What I've felt(ed) lately.

In the days leading up to my discovery of The New Awesome Job, I was playing around with my needle felting.  I can't fully express how addicting it really is, watching a lump of fuzzy stuff turn into a recognizable object.  Now, I've got a long ways to go before I can do something like Jen Scheer's Hubble Telescope, but I think I'm coming along nicely.

I started off with the little blue bird, who made me smile so much I gave him to a friend to brighten her day, too.  Then I made the snowman, complete with little felt hat.  And then I brushed the cat -- Zaphod Beeblebrox, the Maine Coon Cat, to be precise.

You see that brown heart in the upper right?  The brown is made from Zaph's fur.  I needle felted the fur into a flat shape and then used scissors to cut out the heart, adding the final touch of a little red roving for the centre.

I was working away on a little tree when I snapped two of my three needles, so I'll have to wait before finishing it and continuing along the way of needle felting madness.  I think Zaph, who loathes being brushed, just let out a sigh of relief.  :)