. This past week I have been thinking about how enriched my little world has been with all of you in it... Thank you so much for always being so kind with your words and sharing your days in your part of the world.. Another year of enjoyment visiting you all.
A few weeks before Christmas, I thought I would try to incorporate crocheting with my needle felting. I found the results interesting, and most enjoyable... This is how Wesley the Weasel came to be.
Four skeins of yarn, and a little needle felting for details.. I did not make a pattern, nor count crochet stitches, so the changes of me making another Wesley are slim... I just started crocheting and kind of winged it, as it were... He is very cuddly, filled with fiber fill. Wesley is rather a large, and must say odd Weasel, measuring about 16" seated.. I have become quite attached to him and not sure if I will put him up for adoption.
Wesley
16" seated
Then of course, I had to make him a wee friend...
Please meet Mr. Nibbs
5 1/4" tall
Please meet Mr. Nibbs
5 1/4" tall
Wesley and Mr. Nibbs
And last but certainly not least,
I would like you to meet
Cinna Bun
Now available on Ebay
7 inches seated, if she could stand on her skinny long legs she would measure 13". She does set by herself due to her bushy tail... "
Cinna Bun
Now available on Ebay
7 inches seated, if she could stand on her skinny long legs she would measure 13". She does set by herself due to her bushy tail... "
I am anxious to visit you all, and will do my best very soon..
Love and blessings,
Penny and Bebe
And a very warm hello to my new readers!
Penny it is you and your magical sweet trio that has enriched my evening and I appreciate you and your unlimited talent. Wesley, Mr. Nibbs and Cinna bun with her sweet bow are irrestisble. I am enlarging the photos to truly appreciate the texture of the yarn and your needle felting. The coloring is extraordinary and Wesley is so cute with that nose.
ReplyDeleteWishing you joy, health and blessings in 2016.
xoxo,
Vera
I love Wesley, Mr. Nibbs and Cinna bun, they are all captivating and adorable! I also love the music you have playing here, dear Penny, thank you so much. Your blog is such a joy to visit. Love and hugs. Wishing you nothing but the best in 2016, and always.
ReplyDeletePenny, I dare to say, this is the best you ever gave life! They are gorgeous! And there is a different quality to it. Well, you used the magic of these days.
ReplyDeleteAnd the colors... wow!
Wished, we could sit together here on the daybed here to make magical things and talk, have tea...
So have muy hugs across the ocean, your friend Méa!
YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ReplyDeletePENNY WHITE has come back and with a BANG!
OK, Westley, I can almost feel that incredible texture that I see here! I think your choice of crocheting and adding a bit of fibering here and there for effect is perfect. I bet he is so soft and supple! I LOVE HIM! His face is precious, and then his accomplices in Weasle antics! teeheheheeeeee MR. NIBBS! What on earth are we to do with your great talents my friend? This is just wonderful to see you back in the new year with new ideas and techniques. And then there is Cinn Bunn....theeeeeeeeeee
Precious friend, I wish you many new adventures in your creativity for the new year. May love always lead you, follow you, fill you as it always has. Big hugs and a generous applause for a job well done. MUCH LOVE!
Wow! WOW!!! These are all so amazing. So much character. I admire that you just jump in and create as your heart tells you!
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Lin
Oh, I love all of these, Penny, but Cinna Bun melted my heart with her floppy ears and crossed legs hehehe. These are so darling, each one in its own unique way. And I wanted to tell you that I love the song that is playing on your music today. I haven't heard it this Christmas season yet, and I appreciate this song very much.
ReplyDeleteMy wish for you is love and peace and joy this year, Penny. You are precious, and I'm so very glad that I found you in blogland. When you were writing about how enriched your little world was, I was thinking that I am truly the enriched one meeting such a special soul as yourself, Penny.
love, ~Sheri
Oh they are adorable .
ReplyDeleteYou are so talented .
XX Timea
Wesley, I love your long snout! And your friends are just too much! Penny, wonderful job, love the combination of mediums, I think you have invented to new way to needle-felt which is all your own.
ReplyDeleteOwwww Penny so nice and sweet love them....happy new year love Ria x❤️
ReplyDeleteDear Penny - if my winging looked half as good as yours I would be pleased. They are absolutely adorable my friend. It is always such a pleasure to visit you and enjoy your lovely art. I hope you too have the happiest of new years. God Bless
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful so see these magical creatures...created by an even more magical human being..WE live in the same world dear Penny...I am blessed with your company xoxo
ReplyDeleteWe do live in the same world, dear Dutchess.. And I am grateful for that!
DeleteHappy New Year dear Penny! Hope you have a bright and lovely start to your week, Wesley is totally adorable - this new technique of yours works well me thinks! Looking forward to more sharing and creative adventures!
ReplyDeleteThese creations of yours are so DARLING and sweet!!!!!!1 Your hands create actual personalities that spring from your heart!
ReplyDeleteGoodness, girl!!!!!
~ Violet
They are all so sweet!
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine making such beautiful needlefelting, much less adding in crochet! He is so tall and handsome and what a pair your Weasleys make! Penny, you have my greatest respect for your talent!
ReplyDeleteAnd it was a lovely post. My blog world and real world are both enriched because of you (and others like you). Happy New Year!
Oh so adorable... they all look very warm and cuddly! I always wished I knew how to crochet, just could never understand the directions. I enjoy visiting you and see your creations. Hope you had a blessed 12 days of Christmas, and best wishes for a wonderful 2016. PS. Please tell our friend Anita I miss her!!
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Kerri
Hi Kerri,
DeleteI cannot follow the directions either, so I just started crocheting and winged it, as it were... Thank you so much! Wishing you the best in 2016
Oh Penny....I just love these three. They are precious! I love the whimsical look to Cinna Bun....she looks like she may have consumed a couple Cinnabons herself...and is quite pleased with herself!! Adorable!! Happy New Year to you, friend!! I am excited to see what creativity you share with us in the coming year!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday Penny,
ReplyDeleteStopping back to enjoy Wesley, Mr. Nibbs and Cinna Bun.
Your newest technique is a delightful texture, I hope you continue creating with this yarn.
I'm spending afternoons with white clay creating mice ;-)
sending a hug.
xoxo,
Vera
Dear Penny,
ReplyDeleteHow adorable all your lovely creations are, Wesley and Mr Nibbs are so very cute and love that you crocheted them.
I had my first experience with needlefelting - daughter bought a little kit for her and I to make -mine a reindeer and hers a Santa. Have a great respect for what you do, as I pricked my finger many times and made them bleed.
Happy New Year dear friend and sorry I am a little late getting over to say hello. Best wishes for good health, happiness and prosperity.
love and hugs
Carolyn
Dear Penny,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind visit and message you left for me, appreciate that very much. The answer to your question, think I will stick to my knitting.
Happy weekend dear friend.
hugs
Carolyn
Penny, these birds of paradise are definitely an unusual looking flower, aren't they? But they are pretty to me, and I used them on my post because they look like a person's profile hehehe. I've seen them alot in So Cal. and these pics were actually taken on Thanksgiving about three years ago in So. Cal. I'm sure you've seen them a lot there. My nephew just moved to San Diego, and it gives me a chance to visit So Cal again.
ReplyDeletelove when you visit, Penny, and your sweet comments. I hope the new year is being good to you so far.
love, ~Sheri
Hello penny,
ReplyDeletehappy new year to you and your familiy.
Your animals are sooo cute. I love the bunny.
Greetings and a big hug
Melanie
Lovely pets ! Thank you Penny ! I wish you an sweet, beautiful and creative New Year, with many happiness.
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I adore Wesley and if you decide to sell him he will have a much adored new home with many new friends here.Your talent is much appreciated. Thank you.��
ReplyDeleteI adore your felted animals and if by chance you decide to sell Wesley I would very much love to purchase him for he would have a very Happy new home with new friends.Thank you
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Susan.. Because he is my first in combining crocheting and needle felting I will be keeping him with me... But I thank you so much for your wanting to adopt him. I will be making others, please do stop in from time to time..
ReplyDeletefondly,
Penny
Susan, I cannot access your blog if you have one.. If you need to contact me again, you may contact me (email) on my profile page
ReplyDeleteCrocheting mixed with needle felting, is so cleaver!! They are so sweet and desirable!! They are as dear as can be!!!
ReplyDeleteI just adore these!! sending warmth and love, Linnie