Needle felting on styrofoam balls

How to make felt balls at home. It is an easy process and not very expensive. You can make your own felt balls at home as per your own color choice. #feltballs #handmadefeltballs #felttutorial

Needle felted baubles are a fun way to create unique Christmas tree decorations. With a small initial cost it is a really easy craft to get into.

Last year around this time, I wrote a lengthy post sharing ways to create a natural, low-waste laundry routine. I included all sorts of suggestions, ranging from 1) buying clothes made of natural fibers to 2) using a clothesline, 3) switching to natural soap, 4) ditching fabric softeners, and 5) a

Learn how to make felt balls from wool fibres. Complete step-by-step instructions and helpful tips & tricks.

I've been seeing tons of projects for felted acorns again this year. Here's and easy way to make the felted balls you need for that project. And it's great to do with kids. They love the "magic" that happens during the felting process and this technique contains the soapy water mess. Get a small plastic container. Fluff your wool a little by pulling it apart. (You can use just one color of blend a few together) Add a drop or two of dish soap that been watered down (50/50). But you really…

You’ve probably seen the odd tutorial for something like this, but this one is just a bit extra special. How amazing is the vessel above? I just love the colour combinations, the…

Since I'm still enamored with needle felting, the challenge was on to find a new small gift or ornament to share with co-workers and friends this holiday season. I love the inspiration of working on small, handwork goodies while listening to audiobooks or just relaxing in the evening. If there can be a kitty on my lap at the same time: bonus! Last year's gifts were felted Lake Superior stones and the year before, fairy sparkle felted acorns nestled in hand-gathered Canadian forest caps. They…

Wet-felting over styrofoam Just like felting over soap, you can felt over styrofoam. Just like my felted soap tutorial, I'm using the plastic sandwich bag for felting over the eggs. At the time, I only had the smooth styrofoam. I wanted to experiment again. I'd totally needlefelted wool Christmas ornaments and found the styrofoam needed to be the pourous rough styrofoam. This time I wanted to wet felt the initial wool layer to the egg - so much faster. In fact, once blotted in a towel, you…

Natasha Smart Textiles on Instagram: "As well as joining @livingfelt for their 20th birthday bash in June, I also filmed a new online wet felting tutorial to create a decorative Felt Bowl on a Ball! This is a very beginner-friendly tutorial using the smaller green felting ball to create a beautiful bowl with a folded brim, embellished with chunky wool and mohair boucle yarns plus lustre fibres to give some sheen. If you’ve fancied trying wet felting on a ball this is a great tutorial to get…

I was searching online for inspiration for making more needle felt Christmas ornaments when I came across a tutorial for making these baubles. They are covered styrofoam balls. I was unaware that you could needle felt into this medium! The tutorial for these baubles can be found here it is a lovely site with many ideas. I had no sytrofoam ball's to hand, so found a piece of polystyrene that had come in the form of packaging and had a go at needle felting it. As I was just having a practice…