I made these cats out of wool, and then needle felted wool on top. Needle felted the ears and other bits too.

1. Felted kitties together, 2. felted kitties, 3. felted kitty, 4. close up felted kitties

I love working small.

The eyes on this tiny one are German glass eye beads. These are much better than seed beads because the hole isn’t as large.

I bought them on Ebay, from a very helpful seller who sells bear making supplies.

http://myworld.ebay.ie/mohair-bear-making-supplies But I can’t see any eyes there for sale at the moment.

I also bought cotter pins for jointing. Must figure out how they work.

Needle felting.. why ever did I wait so long? I was afraid? I have no idea.

But I got a needle-felting needle & foam pad and even wool last Christmas from Dmaxi (thank you!!!). and for some reason it took me ages upon ages to have a go. I tried it, and was shocked… it wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought. If you’ve been wondering you must give it a go.

I recommend the Norweigan wool from Sara’s Texture Crafts supply… it’s so soft but “crimped” as Sara explained to me. It shapes up so quickly. Big thumbs up from me. The Shetland she has is lovely too because of a light lanolin scent which I love.

I just purchased a creature from Kit Lane. I pounced on the shopping cart… Tilda. So freeking cute.

By far my favourite felted monster maker is Kit Lane. So original, so funny. She makes up stories and the best descriptions of her creatures in her shop. See Kit Lane’s Flickr page.

This is a screenshot of Kit Lane's shop. And Tilda is sold!

So I have prepared a welcoming party waiting for Tilda.