'm now a part-time librarian!!

I've always loved our local library and used the interloan system that allows us to partake of the 80 libraries in the cooperative!! My kids, from oldest to youngest, have always been excited to borrow books and videos and lately enjoy the computer access that is available.

Well, now I'm a librarian in our just a year old Library building that has all the wonderful bells and whistles that the community wanted. We have a teen room (with study chairs, ottomons, benches, interlocking table for groups, teen computers, etc. AND a kids room with play area in a tower, benches, toys, puppet cubby, children's computers (w/internet), board games, project tables & reading area!!!!