Latest Lambie!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/238297243/felted-lamb-with-flower?ref=shop_home_active_1

Wishing Everyone the Best in 2015!

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Kewpie Had a Little Friend Named Doodles the Dog

Hello All! Just wanted to share a custom request I received from a customer for Doodles, the dog who was friends with Kewpie.

For those of you who aren't familiar, the Kewpie was a creation by artist Rose O'Neill in 1909. It was a baby-like, cupid-like elf that started as a cartoon but grew in popularity as a doll.

Here is the cartoon I used for inspiration:

There were other renditions of Doodles, which was actually a French Bulldog, and here's some other images:

So as you can see, Doodles can look a little different from time to time, but generally he's CUTE!

So here's my version of Doodles the Dog:

I WON! I WON FELTING STUFF!!!

Hey Friends! I'm so excited I just have to share! :)

Remember the poodles I just posted about?

Well, for those of you who don't hang on my every post, (ha!) I received an order for 10 big poodles (5 pink, 5 white) that would be in centerpieces for a baby's 1st birthday party.

Oodles of Snooty Poodles

Soooo, anyway, I misjudged the amount of pink wool roving I would need to complete the 5 pink poodles.  I had to place an "emergency order" for "CUPCAKE" colored roving. I called the very nice folks at LIVING FELT and they helped me out with my

Pink Poodle Predicament!

I received my pink roving in time to complete the order, and it all worked out!!! YAY!

So I posted pics of the final product on Living Felt's Facebook page, to let them know how they helped me out. By posting pictures on their page, I was automatically entered in a drawing for a gift certificate to Living Felt's awesome online store, a wonderful place full of what fellow felters covet: beautifully colored FUZZ (aka wool roving) and all the tools of the trade.

I WON!

Please check out LIVING FELT

and like their facebook page too! 

I'm "Published!" :)

Hey Everybody! LOOKY! LOOKY!  The wonderful publication Art Doll Quarterly was kind enough to once again include my work in their Show and Tell section!

(Feb/Mar/Apr 2013) issue

More Bluebirds of Happiness Flying In!

In the middle of adding five more bluebirds to the Etsy shop! 

They all got flowers this time!

One Close Family

Just listed this in my Etsy store today...

Imagine having to live in one small nest with your entire family?! lol

Hope everyone's having a nice day! :)https://www.etsy.com/listing/109384550/needle-felted-bluebird-bluebird-family

Flock of Birdies

Almost done with a recent wedding request for birdies...

These are what dreams are made of..... a Treasury by Elizabeth Valentino on Etsy

My bee was included in a cute treasury on Etsy......

These are what dreams are made of..... by Elizabeth Valentino on Etsy.

The other items in this treasury are so cute! Take a peek at some....

 or better yet, check out the entire treasury! 

These are what dreams are made of..... by Elizabeth Valentino on Etsy.

Have I ever steered you wrong? :)

Some New Additions To The Etsy Shop!

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

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

https://www.etsy.com/listing/102003406/needle-felted-snooty-poodle-pink

Bluebirds of Happiness

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MelaniesMenagerie?ref=si_shop

Girly Girl Deer

If you're an artist, you know when your subject leads you in an unexpected direction. I always follow where I'm led....it often leads to places that I never would have headed. But the subject knows what it wants to be!

This deer is just an ultra-feminine deer that would not be held back. She insisted on a skirt and bow and her delicate legs look like she might just be a great dancer too... :)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/100011236/needle-felted-deer

The Latest Bluebird of Happiness

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MelaniesMenagerie?ref=si_shop

A Different Take on the Bluebird of Happiness

So I've made lots of bluebirds for my Etsy store in the last year and a half....they seem to be the most popular needle felted creations in my shop, and each one looks different and unique. But I thought I would attempt a more traditional looking bird while still holding on to the vintage look and feel.

This one turned out the perfect size for nesting in my hand. You know what they say....

"A bird in hand is a dirty hand."

lol

Okay, that's not exactly how it goes...

I do like how this one turned out... but I guess I'm partial to the more vintage Lefton style ones I make.

Thank you for stopping by!