Just joined nuMonday and opened my Feltissimo shop.

Well with one thing and another, this year so far has been rather traumatic. Mum went down hill rapidly since Christmas with lots of falls, numerous A&E admissions and the final stages of vascular dementia. She had to be moved from her care home to a nursing home, it was heartbreaking. My mother died in April and as the only child and executor of her will I've had a lot to sort out. Everything has now been sorted out and I've been able to get myself together by starting to felt again.

I'm going to try to spend more time adding more items to nuMONDAY. I've been hanging on to most of my felt work because I had visions of standing at craft fairs in the future. Whether that willl happen I don't know but in the meantime I need some creations on so that other people can enjoy them.

YOU CAN FIND MY SHOP HERE.

I will be adding more items during the next week.

The following image is of a felted and embroidered brooch. It is from a garden inspired collection.

 I will be posting regularly now so do pop by and perhaps comment s I wil love to make this blog more open. Till next time ......... Sandie

Posting lots of Christmas gifts on etsy

 I've busy over the Summer creating lots of items in felt that are ideal as Christmas Gifts.

You can find them at 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/feltissimo

 At the moment there brooches listed -

 Christmas tree hangers - 

Parcel and door knob hangers  with antique French toile fabric-

 Lavender bags made with vintage fabric and filled with Yorkshire lavender.

More items are being added each day.

I am experienced in shipping worldwide.

thanks for looking Sandie

Slowly beginning to add new brooches to my etsy site

I have been very busy over the Summer making lots of new items for my etsy page and a new website. Next week I'll be busy listing a whole selection of felted items from brooches, tags, hangers and larger art works. 

Below is a lovely garden brooch which is now on my

ETSY SITE 

pretty handmade felt brooch/pin made from three layers of merino wool fibres. Some of the areas are slightly raised and enhanced with machine stitching. Beautiful 1930's rococco ribbon flower embellishments have been added as well as hand embroidery using a variety of stitches with antique silk threads.

In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 light iron on interfacing has been sandwiched between the pretty French vintage fabric back and the felted front. A secure pin has been sewn onto the back.

Measurements - approx. 8.5cms/3.34" deep x 8.5cms/3.34" wide at the widest points.

The brooch will be shipped in a cardboard box covered with a plastic bag to keep it dry.

An ideal gift item, that is if you can part with it.

Experience in shipping world wide.

Ideal to add to a jumper, cardigan, dress, blouse and looks great on a bag.

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Lovely felted floral brooch - Alpine flowers

Feltissimo on Etsy

A lovely felted brooch made from Shetland wool fibres and Tussah silk. Two Alpine flowers have been pre-felted in blue merino wool fibres and then felted onto the base. The centre of each flower has a collar of vintage pure blue silk. The brooch is also embellished with gold coloured vintage silk thread embroidery.

In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 as been sandwiched between the felt and the vintage fabric backing. A secure pin has been sewn on to the back.

 Measurements - approx. 7cms x 5cms ( 2.8" x 2" ) at the widest points

The brooch comes attached to card and in a cello fronted bag. The postage bag is plastic so as it doesn't get damp in transit.

An ideal gift item, that is if you can part with it.

Experience in shipping world wide.

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Pretty felted brooch - falling leaves

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A pretty handmade felt brooch/pin made from merino wool fibres in various shades of red, orange and green with some white silk fibres added to give the effect of the wind. The leaves have been raised slightly by adding machine stitching. The small stems have been embroidered in chain stitch in matching colours and then the red background is covered in tiny french knots in vintage silk threads.

In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 iron on interfacing has been sandwiched between the felt and the French vintage fabric backing .

A secure pin has been sewn onto the back.

The brooch comes attached to card and in a cello fronted bag. The postage bag is plastic so as it doesn't get damp in transit.

An ideal birthday or Christmas gift item, that is if you can part with it.

Experience in shipping world wide.

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Rippling sand in more ways than one.

It has been a few weeks since my last post and for that I apologise. I've been busy taking my daughter to numerous hospital appointments as she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. At 38 years old with two young children, you can imagine the shock for her and her family.

I am trying to snatch some spare time to do some felt making as I find it is so theraputic especially at stressfull times, so please be patient with me if I don't blog as regular as I would like.

My latest venture into feltmaking has been making some elastic structured felt. I bought the book 'Filz Experiment' by Annette Quentin-Stoll and although the book is in German, the excellent photo's give you some idea as to what to do. I started off making a few small pieces which I made into brooches and have just managed to find time to place them on Etsy. 

You can find them HERE

Rippling sand brooch FB20

The reverse side is covered with French vintage fabric.

Rippling sand brooch FB21

I've also made a cuff and as I'm keeping that myself I haven't photographed it yet. I'll show you that in my next blog.

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Pretty felted brooch, floral, vintage fabric - FB2 Christmas gift

http://www.etsy.com/shop/feltissimo

A pretty handmade felt brooch/pin made from merino wool fibres in various shades of yellow, light green and white.The design has been created by embellishing with a vintage French fabric flower.

 In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 iron on interfacing as been sandwiched between the felt and the woven wool backing. A secure pin has been sewn onto the back.

Measurements - approx. 4.5cms x 6.6cms ( 1.8" x 2.6" ) - £6.50 

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Pretty felted brooch, floral, vintage fabric - FB4 Christmas gift

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Feltissimo

A pretty handmade felt brooch/pin made from merino wool fibres in various shades of yellow, light green and white.The design has been created by embellishing with a vintage French fabric flower.

 

 In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 iron on interfacing as been sandwiched between the felt and the woven wool backing. A secure pin has been sewn onto the back.

 Measurements - approx. 4.8cms x 5cms ( 1.9" x 2" )

£6.50

 

An ideal gift item, that is if you can part with it.

 

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Pretty felted and embroidered brooch, floral, vintage fabric - FB16 Christmas gift

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Feltissimo

A pretty handmade felt brooch/pin made from merino wool fibres in various shades of yellow, light green and white.The design has been created by embellishing with a vintage French fabric flower. I have hand embroidered the felt using antique silk threads.

In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 iron on interfacing as been sandwiched between the felt and the woven wool backing. A secure pin has been sewn onto the back.

 In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 iron on interfacing as been sandwiched between the felt and the woven wool backing. A secure pin has been sewn onto the back.

Measurements - approx. 4.5cms x 6.6cms ( 1.8" x 2.6" )

An ideal gift item, that is if you can part with it.

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Unique felted and embroidered brooch with 1930s rococo ribbon trim - Autumnal colours

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Feltissimo

A pretty handmade felt brooch/pin made from three layers of merino wool fibres in shades of blue, aubergine and green .The green areas are raised which have been enhanced with machine stitching. The lower green area has beautiful 1930's rococo ribbon embellishments. Embroidery in shades of yellow and pale blue make a wonderful textured effect.

In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 iron on interfacing as been sandwiched between the back woolen fabric layer and the front. A secure pin has been sewn onto the back.

Measurements - approx. 9cms/3.5" deep x 7.5cms/3" wide.

 The brooch comes attached to card and in a cello fronted bag. The postage bag is plastic so as it doesn't get damp in transit.

An ideal gift item, that is if you can part with it.

Experience in shipping world wide.

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