Still relping. Really!

Relping has been happening even though blogging about it hasn't. I have lots of hats, wall hangings, and felted fish among the items on sale at Wild Rivers Wool Factory in Langlois. It is nice to have somewhere to consign things so I can pay for my craft addictions with the money!

Yesterday my friend from Port Orford visited and we needle-felted together so I thought I'd post her picture and a photo of the fish I finished. I took them into the shop this morning and the blue one sold almost immediately along with a hat I'd made sometime earlier this year. It makes having to slow for all the RVs on the road worth it when the tourists stop to patronize the shop.

Recent fish - but now I'm back relping hats.

GeFelted Fish

My fascination with needle-felting shows no sign of waning. There are so many nifty possibilities that I barely explore one before another is warbling a siren song to lure me. Like any addict I do not hesitate to hook unwary bystanders into giving the craft a go. This morning at WRWF I was recruiting more innocent victims to the needle!

Our long distance relping friend, Ileah, has been crocheting potholders to keep her nimble fingers busy. The lady also does bobbin lace, weaves, spins, and knits... you can see why she qualifies as a relper! I love the potholders and find them almost too pretty to be used.

The blue on the left makes me think of Delftware. The pink is like a peony blossom. The green at top is very tranquil and the multi-hued at right reminds me of grandmother's apron. The green at the bottom is my favorite - like the forests and fields of Oregon.

Labyrinth fixation

I've discovered the fun of labyrinths - and needle-felting different patterns of them. More to come, until my mania runs its course!

Another sticker for your bumper

Bumper Sticker?

The beat goes on...

Despite the silence here relping *IS* going on. The photo is of our fellow relper, now back from her years in Australia, on a recent visit to Oregon. Note the knitting! And I actually took up my crochet hook, albeit briefly, to make one of my mini-sheep for another friend who accompanied this one. The O.F. relped as well, but I didn't have my camera poised catch her in the act.