Black Sheep!

Black Sheep!

Exciting News, and it’s all about Black Sheep! We Sheared our sheep and the most exciting part was shearing the Wensleydales for the first time.  I was surprised at how much heavier the Wensleydale fleece was compared to our other breeds.  It is quite perfect...
Shearing at Bear Creek

Shearing at Bear Creek

I look forward to shearing day every year! (except for the year the sheep got into the cockle burs)  We shear in March every year right before the lambs are due to arrive.  Sheep shearing is exciting for several reasons but my favorite is getting my hands on the wool...
Making Bear Creek Bunnies

Making Bear Creek Bunnies

Needle Felting Bunnies I routinely get asked how long it takes me to make a Bear Creek Bunny.  I am excited to share a quick glimpse of the process in the video below.  I only wish I could make them this fast!!  The Bear Creek Bunnies take me 3-4 hours to complete as...
Bunny Season

Bunny Season

Needle Felting Bunnies It is definitely bunny season at Bear Creek!  The Bear Creek Bunnies have become one of my most popular items.  This time of year I try to make at least one a day, if not more.  It is hard for me to believe how many Bear Creek Bunny collectors...
5 Places to Find Needle Felting Inspiration

5 Places to Find Needle Felting Inspiration

1. I am blessed to live on a farm surrounded by inspiration for my needle felting projects.  A walk around the farm, a day of working cattle, visiting the new lambs in the barn or playing with the barn cats can usually stir up some needle felting inspiration on what I...
Needle Felting with Armatures

Needle Felting with Armatures

Have you ever wondered if you need to have a wire armature when needle felting? In art, an armature is an underlying, unseen, supporting component (usually of wood or metal) for something else. I taught myself to needle felt by trial and error and had to learn the...
Top 10 Needle Felted Sculptures of 2015

Top 10 Needle Felted Sculptures of 2015

I had great plans of putting this post together at the end of 2015 but time got away from me.  I didn’t want to get too far away from 2015 without sharing my top 10 needle felted sculptures of 2015.  Every year I go through the sculptures that I completed during...

Needle Felting at Bear Creek

While enjoying the Christmas season with family and friends I also completed a few needle felting projects.  I was excited to find an artist who makes realistic looking miniature antlers before Christmas.  We worked together to come up with a way to make them work...
5 Common Needle Felting Mistakes

5 Common Needle Felting Mistakes

Needle felting since 2006 and teaching needle felting classes has helped me to become aware of common needle felting mistakes that can easily be avoided when starting out on your needle felting adventure.  I have narrowed it down to 5 things to hopefully give you an...
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