Monsters!

Hi Lovely Friends!

Sorry I haven't posted in a bit. Just wanted to let you know about my new monster article in the latest FELT magazine. This issue is just lovely with lots of interesting articles and heaps of great info.

I provide instructions and heaps of step by step photos for making your own. If you do make a monster I

would love to see what you come up with!

Every best wish

Love

Elizabeth

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Gorgeous New Buttons!

Hi Everyone!

Well the exhibition opening was just lovely  - full gallery and a beautiful Autumn day - even the cows in the fields nearby looked as if they had brushed their coats for us! 

Thankyou to everyone who came - I was just thrilled by all the surprise visits!

What I really wanted to tell you about are these magnificent buttons that arrived this week! They are so beautifully made by a lady in the Scottish Highlands. I can think of dozens of uses and I can't wait to put them into a project. Maybe I will knit a new cardy just so I can put these buttons on it! Or make a brooch or add them to a journal or stitch them to a felt wrap or .......

They are made of resin and are finished so well. A very professional service for a lovely product!

Contact Frances here at : Buttons McAnnoraks or find her on Facebook here

Hope everyone is finding time to play with buttons or paint or thread or fleece or yarn or whatever!

Lots of Love

Elizabeth

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A little clay...

Hi everyone,

Well lots of final little jobs before our exhibition opening this coming weekend. Amazing how those last things take so LONG to do! Here are a few new little clay birds. I like mucking around with clay - it is very calming and I love making a mess - well let's put it this way - I'm very good at making a mess - in fact I excel at making mess! 

I hope you are all having a fabby fab week and that there are some local folk who have time to drop into the
exhibtion.

Chat soon
Love
Elizabeth
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An exhibition!

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to let yo know about an exhibition I am participating in with 4 other gorgeous artists! 

This will be held in Warragul in Victoria and for those of you who can come we have our opening on the 4th of May at 2.00pm. With nibbles and drinks! 

Hope to see you at: The Lillico Glass Studio, 243 Lillico Rd Warragul

Well the cooler weather has arrived in Melbourne and everything I love arrives as well:
winter coats, knitwear, scarves, thoughtful golden days and cold nights, big blankets on the bed, rain, planting all the bulbs, raking leaves, open fires, crumpets, soup, casseroles, gum boots, the light slanting a bit differently,
purple evenings...

Just love this time of the year!

I hope everyone is enjoying their season as well be it Autumn or Spring!

Lots of Love
Elizabeth

Facebook!!!

Dear Friends
Well I can hardly believe it. I have joined Facebook - staggering really because I swore I would not sign up to another thing!
If anyone would like to visit and LIKE me as they say - please feel free! You can do that here

In the normal world I am preparing for a new residency at a primary school, this time in paper mache! There will be a set of figures based on my samples below. These will measure nearly a metre in length and be located in the entry way of a performing arts hall. Themes of music and drama will be the focus of each figure.

I start in about a month and am just thrilled to be working in another medium at a school. After 12 years of
doing felt it will be lovely to challenge myself on this scale in another medium.

SO wish me luck!

Hope you are all spending a lovely Easter break with loved ones

Love
Elizabeth
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Summer and New Class!

Hi Everyone,
I can hardly believe how long it has been since I have posted! Sorry!

Well apart from teaching I am  WAIT FOR IT.................WAIT FOR IT..........................
just about finished my book! Yep nearly there! About one chapter and some tidying up to be done and hopefully will be at the printers before too long. A big thankyou to everyone who has shown such keen interest.

New doll available on Etsy  - "Summer" is available now.

FELT FOLIO 2    Starting 6th April for 5 weeks 10.00 - 1.00pm

Classes have been going well and Felt Folio is drawing to an end. For anyone who is interested I will be continuing with Felt Folio 2. This class is wonderful if you have already done a bit of felting and want to continue with more 3D felting elements.

Cost $350.00 which includes everything. All materials and use of all tools.

Well I hope everyones creative pursuits are going well

Lots of Love

Elizabeth

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New Classes Starting! MARCH AND APRIL

Dear Friends

Well new classes are about to start and I look forward to seeing many of you in the studio again!

For those of you who have not been to my studio before, I only take 4 students at a time.

If you would like to do one of these classes on a different day and have enough to make up a class - just let me know!

Papier mache and Felt Figures

This is a great class if you want to pick up several skills all at once! If you are a fan of mixed media and would like to create a unique character that employs paper mache, felt, face painting and construction skills

then this might just be for you!

TIME: 10 -2.00pm   3 weeks

DATES: Wednesday 3rd 10th and 17th April

Collage Felt

An old favourite I am offering this class again. Perfect for the -  Beginner to Intermediate

Never felted? Well come along to a 3 hour class and let me show you how it's done! Here you will discover
what fibres will felt and how to apply yarns, fabrics, bits of knitting and more into a Collage felt.

TIME: 10 - 1.00pm
DATES: March 6th   2 vacancies         or          April 24th  

Felted Feathered Friends

Birds are such fun to make  -  in felt that you have created yourself they are just gorgeous! This is a 2 week
class where we create our magical felt in Week 1 and follow up the next  week with designing patterns,
construction and embroidery.

TIME: 10 - 1.00 pm
DATES: March 20/27    FULL!
         or  April 13/20        

Felt Folio 1

For those of you who would like a course in many different felting techniques Felt Folio 1 is just the ticket!
This 5 week course encompasses many different felting methods that can be applied to wearable art, functional and decorative items. Each week a new technique will be taught and we create 3 different sample sized pieces. By the end of week 5 each student receives a folder in which to mount each sample so that
a permanent library of information is created.
I have taught this class many times and the exquisite samples that students create often leave me speechless!

All materials are included in the cost.

DATES:  Saturday mornings: March 2/9/16/23/30    - 5 weeks   3 vacancies

Just drop me a line for more information on any of the classes and any queries you may have,

Hope to see you in class!

Best wishes
Elizabeth