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This is little Billy on his birthday. He stands just 3 inches tall and is firmly needle felted from alpaca, llama and corriedale wool around a wire frame.  He has polymer clay, black onyx bead eyes and horse hair whiskers. He comes complete with his wooden hobby horse and birthday cupcake. Little Billy is wearing a removable red felt cowboy hat and little red and white kerchief. He's currently for sale on eBay.  http://www.ebay.com/itm/190854677165?ss … 1555.l2649

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Are you using commercial felt to needle felt? Some of the commercial felts are felted a little too well and are quite hard to penetrate and do not stick to the others well. I sometimes use a matching color of wool roving  to needle felt the pieces together.  When looking for commercial felt to needle felt, you should look for felt that's fairly soft. You might want to try wet felting your own flat pieces.

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IMG_1156-1.JPGIMG_1153-1.JPGHere's Fred & Ginger. Both are needle felted and both have hand sewn costumes. They're gliding across the dance floor and already for 2012.  Their eBay auction starts tonight at 6:45 PM PST.

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IMG_1166-1.JPGHere's little Flurry. I found him at a local thrift store. He was completely cut out and one leg and his body were sewn. He just cried out to be finished. I normally do needle felting. But this little fellow tugged at my heart as I hope he will yours. He's 8 inches tall standing and is 5-way cotter pin jointed. I stuffed him with polyfil so that he still has body. But he is huggably soft. He's made from rayon purchased from Edinburgh. He came with the left over material with the tag still on. He also came with some small plastic eyes. I gave him black onyx bead eyes instead. I also embroidered his little nose and mouth. He was shaded with artist inks. I hope you like him. His eBay auction starts tonight at 6:45 PM PST with a $35.00 opening bid.

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Thanks Jodi & Conni :-) Your compliments mean a lot to me   bear_flower

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IMG_0461.JPGIMG_0435.JPGIMG_0434.JPGIMG_0436.JPGIMG_0453.JPGHi everyone  bear_laugh  It's been quite a while since my last post. But I've been regularly checking in to see all of your wonderful teddies and friends.  I just finished little Magda a couple of days ago and her eBay listing starts tonight @ 6:45 PM PST. She's 2 1/2 inches tall and 4 inches long and is both needle and wet felted. She has a polymer nose & feet and her whiskers are horse hair. She is adorned with a removable purple felt flower that is affixed with a vintage straight pin. Here is a link to her auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi … K:MESCX:IT  It will be viewable tonight at 6:45 PM PST. Her strating bid is $95.00 and she has a Buy It Now of $200.00.

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Thanks for the compliments on Stanley  bear_wub  They mean a lot to me bear_flower  bear_flower  bear_flower  bear_wub

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HPIM0250f.jpgHPIM0233f.jpgHPIM0216.JPGHi everyone! I just listed little Stanley on eBay, tonight. His auction is a 10 day auction so he won't end on Easter Sunday. He is needle felted and hand-dyed. He has German glass eyes and Apoxie Sculpt claws and measures 2 1/4 iches tall and 5 inches long. I hope you like him. Also, if you visit my auctions, I'm auctioning my store inventory with no reserve. So you may be able to pick up one of my felties on the cheap side.

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Thanks everyone for the compliments on my work   bear_grin ! I held the drawing on Sunday and the winner was Ruth. So Ruth if you're reading this, please visit my blog and email me your address so I can ship your little mousie to you  bear_flower .

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This is the ouch thread! I just kringe reading all of the posts. But you know we suffer for our art! I like to needle felt while waiting for things to load on my computer. One day I put my needle felting pen containing three needles in my mouth so I could type. It slipped out of my mouth and stabbed me in the stomache with all three needles. Did that teach me not to slouch while typing or not to put the pen in my mouth? NO! I did the same thing again twice. The last time they were sticking all most straight up. I've given up playing darts with my tummy and don't put the pen in my mouth anymore. But I still slouch while typing. :redface:  :redface:  :redface:

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Hi, Thanks everyone  bear_wub  bear_wub  bear_wub
Thye first thing you need to do ist to create a google profile. Here's the URL: http://www.google.com/support/accounts/ … &hl=en
Next, when you go to the post that you want to comment on just click on the word comments at the end of the post. It will show you all of the other comments. At the bottom is a box to leave your comment. When you hit Post A Cooment It will send you to one of those weird text things to confirm that you're a real person. Fill that out and the leave comment button and you're done :-)! bear_wub  bear_wub  bear_wub

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Hi Edie, I think if you go to www.google.com and sign up for a google account, you would be able to leave a post. It's free :-)! here's the url to get you started http://www.google.com/support/accounts/ … 7703&hl=en Just copy and paste it into ythe web address bar at the top of your page.

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I just finished the little mouse for the give away last night. Here she is. The drawing is this Sunday! HPIM0160.JPGHPIM0161.JPGHPIM0162.JPG

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Yep, WOW!!!!!!!!!! I've been an ebay follower of your work for a while and everyone of your bears has blown me away. Landon is no exception.   I only wish I could afford him! He's worth every penny you'll get and even more! :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  bear_flower  bear_wub

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Thanks for the heads up. I haven't really checked into the changes in the final value fee structure. I really hate having a store. I used to have one when I was selling my paintings. But I found that I couldn't sell enough things through it to make it worth my while.  Now it looks like if I have a store my fees would be a lot less. Go figure?

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What a personality! He's great. I really like the way you used so many different textures. He looks realistic and fanciful at the same time. Wonderful job!!!!!!!!! bear_flower  bear_thumb  bear_thumb  bear_thumb

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Thanks everyone! Your compliments really do mean a lot to me. I was feeling a bit low about my work last night and when I saw your posts it brightened my disposition! bear_wub  bear_wub  bear_wub  bear_flower

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It's been nearly 2 years since I started making little needle felted critters. To celebrate this, I'm hosting a give-away drawing for one of my needle felted mice.  You can enter by visting and posting a comment on my blog. The drawing will be held March 21, 2010.  Each comment you make counts one entry. My blog address is http://needlefeltedart.blogspot.com Thanks and I hope to see you there.  bear_wub  bear_wub  bear_wub

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I love him, Karen! He's got a very sweet expression.  bear_flower  bear_wub  bear_wub  bear_wub

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ttf2.JPGttf.JPGttf1.JPGI just relisted this little one on eBay. She didn't make her reserve the first time around and I thought you all might want to take a look. This time there is no reserve and the bidding starts at $135.00. She's completely needle felted and has taxidermy glass eyes. She stands at about 6 1/2 inches tall. I hope you enjoy her  bear_flower .

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Absolutely, adorable! I love your work. you always amaze me with your creations! bear_wub  bear_wub  bear_wub

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I think you have to add some vinegar to the dye bath to get it to hold.

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bear_wub (love)  her!  The nose looks perfect. You're so innovative, Joanne. The dolly is great, too. They make a fantastic pair.  bear_wub  bear_wub  bear_wub  bear_thumb

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