Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival

[Alice Acres]

Those felted items are just amazing!!

 

[marlowmanor]

Just looked at your Etsy store. Those hand painted ornaments are nice. I may have to show them to DH. Don't know that he'll want to order one but I'm tempted myself. Maybe you'll get an order from us soon!

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

I LOVE your felted products!!!!!!
Where did you learn to do it? I would love to learn! From the look of your products I doubt mine would look THAT good, but I would like to try it. I have piles (about 400lbs) of wool every year and have always wondered about what could be done with it besides taking it to the wool depo!

 

[CocoNUT]

Congratulations Bridge! Your santas are REALLY nice BTW!

 

[Bridgemoof]

Hey thanks you guys! I got a felting animal kit at the MD Sheep and Wool Festival. They had instruction in there on how to make a sheep, a goat and a pig. It got me started and then I was hooked!

Here is a link to the kit I bought: http://www.blacksheepdesigns.com/needlekits.html It had all the supplies you need and good instructions.

Marlow, don't order an ornament yet because I am getting ready to paint a whole other batch of them!

Coconut, I used angora rabbit on my Angel. I blended it with my Tunis on my carder. It's so soft and pretty. I bought some from a lady who we got our Finn sheep from. She had a whole bunch of pretty bunnies. I wouldn't mind getting some!

 

[marlowmanor]

Hey thanks you guys! I got a felting animal kit at the MD Sheep and Wool Festival. They had instruction in there on how to make a sheep, a goat and a pig. It got me started and then I was hooked!

Here is a link to the kit I bought: http://www.blacksheepdesigns.com/needlekits.html It had all the supplies you need and good instructions.

Marlow, don't order an ornament yet because I am getting ready to paint a whole other batch of them!

Coconut, I used angora rabbit on my Angel. I blended it with my Tunis on my carder. It's so soft and pretty. I bought some from a lady who we got our Finn sheep from. She had a whole bunch of pretty bunnies. I wouldn't mind getting some!

Won't be ordering yet. Have to convince DH about them first, that can take a bit. I have to show them to him and get his approval on them. They look like they'd make a good gift too. Could you do a special order as far as what is painted on them? Or maybe even do names on them? Just thinking of some ideas that may get DH more interested in them.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Oh sure! You just let me know Marlow.

 

[marlowmanor]

Oh sure! You just let me know Marlow.

I've been thinking about getting individual ornaments with the kids names on them. Not sure if this style would work for DH or not though. I'll have to show him. I may be able to let you know something by the weekend.

 

[CocoNUT]

@ Bridge - you just let me know when you would like a couple angoras and I can hook you up! I'm not overrun with them...but I'm sure I could find some extra-fluffy/adorable ones! I've got 4 kits right now that are ready to go...the runt is my daughters...but the other three are available....

@ marlow - my mom used to buy us personalized Christmas ornaments every year - she still buys us at least one ornament every year! She gets them at craft fairs or a Christmas store. They'd have our name and the year on them. Most of the time mom would try and find ornaments that went along with our interests at the time...if she could find them. Now I have a box full of all of my childhood ornaments (& the ones we'd make in school with our photos and popsicle sticks) and when I get them out to put on the tree...I'm reminded of all those childhood Christmases. It's also fun to go through them with my daughter.

 

[marlowmanor]

@ Bridge - you just let me know when you would like a couple angoras and I can hook you up! I'm not overrun with them...but I'm sure I could find some extra-fluffy/adorable ones! I've got 4 kits right now that are ready to go...the runt is my daughters...but the other three are available....

@ marlow - my mom used to buy us personalized Christmas ornaments every year - she still buys us at least one ornament every year! She gets them at craft fairs or a Christmas store. They'd have our name and the year on them. Most of the time mom would try and find ornaments that went along with our interests at the time...if she could find them. Now I have a box full of all of my childhood ornaments (& the ones we'd make in school with our photos and popsicle sticks) and when I get them out to put on the tree...I'm reminded of all those childhood Christmases. It's also fun to go through them with my daughter.

I've got things they made in daycare already for the tree. I keep the things that have hand prints, footprints or photos on them and laminated them and put ribbons on them to hang on the tree. I got a personalized family ornament this year that I love. I figured since we are done having kids (for a while at least) I could get a family ornament finally. I still remember all the homemade ornaments we had on our tree when I was growing up and we each had a personalized bell with out names on them as well. I want to start something for my kids to remember for years to come. Now I just have to find ornaments with their names that are inexpensive. I'm liking the ones Bridgemoof has done more and more when I think of having the boys names on them. They are simple, but look like they would last for years and I wouldn't have to worry about them being dropped and broken like a ceramic ornament. Just have to show them to DH and get his approval.