Felted Wool Flowers in Spring Pastels

 

Tired of the winter weather, I was inspired to make a new batch of my felted wool flower brooches in springy, pastel colors.
These flower pins come in a variety of soft colors made from felted, or fulled, recycled wool from lambswool and merino wool sweaters. Some have vintage button centers and most have green wool leaves. They all have a levered pinback stitched firmly in place for secure placement on a coat or sweater.
They are available in the shop here. Or see a variety of individual flower pins here.

Plush Blooming Catus

 

 

I finally found some small clay pots in just the right sizes to finish up a collection of plush cactus. I have a whimsical prickly pear cactus, a San Pedro cactus, and a barrel cactus all made from repurposed sweater wool in varying shades of green. I've added some not so prickly "spines" made from thread and beads. And I couldn't resist adding some small blooms to each one.

These make great gifts for anyone lacking a "green thumb", and are fun home or office décor, alone or in a grouping. I have a group of them on my coffee table right now!

 

They are all available in my Etsy shop right now.

Shop Update - Denim and Wool Collection

I have a new collection of purses and accessories in my Etsy shop featuring a combination of wool and denim. The wool is one of my favorite materials. . . felted, or fulled, upcycled wool sweaters and denim from upcycled jeans.

 

 

I love the combination of textures of the soft, thick wool and the woven denim. And denim comes in so many color choices besides the traditional blue.

 

Here's just a sampling of items now available in my shop.

 

These are all great casual summertime accessories.

Wholesale Flower Brooches

I decided to offer limited wholesale quantities of my flower brooches, available in my Etsy shop.

 This grouping of 10 assorted brooches is the first batch, all in jewel tones.

 

 I hope to soon have available another grouping, all in Spring colors.

 

I had these cards made, in postcard size, to be included with my wholesale orders. They have a cute button and thread illustration, since each of my flowers is hand cut and hand sewn, many with button centers. I ordered these from Vistaprint.

 

 I just punched two holes in each card to allow the brooch to be "pinned" to the card.

 

The back of each card includes info about the recycled nature of all my FeltSewGood products. I also included my Etsy shop and blog web addresses.

 

I usually make tags for all my handbags and zip pouches from business cards with jute hangars. I thought these postcards were a nice way to show off the flowers.

 

Do you make your own tags or labels? Or do you purchase or custom order your labels?

 

 

And This Week's Winner Is. . .

Thank you to everyone who entered my FeltSewGood giveaway last week. I really enjoyed reading all your comments about your favorite Christmas traditions! The winner of the gift certificate is AlteredBeauty. Congratulations!

I'm working hard to restock my shop after my Christmas Open House and should have some new upcycled wool goodies listed in the next few days.

HOLIDAY WEEKEND *S*A*L*E*

I hope Everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

And now it's time for some shopping!

Black Friday through Cyber Monday, everything in my shop is 10% OFF!

Prices are already reduced - no waiting for a refund through PayPal! Just shop and save. And I'll be adding new items all weekend. Visit FeltSewGood and save!

And don't forget to enter my giveaway, at this blog post, for a chance to win a FeltSewGood gift certificate! You have until midnight EST, Sunday, November 29 to enter.

Flowers and Hearts for Mother's Day!

Are you looking for something special for Mom for Mother's Day? Flowers and hearts making wonderful Mother's Day gifts!

I have made a new assortment of felted flower brooches and "heart felt" brooches and have plenty available in the shop.

And, I just sent a new batch of flowers and hearts to the Glendale Handcraft Gallery in Glendale, Ohio. The Glendale Handcraft Gallery is a boutique-style gallery with the goal to promote handmade items and crafts people.

Gleandale, Ohio is an historic village just north of Cincinnati. If you happen to live in the area, or are passing through, stop in and take a look at the unique handmade artwork. And tell them Felt Sew Good sent you!

A Few of My Favorite Things

I just made my 200th sale in my Etsy shop! Hooray!

To celebrate, I thought I would share a few of my Etsy favorites for this week:

Eastern Blue Bird by bethanyhomecrafts

Trillium and bird print by chickory

Handwoven dress scarf by barefootweaver


Playing Koi 3- wooden jewelry box with polymer clay filigree- koi pond with cherry blossoms by starless

It's Wickedly Chic!

This week, my Etsy shop FeltSewGood is featured on Wickedly Chic! "WickedlyChic.com is the hottest destination for shoppers seeking advice and product recommendations from the world of Indie design and fashion."

Wickedly Chic is a fun website - "Independent Shopping for the Wickedly Fashionable". Check it out, there's still time to find just the right gift for that special someone!

New Items for Holiday Shopping!

Today I added some more new items to my Etsy shop, Felt Sew Good.

Bright Poppy Felted Flowers Brooches


Pretty bright red "Jasper" style handbag, just the right color for the holidays!

and some Felted Flower Cuffs.

I'll be adding some more handbags and plush toys on Monday, 12/8/08,
just in time to finish your holiday shopping!