Whether you want a desk topper, tree ornaments, key chains, mobiles, wreaths, Halloween figures, Christmas ornaments or bookshelf keepsakes, just message me and I can make it for you. If you want to know a little bit about me:
I was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and have lived in a few different cities in Ontario throughout my life. Now middle-aged (yikes), I have raised one daughter and two
dogs. I have a Master’s degree (not that I ever needed it), I am a self-employed transcriptionist (I type research interviews from audio to text) and I work from home. Needle felting is not my career as I still work full time. Throughout the years I have dabbled in many different mediums of art, constantly learning and discovering new things. I draw, paint, create mosaics out of tile, sculpt and needle felt. I am the type of person who has to be doing something all the time. I discovered needle felting when I was searching for the perfect gift for my mom online. I wanted to buy her a look-alike dog to commemorate Molly, her beloved fur baby she had just lost. While searching, I saw many talented artists’ sculptures and they all looked so real. After that, I began watching video tutorials to figure out how the heck to make these sculptures out of wool. I dabbled a bit and bought a squirrel kit to try. Also, the COVID pandemic had just become dire and the government was starting to close everything down; therefore, I had more spare time to learn. So that’s what I did. Then I made a dog for my mom that was intended to be a look-alike of Molly. I gave it to her because I knew my mom loves accepting homemade gifts (or at least she is a good actress and pretends to be a big fan of my creations; thanks Mom for always encouraging me). Anyway, the dog I made for her looked more like a “cute” item and not a life-like animal as I had aspired to create. So I thought about it some more, and I still wanted to learn how to make a real look-alike dog. I purchased a set of four videos from a really talented artist on how to needle-felt a wolf. With faith and perseverance, I worked through the series until I finished and my project turned out great! I was even asked at the Tim Horton’s drive-thru by the lady serving us if it was real! That is basically how I began needle felting. I began in April of 2020, and by word-of-mouth, I have already been able to replicate some really great dogs for people. I enjoy needle felting more over the other art avenues I have tried because I can do it while watching TV or listening to music and I don’t have to get dirty. It seems to just be the perfect art for me. In my needle-felted animals, I use high-quality Canadian wool, sometimes I have to buy abroad if I require different types of textures, but I try to buy from Canadian companies for the majority of my work. I usually use sturdy core wool to create the figure and often soft merino wool for the hair. If you like what I make and are interested in ordering, please private message me and I will get right on it. All I need is well-lit pictures of the entire object that you want, or a complete description of the object and how you would like it, like the position (standing, sitting, posing).
