NEW BUSINESS CARD DESIGN

Our in-house graphic designer did another amazing job with our business/price info card

Feel free to share this around!

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.

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.

TWO YEARS CELEBRATION

Time surely flies by since the very 1st blogpost

Felt Love...Felt Beautiful...FELTastic
That was back in November 2010
I was experimenting my first wet felting project,
BIG HEART BIB NECKLACE 

Since then, I just can't stop felting more & more
One of the greatest achievement was being TOP 11 Worldwide Overall
in the 2011 Fashion By Feelings competition organized by The Woolmark Company.

Thank you to my lovely kids, family & friends!
They are my inspirations to create!

Thank you to all supporters!
 It's so thrilled to have 170 Facebook fans +
over 5600 blog pageviews from six different continents around the world!
Your support really motivate me to create more new designs!

I really hope to promote this ancient handicraft to more people
I love to offer DEMO at roadshows which I can show people how fun felting is!

I also try to make it more easily accessible too!
This is how I start the FELTasticFun Needle Felting & Wet Felting DIY kits.
More than 200 DIY kits are picked up by new felters at several ON & NS yarn retail shops.
I will continue to explore the wholesale/retail market opportunities.
That way I can promote this amazing craft to more people.

Please feel free to refer my creation to anyone.
I would be very much appreciated!
I always welcome feedback & suggestion.
There are lots of room of improvement for sure!
FELTasticFashion@gmail.com

Here again my forever mantra:
Felt It. Love It. Treasure It.

REVISIT GVF

It's been 2 years already since I first visiting Gaspereau Valley Fibres

I especially love to check out their flock of Cotswold sheep

Thanks to the wool shop owner Brenda Gilmour whose been very supportive

FELTasticWine accessories & DIY kits have been well-received at retail shops

I wish more people will love this ancient handicraft

Felt It. Love It. Treasure It.

SAHM + MOMPRENEUR

WOOL LOVER FROM AFRICA

Not long ago, there were blog visitors/wool lovers from FIVE CONTINENTS:

Asia, Australia, Europe, North America & South America.

I was looking forward to see someone from Africa or even Antarctica too ! 

What a surprise! 

Got a visitor from South Africa this week!

(Sept. 25 - Oct. 2, 2012)

Really love how WOOL can bring all nations together !

THANK YOU to everyone who drop by & enjoy my wool creations!

FIVE CONTINENTS

It is so cool to check the blog statistics every time I log on !

Just the past week between Aug. 17 & 23, 2012,

there were blog visitors/wool lovers from 5 different major continents:

Asia, Australia, Europe, North America & South America.

Thank you all so much dropping by !

I am looking forward to see someone from Africa or even Antarctica too ! 

I love how WOOL can bring all nations together !

Now...let's count down to the PEACE FELT 2012 event...

WE LOVE WOOL - WRAPPED IN MERINO

Only 6 days left to be part of The Woolmark Company's latest campaign, 
"Wrapped in Merino"
which is attempting to set a new RecordSetter World Record 
for the World's Longest Social Scarf.

Over 13,000 fashion lovers have already taken part in the record attempt! 
FELTasticFashion, as one of the key bloggers in last campaign, 
Find Fashion by Feelings, 
& at the Top 11 overall fashion look, 
I would love all my readers to get Wrapped in Merino too!

Wanna make history together by setting a new world record?
"Simply add your photo and design a loop."

Your scarf will connect with wool lovers from around the globe
 to increase the total length of the scarf.
The Woolmark team will submit the scarf to officials
 at RecordSetter for inclusion in list of world records (July 22, 2012)!

Remember to share your visual scarf with their friends through Facebook, Pinterest & Twitter.

Participants automatically enter the draw to win one of eight fashion prize packs, 

including Net-A-Porter prizes (UK£150 voucher weekly) and soft Merino wool scarves.
[Terms & Conditions]

Microsite - https://www.wrappedinmerino.com/
Facebook App - https://www.facebook.com/WeLoveWool/app_352587178130186
Facebook ‘We Love Wool’ page - https://www.facebook.com/WeLoveWool
Twitter - https://twitter.com/welovewool
YouTube promo clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0MOfW5TFeM&feature=youtu.be
YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/WoolmarkOnline
Facebook brand page - http://www.facebook.com/Woolmark
Merino website - http://www.merino.com/

Merino wool is a unique fibre, 

loved by fashion and apparel designers for its quality and versatility.

By using the felting technique in the FELTasticFashion project, 
I have created many different kinds of accessories & decorations!


Besides having my neck wrapped in Merino fashion necklaces,
my wine glasses are wrapped in Merino FELTasticWine glass gloves;
my BAG & CAR REAR MIRROR are wrapped in Merino FELTasticCharm too.




Have you felt my love for Merino Wool & Felting yet?

2012 MID-YEAR REVIEW

The first half of 2012 was another great start for FELTasticFashion felting project!

FELTasticWine Glass Gloves for 2012 Nova Scotia IceWine Festival

FELTasticFashion Owl Necklaces for "Helping Herd" Charity Auction

FELTasticArt + FELTasticDance + FELTasticMotion

Felted cake keepsake + Parisian owl + Rainbow owl + Tiny MINI
Birthday crown + Apple headpiece for 80th Apple Blossom Festival
Many more FELTasticFashion accessories + FELTasticCharm 

On June 24, 2012, I attended the East Coast Momma Collective Summer Fair.

It was my first public appearance in the city of Halifax!

The most important...
 FELTasticFashion.blogspot.com reached the world with over 4000 pageviews
FELTasticFashion@Facebook with over 100 fans

In the next half of 2012, I would love to work on more new challenges.
There will be a new FELTasticBaby line as well as new collaborations with local boutiques.

I would also love to customize more special orders for anyone around the world.
Just send me an image or an idea!


Also, I will add more items on the FELTasticFashion.ETSY.com online shop. 

Remember to LIKE my Facebook Page to get more creation updates.


THANK YOU for your continue support!!!

BACK-TO-BACK 2012

It's the 18th annual International Back to Back Wool Challenge!

Teams across the world compete to shear a sheep, spin the wool and knit a sweater in the fastest time possible.

Gaspereau Valley Fibres' "Sheep Thrills" just able to finish in 9 hours & 46 minutes on May 26!

They tried to beat their record of 6th in the world last year!

Final result for all 10+ teams will be released on June 10.

Just in! Sheep Thrills placed 7th in the world and was the fastest team in Canada this year!!!

 Sarah Nettleton showed her amazing skills to shear a sheep 

& educated many visitors including myself! 

 

On the same day, I worked on the "Nova Scotia" Wool 
& created more FELTasticWine glass gloves/coasters too!

WEARING ART IN FASHION CAPITAL

Wearing my signature Wool Felted Heart-shaped Bib Necklace is like Wearing Art with Love!

Last Fall, my unique wool look was ranked at TOP 11 Worldwide 
in the Woolmark Company's WE LOVE WOOL "Fashion By Feelings" campaign.

But being able to wear my very own handcrafted LOVE BIB in 

THREE of the Top 6 Fashion Capitals is such an amazing experience.

 Last Spring 2011 in Hong Kong. 
Last Summer 2011 in New York.

And now...this Spring 2012 in Paris!

Can't wait to get more fresh ideas for my next felting projects!

Claude Monet's House & Gardens in Giverny...I'm coming!!!

Claude Monet's House & Gardens - Located 80 km West from Paris, France in the village of Giverny, 4 km from the town of Vernon. There are two parts in Monet's garden: a flower garden called Clos Normand in front of the house and a Japanese inspired water garden on the other side of the road. The two parts of Monet's garden contrast and complement one another. This places were a source of inspiration for Claude Monet himself, but will always an artist's paradise. 

Source: www.giverny.org

Do you know? 

"Monet almost never left Europe, thus never traveled to Japan. But in his Giverny home, he surrounded himself with Japanese woodblock prints. He first collected Japanese prints in the 1860s, and this passion would last for over three decades. At the end of his life, he owned 231 Japanese engravings."

  

Please click to learn more about Claude Monet - The master of Impressionism

( The above one-of-a-kind unique piece is up for purchase from ETSY & BONANZA)

FELTasticDance

One of many FELTasticDance accessories are created to celebrate 

Acadia Dance Collective Community 's 9th Annual Recital 

"Wolf Vegas" 

on Sunday April 8, 1pm at Denton Theatre, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS

If you are in town, you're welcome to join this family friendly event for all ages!

(Door ticket $15; Children under five $6)

FELTasticDance accessories (ie brooch, hair band/clip, bag, etc.) are available to purchase at the site.

Acadia Dance Collective Community is a not-for-profit organization that provides an education in various forms of dance, movement, and fitness to countless members of our Annapolis Valley communities. ADCCommunity instructors are Acadia University students coming from wide varieties of dance backgrounds from all over the world. ADCCommunity intends to provide a well-rounded education in dance at the lowest possible cost to participants, while fostering an appreciation for the arts and a physically active lifestyle. The results are a healthy mind, body, spirit paired with developed life skills, confidence, and self-esteem. ADCCommunity also seeks to create positive experiences in dance while evolving with our community in every way.

ACADIA CRAFT EXPO 2011

The 3-long day public appearance at the 37th Acadia Christmas Craft Expo was a great success!
I forgot how many times I said WOOLcome! to greet everyone 
& the most importantly, I have introduced WOOL as fashion accessories & many more!

Wool is Fun. Warm. Durable. Natural. Biodegradable. Anti-Microbial. Stain-Resistant. Local. 

+++++ Wool is Eco-Friendly! +++++

I am looking forward to work on more custom orders too!

The ready made Wool felt POM-POM & DIY kits were very popular!

FEATURED LISTING

Featured Business Listing 


on The Grapevine Wolfville Community Paper 


Issue No. 3.64 (Nov. 17 - Dec. 1, 2011)

IN THE NEWS AGAIN

Just 17 days to go before the 3-day Acadia Christmas Craft Expo (NOV.18-20), 

I just found out I was one of the three crafters featured in the local newspaper.

It makes me even more excited to be a proud wool ambassador!

I will keep on to promote the goodness of wool 

& how fun we can get from this renewable fibres!

HORTON CRAFT FAIR

TODAY, it's the day to meet the local public in the beautiful Annapolis Valley 

It was a wonderful experience for me being a wool ambassador along with my felted creations 

Here's the list that I offered in this show:

• My favorite wool felted cakes (pincushion, art display, keepsake & CD spindle)

• Eco-Fashion accessories with themes like Halloween (necklace & bat wings), WEARING ART collection (necklace, headband, hairband, bracelet & belt), Fun character (necklace & bracelet, hairband), Chinese Good Luck Knot (necklace, hairband & brooch)

• Clover felting products & gift set including pen-style felting tool, mat & rose/pansy applique mold       (I only have 5 sets in stock with show specials less than retail price. Pre-order welcome)

• Henna tattoo in Chinese calligraphy & patterns (Lasts up to 7 days!)

• Wrap hair braiding with colorful craft threads (Lasts over 1 month!)

NEXT SHOW: Acadia Craft Expo, Wolfville (Nov. 18 - 20, 2011)  

RANK TOP11 WORLDWIDE

Finally, the more-than-two-month long Fashion By Feelings competition came to the end.

I'm very pleased to rank TOP 11 worldwide out of 1138 Looks.

Although I didn't get to win a trip to Australia to discover the origin of Merino wool, 

it has been a wonderful experience to share my love of wool & my signature wool felted creation!

The priceless reward for me is the 70 comments that 163 voters left on the board

plus all the LOVES from supporters like you!

THANK YOU very much indeed from my bottom of my heart!

I LOVE WOOL BECAUSE...

Sharing my LOVE for wool to 31,259 fans (& counting) 

from the Facebook "We Love Wool" Page today

to celebrate the FINAL day of voting for the "Fashion By Feelings" contest!

Currently ranking: TOP 10 overall worldwide !!!! 

Have you voted yet? Go DO IT now!!!