For your Water Buffalo Collection . . .

For your Water Buffalo Collection . . .

You can call him a Water Buffalo or a Cape Buffalo.  Since I was on an African Wildlife kick I started out calling him a Cape Buffalo.  I just started reading “The Land I Lost” by Huynh Quang Nhuong to my kids and now I call him a Water Buffalo named...
Top 10 of 2012

Top 10 of 2012

Teresa Perleberg’s top 10 favorites of 2012 10.  This was the third moose I have made.  Still one of my Favorites!     9. The Second Big Horn Sheep I have made. The first was a family favorite so I made another. 8. This little guy went...
Trying a New Medium

Trying a New Medium

I signed my kids up for pottery classes this last year and things haven’t been the same around here since.  We now travel the 25 miles to town once a week to play with clay and other wonderful artsy stuff.  When you drive 25 miles to town you don’t just...
You will never guess what I just made!

You will never guess what I just made!

So . . What do you think this will be?  This is the very beginning stages of needle felting.  Several hours have gone into him so far. Stage 2, he has filled out some, and I added some detail to his head. Now he has eyes and legs!  A new color too, that first color...
A Needle Felted Cheetah

A Needle Felted Cheetah

Needle Felting a Cheetah The early stages of needle felting a Cheetah body. Stage 2 adding the legs and filling out the body. Spent most of the day making the head. Here you can maybe see that I had to cut him in half and elongate his body.  I also had to saw off is...
Needle Felting a Zebra

Needle Felting a Zebra

  The very beginnings of a Zebra! Keep reading to see my step-by-step guide on how to needle felt a zebra! The zebra has 2 1/2 legs.  Many hours have gone into the process this far.  I put wires in the legs to give them stability. Here I have worked on the legs...
Needle Felting my first Giraffe

Needle Felting my first Giraffe

Have a little peek into my felting studio to see the process of felting my first Giraffe. This is the very beginnings.  A couple hours have already been spent on the making of a giraffe. Here you can see the slow progress that is made in the next couple of hours. Now...
My Little Pachyderm

My Little Pachyderm

I needed a challenge, and I found it! Stepping away from my usual livestock and North American wildlife, I dove into something completely new: an elephant. My usual subjects share a lot of similarities—basic leg shapes, familiar anatomy, and recognizable features like...
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