Felting Wool at Home

I have been meaning to try felting wool for a while now.  I see so many cute felted items and I figure it can’t be too hard to make them myself.  When I found the felted dryer balls that are part of my giveaway,  I thought I should try to make them for my first felting project.  I found a great site, Crunchy Parent, where she has a how-to-video for felting wool balls.  On the site she recommends ordering the colored wool for the balls from Peace Fleece, I ordered the Needle Felting Bagettes and I also ordered the Felting by Hand book so that I can try out some more fun projects.  What I really want to make are some cute felt shoes for my son.  I’m sure that felting shoes is a bit more difficult that the balls, but it looks like it would be fun to try.   

I made these 3 balls, for my first project!  I was surprised how easy it is to make a design on the balls.  These balls are very versatile and I can use them for wool dryer balls, like the ones that I am giving away, but they are also a great toy for my son to play with.  One of his most favorite toys to play with is a ball, any size!  Seriously, he loves the dog’s tennis balls, my husband’s football, our pool table balls, a beach ball and anything he can throw or roll and crawl after!

The felted wool balls are so versatile, I could definitely make some cute designs that I can use as decorations around the house, I think they would be a cute in a basket as a table centerpiece, of I could make a smaller version for a cute christmas ornament.  Check out the videos on the Crunchy Parent website to make some of these cute balls yourself.

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