Needle Felting

Although needle felting in industry has been around for a while, home crafters are embracing this technique more and more. They are finding all kinds of uses and projects in which to incorporate it into their creative work. It's easy to understand because it is such a satisfying technique that gives beautiful results. You use special, barbed felting needles (the same used in industry today) to push the top layer of wool into deeper layers. The unique property of wool fiber that allows it to "stick" to itself causes the wool to felt.

First, I began to see these fascinating items in shops on Etsy. My favorite is Suzee's JubileeZ. Her creations are amazingly creative, with stories to charmingly illuminate each character. Here are some of her wonderful characters. Click on any picture to visit her shop.

Back To School with the Freethinkers

Fall is in the air. Back to school brings many new thoughts and needs. New teachers, new friends, new clothes new supplies, fun holidays... the list goes on. Freethinkers can help you with these. Click on each picture to visit a shop.

Copper is the New Silver!

Okay, maybe its not the new silver, but copper is definitely making surge in jewelry and art. Here are some examples from the Freethinkers Team. Click on a picture to go to the artist's shop.

Hello Dolly

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While sitting here watching Dolly's approach, I decided to show you a little of what's new at Beachcomber's Cove. (before we get wet)
In the shop are several new items, including a Christmas in July section with many items perfect for Christmas giving.

Summer in the Yard

It may be hot here, but the rewards are all the colors in the yard.

Shorty & Jack Go To Corpus Christi

Jack & Shorty are 2 wonderful felted parrots from the Etsy Shop of

SuzeezJubileez

Here's their story.
Jack and Shorty have moved to a cat free, parrot friendly safe home in Corpus Christi, TX. At their farewell bash, Jack may have accidentally gotten into the wrong herb in the catnip cat workshop. As the Jimi Hendrix Smash Hits disc whirled and Shorty danced with the guests upstairs, Jack produced a couple of psychedelic catnip cats as a last hurrah. He even named them which is a no no in the catnip cat workshop. Peter and Maxxine, fortunately he didn't tell Shorty this. Even though we suspect Jack may have been impaired, the catnip cats he created are of the same quality as the "normal" catnip cats. Jack is always a fastidious worker.

It seems that Jack and Shorty have fallen in with a flock of party animals in Corpus Christi. As you can see from shot 2 Jack and Shorty went for a cruise with a Robot ( see Tofunutloaf.etsy.com cool shop here on etsy) and a bird named Peep(for incredible tropical delights check out Beachcomberscove.etsy.com right here on etsy. She is a member of the catnip parrots safe home underground and the photographer of this scene). This is what Beachcomberscove had to say about the day: "Well, I don't know what to say about these guys. They're feeling pretty comfortable here. While I was out working to pay for parrot food, Peep took the whole crowd out sailing in Corpus Christi Bay. Her boat is pretty small, so she rode on Shorty's head, but no one got seasick, and they were all hungry when I got home."

Beachcombers At Cafe Press

Beachcombers Cove and the young beachcomber artist Devan are also found at Cafe Press. Click on our names to see the shops or on any picture to see the item in our shops. They're bright, colorful and fun. Thanks for looking!