Cherub's LOVE & Franklin's Picnic now for sale!

My two adorable needle felting creations are now available for sale in my Etsy shop. Swing by and check them out. Cherub's L-O-V-E would make an excellent Valentine's Day gift!

On the bottom of every collectible piece there will be a circular sticker, with the name of the piece, year and my logo.

Franklin's Picnic

I took new photos of my first needle felting project "Franklin's Picnic.

Cherub's L-O-V-E

I'm very excited to post my newest needle felting collectible piece, "Cherub's L-O-V-E" just in time for Valentine's Day. Since each piece takes many hours to complete all of the tiny details, each one is very near and dear to my heart by the time I have completed them. This piece is 7 3/4" tall and at the base she's 4" wide. She's adorned with a light pink felt dress and embellished with white buttons, dark pink collar, matching belt, and chocolate brown mary janes with black buttons on the sides. Her base is also the same color as her dress collar with a velvet light pink trim at the base. Her crafting table is made of wood and was then painted to give it a stained finish. Tiny details such as the scissors are made from polymer clay and acrylic paint. She is a collectible piece and there will only be 1 made of her kind. She is not movable, nor can her clothing be removed. She is attached to her base. She is not recommended for playtime but, can be admired on a lovely shelf in a child's room.

I'm still working out the details for packaging, and she will soon be listed in my Cheryl Oz Designs Etsy store for the Valentine's Day!

Something new...

Did you ever stumble upon something and think, this is really something for me? Well, I just recently did, and that thing for me is felting. After reading the felting book in my last post, and experimenting with the wool a little bit, I discovered that it's something that I really enjoy and could very well become part of my artistic repertoire.

The process itself reminds me a little bit like working with clay but instead it's fiber. The fiber is needle felted until you get it to the desired shape and size. You must have patience though, the felting process isn't immediate. Keep in mind when you check out my first piece that it all starts with wool roving and everything is handmade. The bear itself is made from wool roving, stuffing, wire, beads and thread. The base is constructed from a wood plaque, that was then covered in more stuffing and felt. The tiny details are made from various handmade items such as paper flowers, polymer clay that has been baked and sewn felt. My first project took about 20 total hours to make, and throughout the process I think of how I might embellish my project and what to name the piece. This one is "Franklin's Picnic."

Currently I'm thinking about packaging ideas and once I have that squared away I'll begin listing them on my Etsy shop.

Wool roving

"Franklin's Picnic" - wool felted bear and embellishments