Pumpkin Baby

Now that my daughter has started college, I'm beginning to think about the autumn season, my favorite of the year, when the leaves start to fall, acorns fall to the ground and pumpkins are harvested.  This pumpkin was made from a kit from de Witte Engel in the Netherlands.  The stem is a pipecleaner covered with wool.  The body and hat are 100% wool felt also from de Witte Engel.

10-inch Waldorf Doll

This doll was made using felted sweater fabric for the body rather than skin fabric.  The lavender jumper is made with 100% wool felt.  Her hair is a crochet mohair wig.  I find that it is economically beneficial to occasionally make dolls with sweater fabric skin and it looks good also.

Needle-Felted Fairy Dolls

These 6" tall dolls were made using a pipe-cleaner for the arms and wool roving wrapped around them.  The rest of the body was made with dyed wool.  The wool was held together by using a felting needle.

Lavender Storyteller Puppet

This doll was made from two different sweaters which were  felted in the washing machine. 

Storyteller Puppet

This doll is about 10 inches tall excluding the cap.  It was made from a recycled wool felted sweater.  I go to thrift stores and buy wool/angora blend sweaters, sometimes cashmere, and put them into the washing machine.  The agitation felts the wool.  Then the sweaters go into the dryer and when they are dry I cut off all the unusable parts and use the fabric for my dolls.  The head is made in the traditional waldorf style and the muff is extended to about four inches (just below the waistline).  The leggings are added onto the body and then the dress.  The sleeves are empty for puppeteering.

Baby Carrots and Bunnies

The baby carrots are my own design.  The head is a traditional Waldorf style head and the hair is needle-felted onto the head.  The body is 100% wool felt from the Netherlands.  My apologies for the photo -- it is not as clear as I would like it to be.  The baby carrots are one of my best sellers, especially at the farmers market, but they do sell year-round.  The bunnies were made from a pattern and are also wool felt and stuffed with wool.

Children's Holiday Craft and Toy Fair

I'm so excited to add this to my schedule on my webpage.  There will be crafting for children while their parents shop.  Lots of vendors, music and food:

Nevada City Miners Foundry
Sunday, November 21, 2010, 11 am-4 pm
325 Spring Street
Nevada City, California