paper and felt

Lighted Felt Houses

Claire Chauvin provides a tutorial for making these little felt houses, lit from within by led tealights.

Millefiori Nuno Felt Scarf

This scarf is absolutely gorgeous, isn't it? I had a hard time choosin just one thing to feature from this etsy shop, Ava Original. It sells the work of a German felt and textile artist who makes scarves, belts, dresses and more that look like they'd work as fairy costumes for A Midsummer Night's Eve. Felt isn't just for winter.

Felt Crowns

Felt crowns from Pretty Little Things. (Aren't these little girls beautiful?)

The Lovers, The Dreamers, And Me

Textile artist Rachel Castle's latest work is a series in felt on vintage linen. Via Black Eiffel.

Felt Floral Wristlet

Green is springier but they have this felt floral wristlet in ink, too.

Felt Blind Wine Tasting Kit

A blind wine-tasting kit made out of felt.

Two Easy Paper and Felt Flower Crowns

Sylvie and I were in the dollar store this morning, where we picked up Easter grass and these adorable felt flowers on wire stems. I think they were $1.25 for five flowers. When we got home we spent five minutes making this flower crown. We cut a piece of green construction paper in half, taped two ends together, wrapped it around Sylvie's head and then taped it to fit. We removed it and used a glue stick to attach the grass. The wire stems of the felt flowers are taped inside the crown. Easy peasy, if a little messy-looking. (We had to take the photos in the bathroom because she wanted to look in the mirror.)

I also came up with a simpler one using a Goody headband we already had. For this, I had to bend the stems of the flowers to make them a bit shorter. Sylvie put the headband on first and then I simply tucked the flowers inside it.

As always, click on any photo for a closer look.

Felt Bunny Fingerpuppet Kit

Purl Soho sells a kit that makes twelve bunny fingerpuppets. I wonder if they'd fit nicely in an egg carton.

Felt Ladybugs and Leaf Purse

My friend Sara, who lives in Scotland, likes to sew (gorgeous) dresses for her little  girl from this company called Clothkits. The other day she sent me an email letting me know they have a number of felt craft kits, too. I love this ladybug one. It wouldn't be at all difficult to reproduce.

Felt Campfire

I don't know what the weather's like where you are but here we've got a mixture of rain, snow, sleet, and hail. Happy April Fool's day from Mother Nature, I guess.

This felt campfire, available on etsy, won't actually keep you warm but it sure looks snuggly.