FOX MADE IN NB

Happy Holiday!

I am on the road trip with my family currently.

It is hard to stop me once I got some great ideas with wool creation!

This FOX applique was done while we were still on the highway in New Brunswick.

I love to travel as I get to get lots of inspirations.

Stay turned for more over the holiday!

All the best to all wool lovers & FELTasticFashion fans!

Cheers!

B.I.G. ART AUCTION

Very proud to donate my "Circles of Love" FELTasticArt piece 

to "Because I am a Girl" silent art auction taken place on Dec. 20, 2012. 

Helping the world one step at a time.

ART TITLE

 "Circles of Love"

By Cecilia Ho

Circle is an ancient and universal symbol of unity, wholeness, infinity, female 

power, and the sun. Circles of Love can strengthen our connection with

 ourselves, with each other, and with all around us through giving 

and receiving heartfelt love.

Because I Am a Girl is a social movement to change our world one step at a time; starting with girls.

Their objective is to empower girls so they can begin to bring change to our world and theirs.

Once girls feel empowered they are able to do anything.
Going to school for an extra year can increase a girl’s lifetime income by 15% in developing countries.

In most situations however, the boy is chosen to attend school for it is more financially possible.

Girls are not only the child bearers.

We are the teachers, the police officers, the technicians, the mailmen, the soccer coaches, the farmers.

We are everywhere.

Once that girl receives a chance, she can begin a whole new generation of empowered children.

NEWFOUNDLAND BOUND

Baaaa....Baaaa....Baaaa....

All these fluffy friends are heading to Newfoundland

& be neighbours of some real ones starting this Christmas!

2012 CHRISTMAS GIFTS CUSTOM ORDERS

It's my pleasure to custom made so many FELTasticApplique Stockings/socks

as Christmas gifts this joyful time of the year!

These will be great personalized socks to stay comfy 

for the rest of the cold Winter in Canada!

FELTING & FUNDRAISING

Glad to share my passion for felting & helped local school music band again!

It's in the local Kings County Advertiser Vol. 134 No. 49 Pg. 11

NSDCC MEMBER

Here I am !

A proud member of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council (NSDCC)

*****

In the new year (2013), 

I am planning to work on several artistic projects to achieve status

& showcase how amazing it can be with wool and felting.

SHIFT 10% CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

Only 10 days to go before Christmas!!! 

Very excited to convert my home into a mini shopping paradise

filled with soft & cozy wool creations!

Support FELTasticFashion while I support & donate many wool creations 

to local schools, music bands, communities, as well as nationalwide non-profit group 

ie Because I am a Girl Canada 

Art Auction on Dec. 20 6-9pm at DeWolfe Building (aka Wolfville Farmers' Market)

Shifting 10% of your spending doesn't cost more - it just takes a little effort. In fact, it you think about how you're spending your money each time you open your wallet, you may indeed spend less.

Nova Scotians spending spend $13 billion annually on food and consumer goods. Shifting 10% of your consumption would mean $1.3 billion would flow back into local businesses & local farmers. Those businesses and farms are run by your friends, neighbors and families. Those businesses are also the ones that donate to local charitable or organizations & sports teams because we live here too.

$1.3 billion sounds like a lot of money, because it is. But it can happen by making a lot of small choices.
- a crisp Annapolis Valley apple instead an imported one
- a locally roasted coffee at a locally owned cafe instead of a chain
- a pair of sneakers from the locally owned shoe store that sponsors the road race you're taking part in
- dining at one of our fabulous chef-owned restaurants that turn our wonderful farmers meats and vegetables into truly fantastic food
- buying a t-shirt from a local store, designed by a local graphic artist instead of online from someone you'll never meet
- drinking local wine, beer & spirits and meeting the winemaker that picked the grapes and crafted the wine

Teach your children that things are still made here, that food is still grown here and that community matters.

So, today, take the pledge to SHIFT 10% of your shopping - make your own choices - think about your community - make a difference.

WOOL STOCKING/SOCKS...A BIG HIT!

Ta-da!! Here's the #13, #14, #15 FELTasticStockings!

D with the Frosty the Snowman

L with the Snowflake & Hedgehog

F with the Christmas Sock Monkey

Three pairs of personalized wool stockings are ready to hang up on the fireplace mantel

and to wear later on as a pair of cozy wool socks

A very special Christmas to Felt It. Love It. Treasure It.

NEW COLOR SPECS

Chocolate Owl with Yellow Beak

That's the new color specs as per requested by a new customer at the farmers' market!

Whooo-Whooo!

NKEC SHOW 2012

Amazing time at my very last Holiday Craft Show for the Year 2012!

Customized 5 pairs of FELTasticApplique stockings/socks as per request!
Plus another 3 pairs to work on at home!

Met a lady who picked up my Needle Felting DIY Kit at one of the retail shops

& she is now into felting & creating her own pieces! So happy that I help making another felter!

FELTasticCharm MEOW

Meow!

I don't have any cat, but I do have many cat lovers around me!

I needle felt this FELTasticCharm after I met the couple at the Kentville Farmers' Market.

They picked up a wool felt ball last Wednesday for their cat.

And then, they returned this week and picked up another one for their friends's cat.

They said it was a success & the cat loves playing with the wool felt ball I made!

I'm so surprised & glad to know about that!

This cute Cute Cat will be a great Needle Felting DIY Kit Candidate too! 

FIBER FROLIC 2012

It was such a fun-filled evening & sharing my love for felting to more people.

Many kids of Wolfville Farmers' Market goers joined in and experienced wet felting too!

Really an honor to join along many amazing and talented wool artists tonight!

Fibre Frolic at Market Tonight:  Dec 5 (4-7pm)

Tonight is Fibre Frolic at the Wolfville Farmers' Market. Join us for our Community Supper, your mid-week top-up and a whole variety of fun fibre related activities!

The Acadia Stitch N Bitch Club will be hosting a circle for knitters and crocheters - ALL ARE WELCOME!!

Maple and Ewe will have wool blankets and wool to make your own treasures.

Green Grass Toys will have hand-felted angels and dolls made with wool and fabric.

Textile and Visual Artist Marilyn Rand will be demonstrating needle-felt art pieces that she is working on and have shawls, scarves purses and hats, needle felting kits, wool dryer balls, scarves, fleece, and some silk and felt art pieces.

Cecilia Ho of Feltastic Fashion will have a poster size wet felt 2D Christmas tree plus, felt tree accessories on top that anyone can participate in.

Rocaro Alpacas will have a small scarf loom they will use to do demonstrations. They will be selling yarn and rovings as well as finished goods like the scarves and socks.

Susan Paddock will demonstrate English Paper Piecing, a hand quilting technique using paper or cardboard, fabric and a needle and thread. Susan will have some samples to share and a small piece of work in the frame to be hand quilted.

Community Health Nights are funded by Funded by the Eastern Kings Memorial Health Foundation.

www.wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca

TOUCH SCREEN GLOVES

During the last two craft fairs in Windsor and Halifax,

I worked with FELTasticApplique project on-site at the DEMO corner.

What I did I needle applique two separate pairs of touch screen gloves.

It sounds like it's a great idea & was so popular that both pairs were taken by the shoppers!

Even before I can snapped a photo or two of the finished products!

This Sock Monkey+Banada pair in red & another Owl in black are still available.

I would love working on more different designs if more people are interested too!

Custom order & on-site applique service always available at roadshows!

Check out the schedule on the RIGHT of this blog!

ECMC HOLIDAY FAIR 2012

What an Amazing Show with an Amazing Group at an Amazing Venue!

This is my second time joining the East Coast Momma Collective mompreneurs

to showcase our awesome handmade creations at St. Mary's Boat Club in Halifax.

I really enjoy the show a lot, especially I was able to offer Felting DEMO onsite.

A pair of FELTasticApplique touch screen gloves was sold even before I was able to snap a photo!

The shopper noticed I was working on them onsite & glad to gift them out to someone special.

Looking forwards to the next public roadshow again!