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My Faerie House
My life has been full of creative pursuits. It wasn’t until I was almost 30 that I finally settled on creating creatures and found a way to support my craft habit. Creating to me is like drinking water– it is not just something I like to do– but MUST do. To keep my creative mind refreshed it is important to learn new skills. I’ve been wanting to learn how to sculpt for many years and I finally got the chance to hand build a faerie house this past week with the help of my friend, Cindy Best, at Little Bear Pottery.
We had given my youngest son a clay session with Cindy for his birthday instead of toys he would eventually break or outgrow and it was such a great experience for him. Watching him throw a pot on the wheel gave my urge to sculpt a little push! Finally I just made time to do it and I can’t wait to create another! I’ll post another photo after it has been fired and glazed.
How do you keep your creative juices flowing and fresh?
You can find the new sewing pattern for the Hapenny Newly Borns on Etsy and Patternmart! Happy creating!
Hapenny Magick Newly Borns PMRT
Newly Borns are 18″ of lovable baby. They are based on the newly born, Mabel, a character in my …
Price: US$10.00
This winter ,shortly after Hapenny Magick was released, I was interviewed in Rhode Island by artist Erin Whalen in her studio/store called The Story Emporium. Here is the interview for your watching pleasure!
This tutorial is generously illustrated by my good friend Phee McFaddell! Please visit her online at pheemcfaddell.com for wonderful faerie projects, coloring pages and stories!! To find the free dragon ornament pattern that goes along with this tutorial there is a link on the bottom of the page. These images are copyrighted by pheemcfaddell.com and used with permission from the artist.
Assemble Ingredients:
Kool Aid (un-sweetened in what ever colors you want)
Natural undyed wool felt
Hot water
A pan and cups
An oven
A bit of White vinegar
Heat enough hot water to presoak the felt in a flat container and fill as many cups as you want for dye colors.
1. Fill a flat container with hot water and soak the wool felt for 5 minutes. Be careful!
2. While the wool is soaking pour the remaining hot water into 8 Oz. cups.
The more Kool Aid you put into the cup the more vibrant the color will end up,
the more water you have, the softer the color will be. Stir to dissolve.
3. Add 1 Tablespoon of vinegar to each cup. Be sure to use non-sweetened Kool Aid.
4. After your 5 minutes are up squeeze any excess water from the felt and place
in an oven proof pan. You can use a roller or towel to help remove the water.
Now pour the color mixtures over the felt in spots and let the colors bleed together.
You can also sprinkle the dry crystals on the felt and rub them into the wool.
If the spots get too bright just add a little water. You might use a contrasting color
for the tummy and head spike.
5. After the felt is cooked, rinse it in cool water and put in the washer
on the spin cycle only. Then you can dry it in the dryer. If you find the felt
sticks together just pull it apart.
Have an adult iron it lightly on the wool steam setting to remove any wrinkles you do not want, or press heavily to flatten the felt.
The Wool Felt is ready to make the Dragon.
Here she is, dressed and ready to meet the world! I’ll be working on writing up the pattern, and she’ll be available soon!
Meet Priscilla Peony Longhill. She is the newest, newly born Hapenny in the Wedge. She is assembled quite like a Waldorf doll, but with some Dragon Charmer twists! Her eyes are made from wool felt with needle felted pupils and hair. Fingers, toes, and belly button are sculpted. She is thread jointed but could also be safety lock jointed. Her sewing pattern will be out soon!
Enjoy Maewyn's adventures with her by your side!
Just released, six new sewing patterns. Two for characters in Hapenny Magick!
Maewyn stands on her own at 12″ tall. There is an option to thread joint her or to use plastic armature (don’t worry, I tell you where to get all the supplies you need!) She is really easy to make or you can challenge your doll making skills with the plastic armature! And of course you can find her little piglet for free here on my blog.
With a swish of her wand, Maewyn turned the toadstools into hobgoblins and now you can too! These 5″ tall cuties are made from wool felt with a bit of cotton knit for their head. A cinch to whip together! Would make an adorable nursery mobile too!
Hobgoglins are made from wool felt!
You can download the patterns instantly from Pattern Mart or get a deal on book and pattern packages in my Etsy store!
Happy creating!
Check out my other new sewing patterns too!
Hi everyone!
I just finished the prototype of Maewyn, the main character in my new children’s book, Hapenny Magick! The pattern for her will be available in December when the book is published, but I thought I’d give you a sneak peek.
You can pre-order the book from my etsy store, www.jennifercarson.etsy.com or at my Kickstarter website!
More character patterns coming soon!
