Give away fun again more entering of things ^^

I'm entering this wonderful give away! I love entering these things, its not just for the fact of possible prizes its the excitement in the blogosphere world. I just think it truly is one of the most honest and fun ways of bringing the blog craft communities together. I might host a give away soon if I can get enough followers.

But here is the link of the blog http://thelittlestthistlecraftshop.blogspot.com

Needle felted Maltese shitzu

This is another little pooch but this time a maltese shitzu.
Very tiny once again but still very cute. This little maltese shitzu
was created because I bought a book, a Japanese felting book
its all in Japanese but the diagrams are still very readable.
Gosh its hard to take photoos on gloomy days, this was done in my
kitchen, on a bench and the make shift photo shoot had a backdrop
of kleenex tissues! lol I know very creative but it did work. He's made from
shetlend wool roving and corriedale, merino cross wool roving and normal
merino wool roving.

An awards challenge

This award was kind of given lol because I'm being followed by a lovely lady http://wipso-astitchintime.blogspot.com/2011/01/stylish-me.html but anyways I need to say 8 things you don't know about me which should be quite easy! lol

1: I have social anxiety, I developed it last year after being diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder. I'm getting a lot better but I still like being only in very small groups or of people that I know very well. For long periods of time anyways.

2: I'm scared of hail... we had a hail storm a good few months back, wrote off my sisters car. Broke windows and did damage to neighbors properties. Luckily our place was fine. Just really hate hail, I hate the noise, the suddenness of it.

3: I hate waking up, once I'm awake I'm fine its just that in between groggy stage that I hate. It usually takes two cups of strong coffee to get me up in the morning!

4: my house is a mess lol I love clutter but right now its a bit beyond clutter! but we manage ha. As long as no one says I'm a lazy pig and just says oh its just cozy and pokey I'm fine with that ^^

5: My social life revolves going to doctors >> sad but true and for nothing serious either really in the scheme of things just things to help keep the motor going. I'm 26 mind you but my body thinks its 106. I've just been referred to the lympodema clinic too for my feet ha

6: I sometimes live in my own fantasy world! no really just this afternoon my other half said to me grow up because I was giggling like a child over something I thought about without sharing ^_^ its how I have fun when I'm bored lol

7: I despise dieting, I'm chubby, I live with it, I'm not going to become skinny but I do want to be healthy. But I just have no will power what so ever, I put on weight just sniffing food. Christmas was a killer! lol

8: hmm lucky last I have a terrible memory and if my head wasn't screwed on properly I'd lose it. Lol I end up having to buy at least double of things all the time.

A very tiny pooch

This is a little pooch I created last night whilst I was watching television, next time I'll make his body a little longer as he is a little top heavy and needs help to
stand! lol but he's still rather cute for a dashie.

needle felted aliens

These aliens are the best of friends, they love to frolic.
The female in blue stands at just about two inches tall
the male in pink is nearly three inches tall. A fun and quirky
gift for that someone special or just something to treat you with
if you like collecting unique things. These would brighten any bookshelf,
mantle, or window ledge or even in an office to bring a smile to your face
every day. These have been hand needle felted by me using my own ideas,
no patterns or instructions. The male has buttons to aid in join structure
and you can gently move his arms.

Retro give away

This is an awesome blog give away I'm entering, same with hundreds of others it would seem! but I have always said you've gotta be in it to win it lol
http://retromummy.blogspot.com/2010/12/flower-sugar-giveaway.html?commentPage=1 so here is the link for Retromummy. I love the fabric! its to die for. Well maybe not literally cause then you couldn't make anything with it! lol

Needle felted owl tutorial

You can have fun with these owls, create as many as you want! display them differently as ornaments, sew a little ribbon onto the head for hanging ornaments or do what I did, needle felt a log and put as many as you want to display!
This is a beginner felting tutorial. I do not claim to know all, but just wish to share my knowledge and passion. Please let me know if you found this tutorial helpful
comments are read with pleasure. Show me your own owls when finished and I'll feature them on my blog email bluebellbunny at yahoo.com.au


Welcome to my owl tutorial.
You will need a handful of brown wool
small amounts of yellow wool
small amounts of black wool
small omounts of white wool
wooden skewer
feltng needle
felting pad

Wrap brown wool around the skewer, so it looks like a fat sausge.
Needle it carefully to secure any whispy bits but do be careful to
not hit the skewer with the needle and mind your fingers.


Take the rolled sausage off the skewer and needle it into an egg shape
by starting at the ends. make one end rounder than the other, leave one
end a little elongated and fluffy for the tail.


Take the egg and bend it slightly with your hands so its a slightly concave
shape or semi circle shape. Needle a dent in the back of the neck area to give
defintion to the head.




take two similar sized tufts of wool and hold one in your fingers, or on the pad
if your a beginner. I like to needle felt holding in my hands, I've learned quickly
not to poke myself too many times. But when you shake the wings you muss up
the wool so you can shape it into a half circle, imagine a birds wing as you make this and felt the shape so its firm. You can basically shape and felt on the pad its just like drawing or carving out a shape in clay in a sense.

Needle the shape at the end first so you create a point, remember to keep the wings flat so they don't bulk out too much.


Finish shaping the wing so it looks something similar to this





Find where the would fit the neck of the bird and hold the wing against it and needle gently checking to make sure it looks right for position. Do the same for the other wing.


This is what it should look like when you've attached both wings



This is what it should look like when the accent color has been needled flat



Take some eye accent color and needle a small disc. Do the same for the other side of the face.


Take a smaller bit of yellow and needle it inside the white of the eye so it resembles a fried egg a little. Continue to do the same to the other side.




Needle a dot of black in the center of the eye for the pupil and copy for the other side.

Needle a triangle shape and curve it a little to fit the beak area of the face and needle it to attach onto the face in between the eyes.



Take two similar lines of brown tuffy bits of wool to create the "horns" of the owl
roll it in your fingers to firm it a little but make sure they stay as lines.
Needle it on top of the eyes, like eye brows sticking up a little. Repeat for the other side.


Take your other accent color for the belly, and make a small dot, I prefer doing lines of three dots
then two, then one. Needle so its flat against the belly accent color in a triangle shape.




You are now finished congrats on following this tutorial!