The Needle Felted World of Melanie Ann Green, Artist/maker, Needle Felter, Printer
I love my boyfriend I really do, but sometimes they just don't get it do they? This is what John asked when he saw my new yellow and black emo's.
Ok so emo isn't really that big any more but lets face it, I like making them and they are cute! Beneath my fluffy exterior beats the blackened heart of a former goth so when I see a little emo kid looking all skinny with his hair over his face I just wanna take him home, give him a good meal and play him some proper music!
Bless!
I decided to get a head start and make some early, which was a great idea... but then I sold them and now I have to make more.
I am resigning my self to the fact that no matter how successful my business get I shall never be organised... oh well... they look cute tho!
The toucans came to investigate and they agree!
My first budgies met with a general cry of "you need to make them girlfriends, so I did! I didn't know that boy budgies have a bit of blue on their beak and girl budgies have pink... well my fans set me straight.
Pretty blue and improbable pink budgies... yes I know there's no such thing as a pink budgie but I like pink... OK?
This week has been spent making budgies! I am learning lots about them like did you know that boy budgies have a little blue bit above their beak? All the budgies I have made so far are boys because the book I was using for reference on has boy bugies in!
It's always a fun process working on a new bird design and getting the character right, much of the design process is about what to leave out and what to put in. Too much detail and you lose the cute factor to little and they don't look budgie enough.
I have really enjoyed this project and I think I will make some more, I know they don't occour in nature but I am dying to make a pink budgie! (Just for fun!) Budgies are now available in the Pet Birds section of the shop!
So to launch said blog what better way then to have a giveaway! The winner gets to chose from a Kingfisher, Owl, Wren, Blue Tit or Chicken Goody bag. I'm offering a prize of 1 notebook, 1 print and one lavender bag and a goody bag with some postcards, mini prints and other bits in, this is a fab prize worth $40.
Every July lots of Etsy sellers go a bit crazy and offer all manner of discounts, deals, bargains and offers in their shops. This year felt and inkmeup have decided to join in the fun!
Inkmeup has a fabbo sale section where you can pick up a bargain till 25th July, lots of reduced prints and mini prints for just $5 which is quite a silly price if you ask me, so you might wanna grab them before I change my mind!
If you want to find out more about the 3rd annual etsy Christmas in July sale visit the Etsy blog to find out more about how you can pick up a bargain and get organised in advance for Christmas.
