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Local Feltmaking Workshop for Tiny Treasure Containers
Feltmaking workshop in Harmony, PA – Tiny Treasure Containers Have you been wanting to try feltmaking but not had the opportunity? Take a break from the holiday rush and come up to picturesque...
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Gift Gallery Craft Fair at Spinning Plate Gallery
Come Shop Local at Gift Gallery Craft Fair Come to the Gift Gallery Craft Fair at Spinning Plate Gallery to buy your locally crafted holiday gifts. Or come and buy yourself a warm and cozy felted hat!...
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Felt Yourself a Nest – a Felting Class
Felting Class @Creative Harmony Arts & Books on April 1st Come to the felting class where we will wet felt a nest at Creative Harmony Arts & Books. Are you starting to see signs of spring?...
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It’s teapottime in Pittsburgh – lots of felted goodness!
TeapotTime returns to Morgan Contemporary Gallery Again it’s teapottime! The Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery in Pittsburgh has Teapots!11, an annual, invitational exhibition devoted to the subject...
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Handcrafted Feminine Felt Hats
Introducing the Lisianthus Collection of handcrafted, feminine felted hats While created in February, the Lisianthus Collection has just arrived ONLINE at my Etsy Shop. Honestly, I’m proud of these...
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How to measure your head for a hat
How to measure your head for a hat — Heads come in different sizes and shapes which is why when you put on a hat it might not fit. But, it’s not a problem. You just need to know your head size and then...
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Yes, hat size matters to find hats that fit
Hat Size Matters Have you ever spied an adorable hat, only to be disappointed when you cannot get it onto your noggin? As a maker of hand-felted hats, I run into this all the time! Not so much on...
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Crazy Red Mushroom Hat for Halloween Competition
Does this ever happen to you? You chug along and then suddenly change direction? In the past month, I’m proud to have made seven red and gold, Gryffindor-themed hats. But, after working so hard, I...
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Twelve Days of Hatmas
So, shall we sing the Twelve Days of Hatmas? Recently, I shared the Twelve Days of Hatmas over on Instagram. As it was so much fun, I thought that it would be nice to share it on the blog. If you’re...
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How to find hat inspiration – look nearby
Pittsburgh provided hat inspiration in 2017 Looking at what I made last year, I can see that my locale has really influenced me. Here’s a pinwheel collage of many of the hats made during 2017. Can...
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Felted Hat Workshop in Pittsburgh
Felted Hat Workshop Is learning something new one of your goals for the New Year? Have you been wanting to try your hand at feltmaking, an ancient but simple craft that uses wool, soapy water, and...
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Collaborative creations of dolls and felting
Dolls and Felting Back in August, I chatted with my Instagram friend, Mary Kollar Dolls, about combining each of our interests in dolls and felting. Initially, it was this Mermaid Topper hat that...
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Focus on felting Fiberarts Guild Pittsburgh
Share what you love – Focus on Felting Fiberarts Guild Pittsburgh On Monday evening, February 12th, at the Sixth Presbyterian Church, the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh’s feltmaking members shared...
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Fabulous Felted Hat Workshop at Society for Contemporary Craft
Students helped to create fabulous felted hat workshop at SCC On Saturday, February 24th, I taught a felted hat workshop to six eager students at the Society for Contemporary Craft. Some students were...
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More workshops for felting around a resist
Two upcoming workshops this spring for felting around a resist Not to worry if you missed the Felted Hat class at Society of Contemporary Craft. Soon, I will be teaching two felting around resist...
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Fear not Muggles; Creepy-Cool Slytherin hats
Cool Slytherin Hats Made back in December (misguidedly thinking that they might be appreciated at the PGH ComicCon)*, these cool Slytherin hats are now available in proper house colors at...
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Bowls full of fun felting in harmony
Yes, we did have fun, felting in Harmony, PA! Last Saturday, I traveled up to Harmony, PA to teach how to make a Felted Treasure Nest at Sandy Ferrainola’s charming shop: Creative Harmony Arts &...
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Quick recap of Earth Day felted vessel class
Teaching the Felted Vessel Class Last Sunday, I taught the Earth Day Felted Vessel Class at the Pittsburgh Knit and Crochet Festival. It was a fabulous learning experience – learning experiences are...
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How do these new hang tags look? Polished & Professional
New Hang Tags Earlier in the spring, Dutch Label Shop contacted me about trying their products, which include woven labels, woven care tags, size tags, and hang tags. Typically, label manufacturers...
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How I made the Earth Day Headdress
How I made the Earth Day Headdress – or the backstory of an extravagant hat I want to share with you how I made the Earth Day headdress, but first, I must share Why. Most of the time, I...
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