What's great about felt is that it doesn't fray, it's a good fabric for non-sewers to craft with, and if you have knitting skills you can make your own.
Several weeks ago Abby & I went to a craft fair in the Pearl. One of our favorite artists there used felt as her medium to make simple jewelry and table top accessories. What was so stunning were the basic geometric forms, the texture & thickness of the material, and the vivid colors. I think I've tracked down her website here (jewelry pictured above).
Mom recently sent me a felt garland for gift wrapping she received with a purchase from Antrhopologie. Combined with a coordinating solid-colored wrapping paper, it's catching enough to be all the decoration a little present needs.
Then over at Purl Bee I bumped into this festive New Year's Garland project. And if you search "felt" on their blog a handful of other felty projects come up. Purl Bee also appears to be an excellent source for pretty, 100% wool felts.
Can't help but be inspired by all this crafty goodness. I think I'm going to have to cook up a felt project stat.
Side notes:
I've steered away from using felt in the past because cleaning it is not as simple as throwing into the washing machine. I like the idea of making felt jewelry or garlands because they aren't necessarily items one needs to wash. Anyway, here are some directions if the need arises.
Also, if you're tempted as I am to punch holes out of felt, it seems a leather hole puncher is your tool. There are lots to choose from; I've found one at Amazon that offers a wide variety of punch sizes.
Finally, there are a handful of folks over at Etsy selling handcrafted and colorful wool felt balls. I like these.
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