And I continue to stab my fingers with that pesky barbed needle. Despite the injuries i’m still enjoying the process, and hope to have a brand new family for sale in the shop very soon. Sneak peek below – can you tell what it is yet?
The DSLR has arrived! After much deliberation and consulting anyone who would stand still for long enough to hear me out on the Nikon vs Canon debate, I finally settled on the Nikon D3100. It’s been a long while since i’ve spent any quality time with an SLR, and this seemed to be a great way to ease myself back into photography without stressing about having £1000 hanging around my neck in the process. I’m a clutz, the chances of me falling and smashing the prized technology to pieces are pretty high.
I had to make a new strap pronto though – there was nothing wrong with the Nikon black and yellow number of course, but given the opportunity to add a print… Well, what was I supposed to do?
If you’ve seen my shop, you’ll know i’m a felt fan. There’s something lovely about a material that’s 100% natural, and the quality and longevity which comes from that.
I first tried needle felting a few years back, but after stabbing myself with the needle a few times I lost my enthusiasm! However, in the last couple of months i’ve had a few brand new ideas and in thinking about possible materials and techniques, needle felting seemed to come up again and again as the perfect choice.
I’ve had a couple of sneaky trials so far with some ridiculously bright pink wool (Barbie really did mean Barbie in this case!) and I have to say it’s going much better than my previous attempt – and with far fewer needle related injuries! So watch this space – a little more prototyping and i’ll be ready to get some feedback.
I popped into my favourite Art shop yesterday, and found myself buying a porcelain paint pen on a whim… On the drive home I started thinking of all sorts of things to scrawl over, and on arriving home I quickly located a jug in need of a little revamp. The pen made transferring the crazy garden design extremely easy, and it only takes 30 minutes in the oven to make the motif completely dishwasher proof.
I think i’m going to have to go back and stock up on more pens!
