Geahk Burchill - Marionettes

I just HAD to share this video with you. This man is such an amazing, wonderful artist.

Fairy Garden

A wonderful friend of mine came up with the idea of building fairy gardens from things we found in nature. We each brought whatever we could find in parks and on the streets around us, we also brought a glue gun, clippers, glass jars, and some sheep wool and we started building. Here are a few of the gardens that came out of our creative endeavor.

*

Sweet Paul Magazine

Karin Schaeffer from the wonderful Brooklyn based Toy Store, Acorn, got my felt petit fours in Sweet Paul Magazine.

The magazine is beautiful and the picture of the pastries/petit fours too.
Thank you karin!

*

NYC Toy Fair Interview

I was invited to do a needle felting demonstration at the Toy Fair in NYC. Needle felting is my new addiction. I make character illustrations first and then spend my evenings sculpting them out of wool.

I am also contemplating a way to incorporate my mushroom girls/gnome ladies into a book.

A friendly journalist from the online magazine TDMonthly came by and asked if he could do a quick interview. The sculptures are available on FeltForest.

Mushroom Ladies

My new needle felted creations.

Marzipan Madness

I love Marzipan, I love turquoise, red, and cream. My friend thought of me when she came across these marzipan creations by Design team Eugene & Louise in collaboration with Tinne Hermans for an exhibit in Antwerp, my home town.

Handmade Gift 3

The third handmade gift is a guardian angel for two dear friends.

Needle felted.

Handmade Gifts 2

Upon his request, I made a needle felted woodpecker for my husband, John. I also made a house for the little bird. John has only seen pictures of his present, because we are out of town and I didn't bring it with me.

*

Handmade Gifts 1

This year I made a Waldorf Doll for my daughter's Christmas. I took a workshop with Beatriz Smith at the Brooklyn Waldorf School, and over the course of 8 weeks, I made the doll. Here are some pictures.

She named her Rosie.

*

Sergio's Picture Book Lists

Sergio Ruzzier invites people who love picture books to send him a list with ten of their favorite picture books, for kids (or not). The books can be from any time and any country.You can be an author, an illustrator, an editor, an art director, a bookseller, a librarian, an agent, or anyone who has a passion for picture books. I sent him my list. To see the books I chose, go to Sergio's blog.

*