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Hey everybody, I just wanted to introduced to you the new & improved Felted Chicken website!!!!<br />
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This blog will be active for quite a while, but all new posts and info regarding Felted Chicken will be posted at the new site. Please come over & check it out! There will be many new features & stuff, so don't miss it!www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-65731388244602017552012-02-06T11:30:00.000-08:002012-02-06T11:30:01.299-08:00SquareUP - GET IT!I haven't done a Craft Show in a while, but I totally got one of these, just in case. It's a Credit Card Reader that you use with an App on your smartphone. It seems pretty awesome cause you don't need a merchant account with a third party to accept credit cards on-the-go. There is no monthly fee, just a small % of sales, and the payment is directly deposited into your bank account.<br />
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The last craft show we went to, EVERYBODY had one. It's super easy & you don't have to record anyone's credit card #'s, so your customers might be more comfortable with that.<br />
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Last year I made the goal to travel more, see the world. So far we've done pretty well - Hawaii, Southwest Road Trip, Grand Canyon, etc. So here are a couple places that we definitely have on our short list, as in the next year or so!<br />
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These are the reasons that (even though I so don't want to) I go to my day-job everyday. I know that I'm tired & grumpy & hate it, but I just keep thinking about all the cool places that we are going to go to!<br />
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I think the Drum Carder is the most impressive, cause I've looked at them & they are CRAZY EXPENSIVE! And my cousin-in-law has a Cricut & it's pretty cool, would just need to practice on if I can cut felt with it!<br />
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eventually...www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-49367838218228015362012-01-30T10:38:00.000-08:002012-01-30T10:38:00.641-08:00A Really Cool Video!So this isn't for everybody. My husband is SUPER into car, so if you enjoy a good Nascar or Indie Race or have a son or husband that likes loud cool car chases in movies, show them this!<br />
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Ken Block is a Rally Car Driver that started a little clothing business called DC. He also makes the craziest stunt driving videos, they are super cool!
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It looks like basically a business conference tailored to crafty & DIY people. Here is a little bit from their statement about who & what they are...<br />
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Definitely take at look at their website. I think after I get a paycheck from my day-job, I might sign up. I think the difference between an at-home-kitchen-table crafty Etsy seller, and being self-employed by owning and operating your own business is knowledge & I'm tired of swimming around in a world of business that I know nothing about!www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-65946133723770706182012-01-25T22:16:00.000-08:002012-01-25T22:16:00.074-08:00Inspired by a Fetish<br />
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<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">any</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">object,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">idea,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; position: static;">etc.,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">eliciting</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; position: static;">unquestioning</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; position: static;">reverence,</span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">respect,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">devotion:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; position: static;">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">make</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default; position: static;">fetish</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">high</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">grades.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">When we were traveling on our road trip across the southwest, we came upon some beautiful little carved sculptures made by the Zuni Indians. </span></h2>
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I wish I had more time to read it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This isn't exactly the one that we got, but our looks just like this.<br />
White buffalo with a few beads, but our has turquoise horns.</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">I've always loved all sorts of symbolism, especially when it comes to religious & cultural symbols. Animals, colors, flowers, tattoos, etc. I think that's why I'm so infatuated with these beautiful little carvings. Everything from the colors, to the type of stone, to the animals, to the offering beads. </span></h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have an idea of a project I'd like to do. It's kind of a sculpture-a-day project. I actually started my first one, but then work started up, so it's a sculpture, period for right now. Just quick little sculptures, maybe a 1/2 to 1 hour a piece. </span></div>
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</div>www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-79944742935637861042012-01-23T10:33:00.000-08:002012-01-23T10:33:00.174-08:00For All You GleeKs Out There...I had to share this video to all my fellow GleeKs....<br />
(and if you don't know what a GleeK is, don't even bother)<br />
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I think this is probably THE cutest little boy EVER!<br />
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Now I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the idea of road trips. I want to drive all sorts of places & stop at all the odd-ball historic markers, eat at the weird dinners, etc. So here are just a few things we learned on our South Western travels....<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My in-laws got it for me, and we actually used it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We got a flat tire in the middle of nowhere & called to have them fix it. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Awesome! If you know you will be on some crazy 2 lane highways in the country, GET IT!</span></td></tr>
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Here are a few misc tips that any well prepared road tripper must know & do:<br />
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<li>Make a car emergency kit. Include things like a flash light, water, snacks like protein bars, toilet paper, paper towels, Windex, first aid kit, etc. We used almost all these things during our travels.</li>
<li>Stay at Motel 6. We stayed at a few different motels, but Motel 6 was definitely the best place for the price. Clean rooms at a good price.</li>
<li>Give yourself time. We felt rushed cause we didn't give ourselves enough time to visit all the places we wanted. The time spent getting to your destination is as important as the destination.</li>
<li>Buy a postcard or magnet. We get a postcard and magnet from every place that we visit. It's just a physical reminder of all the places we've been.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">UFO Museum in Roswell New Mexico.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The O.K. Corral in Tombstone Arizona<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antelope Canyon in Page Arizona.<br />
This was one of the most beautiful places. Was so unreal it looked fake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Canyon. It was snowy & all the trees looked dead & I like how creepy this picture looks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awesome place we visited. It was called Gold King Mine Ghost Town - in Jerome Arizona.<br />
It was a cool ghost town / junkyard with tons of old cars, machines, barnyard animals, etc.<br />
It probably the most surprisingly spectacular place we visited.<br />
Found using the Roadside America App!!!</td></tr>
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<br />www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-83868241704220839262012-01-18T10:00:00.000-08:002012-01-18T10:00:05.170-08:00Yummy, Yummy Angora...I made my first non-sheep wool purchase over the holiday. I've been thinking about experimenting with more advanced wet-felting techniques. Basically I know soooo many people that are either pregnant or have newborn babies right now, that I kinda want to try my hand at felting some baby booties.<br />
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With that in mind, I have been ogling some Angora Wool on some of my favorite wool websites, but didn't buy any because it's so expensive. We were at a craft show right before Christmas & I saw this beautiful wool and just couldn't pass it up. It's not pure Angora, but has some cashmere & merino mixed with it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's hand-dyed, beautiful, called "Sour Apple". It's white with painted red & green highlights.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'd like to try wet-felting the slippers with this wool on the inside & maybe white, red or green merino on the outside.</td></tr>
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Ahhh... Put it on the list of projects that I want to do when I have time...</div>www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-9566370885901862472012-01-14T10:00:00.000-08:002012-01-16T19:09:45.706-08:00Isn't It Ironic...I should know by now that I really shouldn't say things out loud, because I just jinx myself.<br />
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I write a list of News Years Resolutions & now it looks like I'm pretty much about to break all of them. Just when I am ready to get down to some serious Felted-Business, I get a call for my day-job. It was just for a couple days, so I thought, "eh, what harm can a couple days do. It'll just be a little extra money for traveling this summer (or a new pair of Uggs)." Then the next day I get a call for a big job, and I couldn't turn it down.<br />
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My day-job is pretty cool, I guess. I make movies & Disneyland rides & commercials, etc (not positive, but think I might be working on the new S. Treck - spelled wrong for confidential reasons- movie). It's hard, dirty work; not the glamorous vision that people have of the movie business. It's 12 hour days 6-7 days a week, but really excellent money.<br />
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So here's another declaration that I'm making out loud...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>It would totally suck if I won the lottery tonight. It would be too much paper work, yuck. Mo' money, Mo' problems.</b></span><br />
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Just a few of the movies I've worked on. There might be more, but I don't remember.<br />
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the place that sells the 72 oz. Steak challenge!</td></tr>
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So with the start of the new year, I've made some New Year's Resolutions....</div>
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1. BLOG MORE - Okay, so I know I said I was going to blog more, like months ago, but I actually have a good reason for skipping. I was commissioned to be in a Felting Book! Yep, it's a project book so I had to make the projects & write all the instructions for them. It was a lot of work. I'll give you guys more info as the book's publication comes close!</div>
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2. LOOSE WEIGHT - This one is pretty standard. I was doing so good last year, lost almost 20 lbs for the wedding. Well marriage makes you lazy I guess, cause all that hard work is almost gone! But we just got a Fitness Bike today, so that resolution is about to get under way!</div>
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3. COOK MORE - I hate cooking, and this doesn't help with resolution #2. But I got a Crock-Pot for X-Mas & love using it! I've been pretty good so far, so gonna keep going with it! Got lasagna & my favorite dessert, MOCHI cooking as we speak.</div>
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4. FOCUS ON BUSINESS - I have some great ideas, why not make them? It's my goal this year to not have to go back to my day-job. I have another business in the works, too. My husband happens to be an AMAZING photographer. I'm working on setting up a shop for his prints, and make some fun photo-based crafty projects. Be prepared to see fun felt & decoupage projects coming this year.</div>
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5. TRAVEL - I love traveling. Got the bug last year when we went to Hawaii. Since then we've been trying to figure out how to become globe-trotters! Already did some over Christmas, went went on an epic road trip across the Southwest from Los Angeles to Dallas. I've got some killer picts to share with you soon! We have a trip to Yellowstone National Park in the works this summer with my family too!</div>
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So that's it... Doesn't seem too bad... We'll see!</div>www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-5112363473795463772011-10-27T08:15:00.000-07:002011-10-27T08:20:12.245-07:00Cuckoo, Cuckoo!So this is my latest piece that I've finished up. It is definitely the most ambitious sculpture I've made to-date!<br />
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This is a little Cuckoo Clock & Bird that has decided he's had enough with these new-fangled Digital Alarm Clocks! He's taken his revenge! <br />
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The Cuckoo Bird is needle-felted, with armature wire in his wings. The Alarm Clock lights up using a 9V battery, and the REAL Cuckoo clock base actually works! It was so much fun making him!<br />
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I just found out that this issue has had a VERY PERSONAL affect on my life. So please share, ask, & tell anyone that is affected by diabetes if they have heard this information. Information is power!<br />
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<br />www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-20181217617840836042011-10-23T10:36:00.000-07:002011-10-23T10:36:42.310-07:00Dia De Los Muertos!We spent yesterday at the <i>Day of the Dead</i> festival at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. There were so many talented artists there selling work! It was so awesome to be surrounded by wonderful costumes & beautiful art. I LOVE the folk art look of the altars, sugar skulls, masks, & skeleton figurines. The festival was such a celebration with live music & dancers... even though it was in a cemetery!<br />
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Most of these skeletons are hand-made of paper-mache or clay. I just LOVE them!! So fantastic & so inspirational! I wanna make skeletons now!<br />
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<a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/317394_2115103439340_1298314930_31903600_671439730_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/317394_2115103439340_1298314930_31903600_671439730_n.jpg" width="239" /></a>www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-2353226697518328332011-10-18T12:20:00.000-07:002011-10-18T12:42:28.738-07:00Totally Back on ETSY!!Yep, That's Right!<div><br /></div><div>I'm officially BACK IN BUSINESS!! It's been over a - year? Maybe a year & a half that my shop has been on "Vacation Mode". I only have a few things up right now, because I want to reshoot all my photos, and I have to go through my inventory to see what I still have. Check in to the shop to see all sorts of stuff that I'll be adding!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few more photos of some pieces that I have up in my shop!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84060088/ooak-needle-felted-frog"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6254127870_fa4b68ae91_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Frog & Lily Pad 2" /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6116/6253590847_5f7aa73a05_m.jpg" width="240" height="190" alt="Frog & Lily Pad 7" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84060088/ooak-needle-felted-frog"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6254118274_fa3347dd4d_m.jpg" width="202" height="240" alt="Frog & Lily Pad 9" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84054450/ooak-needle-felted-crab"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6249955924_05a9b733df_m.jpg" width="203" height="240" alt="Felt Crab 5" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84054450/ooak-needle-felted-crab"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6036/6249432615_ff858f3b6f_m.jpg" width="240" height="203" alt="Felt Crab 1" /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6152/6249425593_f04ac4828f_m.jpg" width="240" height="187" alt="Felt Crab 6" /></a>www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-19362513596428178542011-10-16T07:23:00.000-07:002011-10-16T07:24:59.310-07:00Lights... Camera... Fish!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>LIGHTS...</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So I finally invested in a Photo Studio Kit. It came with a HUGE light-tent & lights. I've been thinking about it for a while, but was hesitant about spending the money. BOY, am I glad I did it!! Still learning how to use it to it's full capabilities, but I'll figure it out. I'm already happy with how my first photos have turned out.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We also invested in a new fancy DSLR camera!! It's actually more for my husband & his photography, but takes AMAZING picts of my sculptures. I never thought that camera quality made that much of a difference, but it does. This is a Pentax K-r, an entry level camera, but still a huge upgrade to my previous point & shoot. </span><br />
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So this was my first attempt at taking photos with my new set-up. I think they came out WAY better than before, but still am learning how to use the camera & lighting. I love the colors & detail the camera picks up. That is one thing I've always been frustrated with, how do you show the real texture of a needle felted piece? Most of the time it just looks fuzzy. <br />
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This Felt Koi I made a while ago, but he always seemed unfinished. One the project before this one, I experimented with some Clear Casting Resin. That inspired this "pond" base. I colored the resin & left some texture with the aluminum foil I poured it into for the "water" texture. I then made a few Felt Cherry Blossoms (the ones from my previous post!)<br />
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Usually I like to finish sculptures right away, but I'm learning that if something seems unfinished, don't push it. Let it sit & stew for a while (a year with this one). Then maybe you'll come up with the perfect solution!<br />
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***This weird picture layout is kinda a "happy mistake". The layout for my blog has changed & I'm still figuring out how to use it, but I kinda like how the photos created a nice collage look. Don't know how or why it happened, but I'm okay with it....<br />
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Do you ever work really hard on a project, then you really screw it up?<br />
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You think, "IT'S RUINED!!! ... i worked so hard... why did i do that...<br />
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With me this usually happens when I think I know what I'm doing, I have a grand 'ol plan! Then I kinda forget to think about one tiny step in the process, & I mess it up, BIG TIME!!<br />
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This happened to me yesterday. I had some cute little cherry blossom flowers that I had made for a piece that I'm finishing up. The plan was to pour a clear "water" resin base & place the flowers on top so that they were attached. Well, dumb me didn't think about how casting resin is a liquid & that it would soak into the flowers....<br />
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Well I quickly pulled them out, ruining all the hard work I had done painting the flowers. I worked long & hard on them. But this is what came out of the "Happy Accident". Kinda a cool pile of solid resined flowers.<br />
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This specific one isn't that pretty, but it did get me to thinking about how maybe I can use this technique later on... ON PURPOSE!!! So take your mistakes & look at them with an open mind, you might like what you see!!!<br />
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</tbody></table>www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-55215126989956194102011-10-05T17:35:00.000-07:002011-10-05T17:35:48.780-07:00DIY - Wire Bending Jig!So I bought some awesome thick 1/2" armature wire a while ago for a project that I'm finishing up. What I didn't realize was how incredibly difficult it is to cut & bend. <br />
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The iron bars that are on the outside of my windows!!</td></tr>
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Last month, my husband & I took a trip with his family to the Big Island, Hawaii. It was my first time there (his 10th or something) and I think I have found my place in this world. There is something magical about being surrounded by so much beauty & the spirit of "Aloha". It's a place that EVERYBODY has to visit at some point in their lives. We didn't go to Honolulu or any place that touristy, but Hilo, more of the local, real Hawaii. I used to dream about visiting this unbelievable place, but NOW it's my dream to move there & make art! What a place to live & be inspired everyday!<br />
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ahhh... someday...<br />
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Totally took a helicopter ride over the Volcano! No doors, you could feel the heat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These turtles were just spending a lazy day sun-bathing on the sand! We went snorkeling at this black sand beach, and was so awesome to swim with them! Surreal!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My totally awesome camera ROCKED! Underwater feature was so worth the $</td></tr>
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<br />www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-82091864339785810322011-10-01T13:56:00.000-07:002011-10-01T13:56:24.519-07:00Evolution of a Drawing!Maybe I'll start at the beginning... Of a sculpture!<br />
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So to get back into the swing of things, I thought I'd show you part of my process. This is a concept drawing that I did for a SUPER TOP-SECRET project that I might be working on! <br />
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Steps of drawing a Dinosaur....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new favorite paper to draw on....<br />TRACING PAPER!!<br />Makes drawings so much easier to clean up!</td></tr>
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So like I said, this is just the process of a CONCEPT drawing. Doing a drawing like this helps me figure out the structure & anatomy of the subject. Then when it comes to actually creating the sculpture, I can focus more on making him look awesome!www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-3619996848397849842011-09-29T19:13:00.000-07:002011-09-29T19:13:08.233-07:00Starting Anew...So I know I haven't written a blog post in over a year...<br />
sorry...<br />
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BUT, I think I'm ready to start fresh & new! It's been a busy year. Births, Deaths, Marriages, Vacations, Work. I've made a few new sculptures in the last year that, experimented with new techniques, and am inspired to create & share!<br />
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I want to get my Etsy shop back up & running & have a few exciting opportunities on the horizon. Get ready for some awesome new FELTED FUN!!!<br />
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Thanks<br />
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Chrissy M.<br />
(used to be "Chrissy P." but getting married kinda changes that!) And yes, we did get married in Vegas... by Elvis! A dream come true!<br />
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<br />www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-84477265956954708172010-07-30T17:10:00.000-07:002010-07-30T17:23:50.595-07:00It's a Good Day at Work....When a couple of the creative director guys at Disney call you sculpted work "Bad-Ass"!! I've sculpted on quite a few of the Disneyland, DisneyWorld, Disney Tokyo, etc. rides in my career. But this was the first time that anyone actually said what I made was "bad-ass". Sculpting is what I do, it's not really a big deal. I like working on the theme-park rides cause then I know that my sculpted work is seen by millions of people every year. I don't get any name recognition, but I've always said that I "wanted to make art that my Grandma could enjoy." Well, now tons of kids & families get to see my art. It's hard, sweaty work.... but somebody has to do it!!<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Movie recommendation...</span></span></span><br /><br />So we've watched a few really good documentaries in the past couple weeks, but I want to recommend one that I've been thinking about.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.therealsuperhero.com/CSH_Poster.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 431px;" src="http://www.therealsuperhero.com/CSH_Poster.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />It's called "Confessions of a Superhero". It's an awesome documentary that follows 4 of the costumed actors that work the "Hollywood & Highland" area. They work outside the Grauman's Theater & take pictures with tourists. They are all aspiring actors that are making their way through life. It tells of the 4 character's background & what they do in their everyday lives. I just like how it shows these iconic Hollywood attractions' real-life alter-egos. Their stories are awkward, sad, inspiring, weird, etc. <br /><br />It's very cool & I totally recommend it if you have an evening!!!www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-78312469138303187992010-07-28T17:43:00.000-07:002010-07-28T17:57:49.406-07:00Picts from Renegade!!So here are a few picts from the L.A. Renegade Show. It was a blast & I'm still recovering from the weekend. I pretty much slept from when I got home from work till this morning last night! I was sooooo tired!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0u5OS-129r5J84gxyhvTYToI1U6jNWrpafn9oXULU1YbT6vkvP_4nnYuxnYr6-1M3CcNSO75Jxqeh1hZQNUHWykPANAsU5E1HM3YvsbCO1gsSvxQHIIs7pkL4Qcuh2dVgSMoERzeERs/s1600/DSC09044.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0u5OS-129r5J84gxyhvTYToI1U6jNWrpafn9oXULU1YbT6vkvP_4nnYuxnYr6-1M3CcNSO75Jxqeh1hZQNUHWykPANAsU5E1HM3YvsbCO1gsSvxQHIIs7pkL4Qcuh2dVgSMoERzeERs/s320/DSC09044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499123431144551602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkfowLuhwcdFxNdN7kJXQpvv75kONukYU9YrsvDJo-cL9mMg-9GFGUv-MLKHGyFk-7yl3548KuYi4Qu51fJ1ggAgIbOYQcmJ-FTGLmE4kjaCKs6rEINZGYgQilWURXBRfHgSG51B0YYQ/s1600/DSC09046.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkfowLuhwcdFxNdN7kJXQpvv75kONukYU9YrsvDJo-cL9mMg-9GFGUv-MLKHGyFk-7yl3548KuYi4Qu51fJ1ggAgIbOYQcmJ-FTGLmE4kjaCKs6rEINZGYgQilWURXBRfHgSG51B0YYQ/s320/DSC09046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499123444668963362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mHaUdwWeLcU3H1Yb-gcSU4BO2PcHZfuOswvB1Em1ReSvdENCmirPAT76KaNbUsVHL5ttcjB0lR2VG1xGK6mPi9xzwgdCIKpgOpTEG4UiXf3P1sxRAzEpoCvpsu0bqPIt-58gRP97DWY/s1600/DSC09047.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mHaUdwWeLcU3H1Yb-gcSU4BO2PcHZfuOswvB1Em1ReSvdENCmirPAT76KaNbUsVHL5ttcjB0lR2VG1xGK6mPi9xzwgdCIKpgOpTEG4UiXf3P1sxRAzEpoCvpsu0bqPIt-58gRP97DWY/s320/DSC09047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499123458932484690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6Y2tGCcOr1swcmFDN8ZqgVscGY6mKXbErv7LOoBrtrsBKhYJgJ1X7RVSIcoBUrfhr8C5e-SU7aEa5SKxtUi-PLwxoReDP0aytMu6htrcmikc4E_A3szYUXC0d16tNCvT8zRGK1nzU5E/s1600/DSC09048.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6Y2tGCcOr1swcmFDN8ZqgVscGY6mKXbErv7LOoBrtrsBKhYJgJ1X7RVSIcoBUrfhr8C5e-SU7aEa5SKxtUi-PLwxoReDP0aytMu6htrcmikc4E_A3szYUXC0d16tNCvT8zRGK1nzU5E/s320/DSC09048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499123465571105922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I think one of the funnest things that people tell me at shows is (and it's usually fellow felters!!!), people comment on how nice the shading is on my work. They ask me how I get such nice gradations & shadows & when I tell them I use the airbrush they usually go "Oh...." and look super disappointed.<br /><br />I know I've never been a traditional "felter". I find easy & cheap-trick ways to make creating my sculptures faster & better looking. I think my fellow felters feel cheated by how I use the airbrush to do shading. The way I look at is that I'm creating sculptures and part of creating those sculptures is the process of painting them. If I were sculpting sculpey sculptures, they need to be painted... If I were creating ceramic pieces, they would need to be glazed.... I don't feel bad about using any technique to get the look I want. I've got almost 10 years working as a prop maker & sculptor & 5 of those was almost exclusively creating work for Disney. Disney has a VERY specific aesthetic they follow & I enjoy the clean, graphic, animation inspired look to my sculptures. There is NO WAY to create that using traditional felting techniques.<br /><br />Wool is just a medium for me to express my ideas in a sculptural form, not to be confined & limited by.www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585154874679685330.post-56203850538169235412010-07-26T17:42:00.000-07:002010-07-26T17:48:05.249-07:00So Sorry....So I know I haven't posted much recently, that's because we've had some tragic family concerns. We lost a VERY loved & (will be) VERY missed member of our family. If you happen to be a friend or family member I just want to Thank You for all the love & support that you have given Lance & I. It only gets easier with time....<br /><br />So because of the family stuff going on I have been lacking in inspiration with my art work & with my blog. Time heals, and this past weekend I was a vendor at the L.A. Renegade Show. I did WAY WAY WAY better than I was expecting, so if you are a new friend that I met yesterday or an old friend that maybe has been missing me...<br /><br />I AM BACK!!!<br /><br />Super motivated & excited about making some awesome piece after this past weekend. So, starting tomorrow I promise to start working & posting stuff more!! Will have a few picts from my booth tomorrow!!!<br /><br />Thanks!!<br /><br />Chrissy P.www.FeltedChicken.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101923656798127429noreply@blogger.com1