18 Jan

Needle-Felted Chili Pepper

Ah, the chili pepper! My spicy friend. I have really gone on a pepper kick this year, although I have yet to document it here. This was the first type of pepper that I tried. I thought it would be the easiest because of its distinctive shape and colour. It proved to be quite successful, [...]

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12 Jan

Needle-Felted Radish

The radish is an under-rated vegetable. With its beautiful colour and distinctive tail, it makes for a great needle-felting model. It was also quite simple to felt. I started with the pink colour which makes up the majority of his body. After sculpting this portion, I attached a bit of white to the bottom which [...]

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06 Jan

Happy Birthday to Me!

So in honour of my birthday a couple of days ago, my wonderful sister and boyfriend created this Moobs themed cake for me. I have to say, it looks spectacular and tastes even better.  It is carrot cake (naturally!) with cream cheese icing. Yummmm! My brother, who is currently visiting from England, also gave me [...]

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01 Jan

Busy, Busy, Busy!

I found myself very busy over this holiday season, creating and packaging gifts for people. Every year I put off making gifts for my family and friends until the last possible moment, and then panic the night before. This year was particularly hectic because my workplace offered to buy quite a huge chunk of my [...]

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