Wicked Awesome Kitty Softies!

I love it when an idea forms and takes shape easily and without effort! Among other projects I have been busy working with here in The Art Nest are these wickedly awesome kitties I made last week. I wanted saucy little kitties with giant ears and the Halloween colors just seemed perfect for them. I began by making a quick little sketch and then created an original pattern based upon the drawing. I'm thinking this pattern would make cute little Siamese kitties too with a little tweaking.

This is Mischief. He enjoys mad loud piano music (preferably in the middle of the night) and loves to eat Skittles except the purple ones. He claims the purple ones are a sedative.

This is Mayhem. Mayhem loves to skateboard (especially in crowded shopping centers) and detests vegetables of all kinds. The produce department of many a grocery store has felt his stinging wrath for the wretched vegetable.

The two brothers out and about spreading Mischief and Mayhem!
They are both currently for sale in my Etsy Shop, www.theartnest.etsy.com.

Felt So Good.....

I did it! I finally got my hands on some roving and learned some felting. My dear friend Melissa (check out her awesome Etsy shop, http://www.themodcottage.etsy.com/) taught me how to wet felt. I love the smell of the roving and the texture of the wet felt. I also bought a great book detailing how to needle felt which is more sculptural than wet felting. I look forward to learning that technique as well. Anyway, here are a few of the pics from our felting....

A few of the supplies you'll need if you want to give it a try are roving, soapy water, and lots of hand strength! The solid white material was felted by yours truly. But check out the cool plaid design Melissa produced. Awesome...

These are actual small stones we picked up at the local beach and felted the roving around the stone. Cool, huh?

Pixies are fond of felted Cairns.... or so I'm told. :)