Get The Technique
Before our Holiday break, you might have seen me on the show with Martha demoing a fairly simple project— felt animal art. Materials needed are minimal—RIT dye, white wool felt, an embroidery hoop and imagination. For this winter series I chose Evening Blue so it would resemble the the deep blue ocean or a cold night sky against the frozen earth. The project was inspired by Jude's Arctic tapestry from last winter season. I took that project down a notch to make it more approachable and affordable. A yard of 100% wool felt is available online at Aetna Felt for half the price it sells for locally here in NYC. With just a yard of felt and a single dye bath, you can create multiple pieces to display on a wall. Embroidery hoops are sold in most craft stores, but sometimes you can find a good lot of them on Ebay for even less!
1 Wall with collage of embroidery hoop felt winter animals.
2 Sitting polar bear.
3 The polar bear that Martha demoed.
4 One of many little penguins.
5 Did you know that you will never find a polar bear living with a penguin because they are from opposite sides of the earth!
6 Seals and sea lions live in both Antarctica and the Arctic.
7 hi seal.
8 After watching "A LIfe Among Whales" (http://www.alifeamongwhales.com/index.php) the gigantic creatures were on my mind daily—I demoed the Sperm Whale.
9 Displayed on the yellow wall in the Martha's set craft room.
This project doesn't stop here— dip dye white felt in an orange ombre for African Sahara animals or a green ombre for jungle animals.
Stay tuned for photos of the big book I made for baby Jude!!
From: Cameo Jones | 1/12/12 at 8:38 pm
These felt winter animal collages are wonderful! While I am not a crafter, I do admire this project. I loved the mural that you did for the baby's room.
From: Mistie | 1/20/12 at 12:16 pm
I love the colors and the idea! I going to have to try something similar but with a desert theme.
From: Amy | 2/1/12 at 5:04 pm
I can't wait to try this beautiful craft. The blue and white really pop on the yellow wall. Flowers on Green might be pretty for a girl's room, or butterflies on blue.