Felted Owl Brooch

Need a small gift under $25? Here's just the thing: Hand-felted owl brooches! These sweet little fellas are just 1 1/2" tall, and would look oh-so-cute pinned to your favorite cuddly sweater, scarf, or woolly hat this winter! I've needled-felted up just a few and they're sure to fly off the shelves... so grab yours today!

Designed and crafted by Kim Buchheit

Tiny Ollie Owlie in a Treasury

My tiny green felted owl made it into an Etsy Treasury this past week! Thank you, underoakstudios :) He is available for adoption here ($15).

Owl designed and handmade by Kim Buchheit

Felted Owl Bowl

This charming charcoal-grey owl bowl flew into my Etsy shop today — he is one-of-a-kind and kinda wonderful! The "feathers" surrounding his big striped eyes, plus his handsome felted ears, add a nice 3-dimensionality to this functional art piece. I will make more if I get lots of requests :) UPDATE: This item has sold.

Felted sculpture © Kim Buchheit

Etsy Front Page & Treasury

What a great week it's been, and it's only Tuesday! The reason for the excitement is that Ollie Owlie made it into Etsy's holiday Gift Guide, another Etsy Treasury (thank you, Ligia Rocha), and onto Etsy's home page of handpicked items... woot woot :D I'm very grateful to all who made this happen — thank you!

Felted Owl

Look who-who landed in my Etsy shop today: 1-inch teeny-tall Ollie Owlie! Available in a variety of heathered-spice colors, he comes in a custom designed pillow box with a tiny adoption certificate and hang tag. Ollie makes the perfect ready-to-give handmade gift (if you can possibly bear to part with him)! UPDATE: This little curry-colored owl has sold; but other colors are still available.

Felted sculpture © Kim Buchheit

Remake, Restyle, Recycle, Renew...

... that's the subtitle of Garth Johnson's fabby new book, "1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse" from Quarry Books. Available for pre-order at Amazon for a steal at just $16.50 (that's less than 2 cents per idea!) For those of you who don't know, Garth is an incredible hipster crafter, amazing studio artist, writer, and educator! Check out his crazy-fun and inspiring blog — extremecraft.com— when you have the chance.

A bit-o-bragging: I'm so pleased that some of my felted cosmetics were included in this book (thanks, Garth) — it really is an honor, considering some of the blow-your-mind creativity featured between its covers! Go buy this book right now — then pass it on, or remake, restyle, recycle, or otherwise renew it :)

Etsy Front Page!

How delightful to discover that Jane's (thedoghouse) gorgeous Adventures in Aubergine treasury recently made the front page of Etsy... and, what a thrill to have my felted bowl included in this lovely collection. Thank you, Jane!

Felted Bowl Set

Felted bowls © Kim Buchheit

This new summer bowl set looks as if it was plucked fresh from a watermelon patch... on sale now in my Etsy shop ($65 for two). The pods on both bowls were made from my Kool-aid dyed roving — black cherry and a cool yummy lime! They are almost edible :) ~ Kim

Felted Stones with Tentacles

Felted stones © Kim Buchheit and Mother Nature

I recently finished needle felting some very large stones using Kool-Aid dyed roving. Dying the wool was lots of fun and the neon powder made my kitchen smell like summers from years gone by! Perhaps my next video tutorial should be on dying with Kool-Aid... would you like that?

2009 Flagstaff Wool Festival

Photos © Mike Buchheit

I spent the morning at the 18th Annual Wool Festival in Flagstaff, AZ. A fabulous event despite the unseasonably chilly weather. Shearing, carding, dyeing, spinning, and more were demonstrated by experts; llamas, alpacas, and Churro sheep mugged for the cameras; luxurious fibers of all stripes, as well as handmade knitted and felted items, were on sale at amazingly-low prices. I picked up some beautiful Cormo wool roving and a few tips on dyeing it myself using Kool-Aid — that alone was worth the $1 price of admission! If you're in the area tomorrow, you won't want to miss this. ~Kim

Felted Stones

Felted stones © Kim Buchheit
I experimented with felting these smooth black stones today. When I went outside to photograph them, I literally tripped over a very large and glorious horned toad!

How-to-Felt Video :: Felted Acorn Ornaments

How-to Felting Video © Kim Buchheit

Wildly Woolly's on YouTube with our first video tutorial! Feedback welcome ;)
Update: Here's a new time-saving tip I discovered that's not in the video. While visiting my Facebook page, please consider liking Wildly Woolly to continue learning along with me about all things wool... thanks!