Felted Doll Pin

10-31-08

These Needle felted doll pins are some samples from classes. I will be teaching this class in DEC. in Fallbrook Ca. at Ravens' Wood Studio. If you would like to take this class please contact me about openings and cost. You will recieve a kit that has hand dyed wool roving, peweter charms, beads , felting needles, pin back and art yarns to embellish with. The studio setting is by a creek in a Private setting surrounded by woods, birds, and fresh air. A great place to create.

AINE close up

10-28-08

Aine was my second needle felted doll.

AINE Felted Doll

10-28-08

Needle felted doll her twisted wool hair is what inspired her name. Her name is Celtic and means fairy goddess, patroness of love. Aine is about 24"in.

Baine close up

10-28-08

Face was All needle felted!

BAINE Felted Doll

10-28-08

Needle felted doll. Her name is Baine and in old Irish legends it means princess

CFMH 4

10-28-08

More buttons and I also embroidered a tree. Added charms and made a butterfly out of a hand dyed applique.

CFMH 3

10-28-08

I live in So. Ca. wine country so I embroidered a grape vine on this square. I also had a vintage collection of glass buttons that I sewed all over the quilt. There maybe over 70 buttons I never counted them.

CFMH 2

10-28-08

I had some vintage velvet ribbon and little snails just called out to me.

Close up CFMH 1

10-28=08

Collection from my heart close up. Crazies should always have a spider web on them for good luck!

Collections From my Heart

10-28-08

This is my Crazy Quilt that was a finalist in the 100k Quilt Challenge. It traveled for a year to some of the major Quilt shows in the USA.

Beaded earings

10-28-08

Beaded earrings that I did and I love the color combo.

French Ribbon wall hanging

10-28-08

Cynthy, cynthy, How Does Your Garden Grow? Of coarse with hand dyed silk ribbons you know. Another class that students were amazed how flowers and leafs turn out from using ribbon.

Bee Hive Needle Case

10-28-08

This bead work is raised work which you really can't see in pic. It has a padded form in bead work. This is another vintage wool blanket I cut up for needle case. My class loved this type of bead work. It is a fun project.

Embroidered Needle Case

10-28-08

Embroidered needle case that I taught at TNNA which is The National Needlework Assoc. In Ohio.

Silk Ribbon Needle case

10-28-08

This is a sweet wool needle case that I did silk ribbon embroidery on. The out line stitch I used was the blanket stitch. An old wool blanket was cut up to use for the base. That wonderful green is the color of the blanket . The cotton thread I used for the blanket stitch was a great match!!

Teddy Bear Pincushion

10-28-08

I used Vintage wool to create pincushion. Then added this little bear atop and sewed sewing charms to it. I LOVE pincushions making them and collecting them. Yes, I do even sell them!

Felted Heart Brooch

10-28-08

This was a class that we talked about our HEARTS Desires. And choose color roving's that reflected what we were feeling. After felting our hearts, then choose a word that reminded us of what we were feeling, wanted, needed or wanted to aspired to, ect.

Purple Felted Flower

10-28-08

Blended wool roving's to create this felted brooch.

Orange Needle felted flower

10-28-08

Orange Felted flower that I taught as a intro into the 3-d world of needle felting. It became a brooch. You can never have to many!!

Face Brooch

10-28-08

Face and Feathers what else can I say. Just playing and having fun!!

Beaded Doll Art

10-28-08

This beaded doll was beaded just to see how over the top I could go!! Yes, I did draw her face. Her shoes are from a bead glass artist I meant Bead and Button.

Beaded Mermaid

10-28-08

This pre-made silk doll that was a class I taught in Northern Ca. She was also published in Bead Unique Magazine in 06'. The class was to learn how to bead embroidery on a 3-d piece.

Beaded Dancer

10-28-08

This is a pre-made silk doll that I taught Bead Embroidery at a Bead Retreat in North Ca. She About 6" She was also published in Bead Unique Magazine in 06'.

Wool Brooch

10-28-08

I had a small pieces of scrap wool so I beaded flowers and blanket stitched another piece of wool to the back. Size is about 2x3in.

Chatelaine close-up

10-28-08

Close-up of bead work that was stitched on wool.

Beaded Chatelaine

10-28-08

Chatelaines were very poplar in the Victorian era for the ladies of the house. It carried they special pair of scissors and other sewing ephemera. I have added a pincushion to mine.

Whimsical Flower Crazy Quilt

10-27-08

This crazy quilt wall hanging was featured in Bead Unique magazine in 06. As you can see I was one a deadline there were no embellishments on the seems. So I will be finishing this quilt this year. With no embellishments on the seems it is only a patchwork quilt not a crazy quilt.

Feather Brooch

10-27-08

I found some vintage feathers and stems so I decided to make a brooch with them. I made velvet leaves for the base. Added beaded fringe. It has that 30's or 40's look.

Gypsy Blanket close up

10-27-08

This is a close up of the Embellishment work on my Crazy Quilt.

Bohemian Dreams

10-27-08

I just LOVE Crazy quilting. I finished this quilt in 06'. I embellished with hand and bead embroidery, French ribbon work, and add bits and pieces of vintage jewelry. Quilt size is 65x65in. A Gypsy blanket...

On my shelf

10-27-08

Art work on a shelf in my home . I really do live with my art work.

Black dress night!!

10-27-08

This purse was bought at a discount store. Handles and sides are leather and the front and back is a heavy canvas. I added black trim at base of handles. I then Embellished with velvet fabric that I hand stitched into flowers and leafs. LOVE that Bling so I added vintage rhinestone buttons and brooch.

Wear are my cloves?

10-27-08

I found this vintage purse and it just called out to be embellished. Handles and top are wood.

Garden on my handbag

10-27-08

Have you thought about carrying a GARDEN? This cloth handbag has been embellished with hand dyed silk ribbons using French Ribbon work. Also hand dyed appliques, a bee pin, and brooch have been added.

Just TRY

10-27-08

French Ribbon work oh!la!la! This was a wonderful class I taught with a group of women that really had never hand stitched before. They were amazed what their hands had created!! On the corners I added vintage glass buttons.

Victorian Garden

10-27-08

This embroidery work is done on black velvet using cotton threads .Stitches used in this piece were bullion, lazy daisy, french knot and fern. Hand dyed applique embellished with bead fringe. This is a mini wall hanging.

Tags of Life

10-27-08

Altered Art is just FUN. 8x8in. canvas board. Another class I taught using stamps and adding old tiles with letters stamped on them to spell ART . When piece was dried I antique it with stain.

Dream of ARt

10-27-08

This Altered Art piece is from a class I taught. Collage work was done on a 8x10 in. canvas board. It can hang on the wall or be placed in an easel.It was also embellished with old bits of jewelry.

Victorian Child

10-27-08

I was in a very Victorian mood when I made this Altered Art piece. This is a 5 by 7 in. charmer made out of art card stock and my collection of cut outs.

Altered Art Moon

10-27-08

A 5 by 7 in. Altered art card that I made for Christmas to hang on my white feather tree. Butterflies take flight in the maddness of moon light.

Alter Art Cat

10-27-08

This is one of my altered art pieces. I made this jointed cat hanger to hang on my white feather tree for Christmas. I then embellished it with bits and pieces of old jewel and velvet leaves.

Beaded Goddess

10-27-08

This is a center of a crazy quilt. The form is padded and then I did some bead embroidery. WELL a LOT of beading. her wings are hand dyed and her face is much nicer then in picture. Her hair is also fringe beaded. I also spelled out in beads" bead Goddess".

Mermaid Wonder

10-27-08

This fiberart necklace is huge!!With lots of bead work and many different fibers twisted and knoted. . I made this after a vacation driving up the coast. I could see a beautiful mermaid swimming through the sea to lure her next sailor to her deep sea home.

Raven Felted Purse

10-27-08

This needle felted purse was done by hand. The purse was in Haute Purses magazine it is called Ravens. With hand needle felting there is a lot of poking!!! The ravens and flowers have a more padded look by using more roving to their design.

Funky Fiber

10-27-08

One of my funky fiberart necklaces. Wraped fibers and then I added pearls and carved shell leafs.

Cuff Bracelets

10-27-08

Two peyote stitch cuffs made with seed beads and crystals. they are really fun to wear!! I started making this kind of cuff about 3 yrs. ago and I have not stopped yet. I have made 18 so far.

French Ribbon Brooch

10-27-08

This is a French Ribbon brooch. Working with hand dyed silk ribbons, the applique is also hand dyed. I love teaching this class it is such a victorian statement!!

Fibeart Necklace

10-26-08

This is working with many different fibers, such as yarn, metallic ribbon and assorted beads.

Beaded Flowers

10-26-08

This is an upcoming class, I should say 2 classes. First you will learn to piece a crazy quilt. Second class you will learn to bead embroider a dimensional flower and stems. Finally you will learn to make fringe from crystals and beads. A very whimsical and vintage style for your pleasure. This beaded flowers I have sewn on my large Crazy Quilt that was one of the finalist in the First 100k Quilt Challenge. The Quilt traveled the year to all the Major quilt shows in 2006. What a year!!!

French Ribbon Work Pincushion

10-26-08

This is a class I taught this month, and the students where thrilled with their Pincushion. Pincushion was made with velvets, silk hand dyed ribbons, beads and crystals. Also added sewing charms!! This is a really fun class to teach. I wish my rose garden was this lush!! Enjoy