How I earned my Felting Facilitator Badge
I’ve mentioned my husband, Randy, in previous posts, but you don’t know the whole story yet. You see, it was Randy who was responsible for me venturing into the waters of teaching felting. In 2011 (wow-ten years ago), I had been felting for about 3 years, had learned lots of new skills, and Randy, who had a rather decent sized Twitter following, began to brag on me just a little: he would post pictures of my creations, invite his followers to check out my work if they were going to be in the vicinity of a craft/fiber show in which...
Why do I create?
Let’s see…I create because I believe we are all created to create; I found felting when I won an online giveaway; What happened next? I was ravenous to learn everything I could possibly learn about felting, so I began to look for books, classes, schools-ANYTHING that could help me find out about everything felting. YouTube wasn’t as big a deal as it is today, so there weren’t any video tutorials (though I DO have a YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdqrv0q5Bman-JxGNrl81Q ), but I did use the Internet to find a few books AND a thing called Felt School: https://harveyvilleproject.com/?page_id=41 . And...
So, What was next?
Hi again! I am betting that you want to know what’s next, right? You know that I, too, was creatively challenged by all of the ‘NO’s I encountered from that 9th grade art teacher until just a few years ago. I tried just about everything you can imagine to find MY creativity: sewing, cross stitching, crocheting, beading, embroidery, scrapbooking, stamping, wirework…the list goes on and on. I’ll bet it does for you, too. But then something happened which made EVERYTHING make sense: I won an online giveaway of a 4 oz. handpainted wool roving. I KNOW, RIGHT?!?!? What the heck...
Hey... do you have a moment?
Hi, Anna here. Have you got a moment? I think that somedays, you just don’t remember what it was like to play, am I right? You used to think of yourself as fun and creative, but with work, family obligations, juggling the never changing world in which we find ourselves, you’ve put play and fun and joy on the back burner. And while you might be doing ok, there are sometimes that you miss play and fun and discovery and your imagination. I think I can help. This is why I do what I do: You see, I believe that...
GIFTING SEASON WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!
GIFTING SEASON WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT! I don’t know about you, but I have become better about buying gifts that I think would work for friends and family all during the year, beginning in the after Christmas sales. Now, that doesn’t mean that I have every gift purchased by the time November rolls around-especially not this year with the trips back and forth to Iowa, the online convention classes, getting ready for my VA (Virtual Assistant) to have a break from assisting me, finger surgery, my son’s wedding-OY VEY! What I can say is that I try...
WHERE IS ANNA??
WHERE IS ANNA?? OMGEE, am I going to be busy in the next couple of months! Not only am I preparing for finger surgery in a few weeks, getting the studio ready, etc., but I also have my first in-person event scheduled since January of 2020!!! That’s right! You can come spend the day with me at The Wool Market & DIY School (https://thewoolmarket.net/) in Hutchinson on Saturday, August 7th! Here are all the details: WET FELTED LANDSCAPE CLASS (check their website for class cost) What can you create with a piece of prefelt and a little wool in assorted colors...