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“Patriotic Disco Ball” ovum
This went in a whole different direction than I expected it to. 🤣 Read more
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Black and white all around
I finished this one about a month ago but was waiting to frame it. I did that today. metal silver disks throughout. Additional black slub circles give another depth. Read more
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*Update And so we begin
Started on a new one. This was felted with thick-thin variegated blues yarn. This is the beginnings of this ovum. Finished this one. Came together rather quickly once I got started. Read more
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“Pink Sectional” ovum
I’m almost finished with this one. Since pink is not my play style, a lot of angst by its choice. I think it is close to being done. Read more
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Muted color ovum
I really wanted to take this in a different direction with the mauve orb. Read more
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I took a Trip
In summer of last year we took another trip out west and this time I got to stop at the Brown Sheep Company on our way. I know it does not look like much but… it was a lot for me. The staff is great!! Thank you Brown Sheep Company!❤️ Read more
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Welcome new ovum
Welcome “Chenille Bedspread” ovum This was the variegated orange and yellow ovum. Read more
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Help! My wool won’t catch fire😂
This is just a funny. I wanted to see how my wool would look if I set fire to it. I might use it sometime as an element in one of my pieces. This was just a test. Read more
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Disaster Averted
One takes a chance whenever you are gifted, purchase old wool or wool that no longer has a label. Well this piece is a perfect example of the known, unknown. The many of the grays did not felt and left these large open holes in the piece. I had to set it aside for several Read more
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Before and after
Here is the picture of the before yarn colors and the after felting yarn colors. I will probably try to shave the orbs a little bit to bring out the colors again. I am pleased that they retained color as it is easy to have the color dissipate in the hot water to get the Read more
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Thing to do…
I do have to say, untangling yarn is not such a terrible thing to do. It can be relaxing, kind of like a jigsaw puzzle. Well that didn’t take long. From tangle to ball about 40 minutes. The good thing about wool yarn is it’s sticky (barbed) the bad thing about wool is it sticky Read more
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Back in orbit
Well today I started back on orb making. These are finished felting and are now rinsing and cooling down. Read more
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Pretty Punch snag today
I went to a garage sale today and found a bag full of Pretty Punch threads(picture one). I have several all ready and used them sparingly because I did not have any before. So I sorted the bag and added them to my stash(picture two). Now I can use them freely. They are not felting Read more
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Black and white 
I started this piece a while back and I ended up not liking it a lot of it did not felt so I said it aside and said this week was going to be the week that I actually work on it So I started filling in the spaces that I did not like and Read more
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“Darkest Hour/ Saved Our Soul“
I think I’m done with my soft sculpture (pillow). The colors were my take off point for this piece. Then came the beading. After finishing the two sides I felt it talking to me about the two sides. The front was muted and dull ish. The three crosses in a circle spoke much of this Read more
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And so it begins
Taking a break from the orbs (still working in the round😊) and working on a beaded pillow. These colors are to me, a beautiful combination. Subtle, tonal and calming. The front is free formed and the back is circular. Much like my helmets that I design. Helter-skelter on the one side of the brain, the Read more
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Poodle Skirt – orb
Pink is not a color I work with often as it’s not my preferred color. The black felted orb just said make me pink so.. I listened to the orb. Once finished I felt it called the 50s poodle skirts. Read more
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Intersection-mini orb
This one seems to have become intersectionality with the colors and beads. Read more
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Brownie- mini orb
Working on mini orbs as well as larger ones. They have been fun and surprisingly take about along as a larger ones. Read more
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