Felt is one of our favourite craft mediums – it is colourful, it comes in different thickness, and it doesn’t fray. If you love felt as much as we do, you will love So Pretty! Felt by Amy Palanjian. It is new publication from Chronicle Books, that includes 24 stylish projects to make using beautiful felt. The projects are elegant, varied and most can be easily made in an afternoon. Most of the projects are suitable for beginner crafters, and some would be fun to make with older children who love to craft.
The projects have been designed by 12 creative contributors who have all used felt in their own unique way to create a wide variety of projects. The projects include sweet jewellery and accessories such as necklaces, earrings, hairpins, corsages, fascinator; pretty pillow; clutch; pincushion; garland and more. The felt really shines and has been used to great effect in so many creative ways.
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| Rosette Hairpins |
The book contains a helpful Tools and Techniques section at the front of the book that covers all the basics to get your started, as well as helpful tips for working with felt. All the templates used in the projects are included. Most are full sized but some need to be enlarged. All the project instructions are really clear and easy to follow. The projects are all beautifully photographed and styled.
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| Scrappy Garland |
If you love working with felt, you are sure to find some projects to inspire you in So Pretty! Felt. The hard part is deciding which project to make first!
To read other reviews on So Pretty! Felt, check out the other stops on the blog tour – listed below:
Monday, May 6 – Whip Up & Bugs and Fishes
Tuesday, May 7 – Mom Inc. Daily & Studio DIY
Wednesday, May 9 – Coquette & Studs and Pearls
Thursday, May 9 – The Sweetest Occasion & Ambrosia Creative
Friday, May 10 – West Coast Crafty & One More Mushroom
Saturday, May 11 – Mod Podge Rocks
Monday, May 13 – Handmade Charlotte & Fabric Paper Glue
Tuesday, May 14 – MINT & A Spoonful of Sugar
Wednesday, May 15 – Positively Splendid & Hart and Sew
Thursday, May 16 – Rouge and Whimsy & So You Think You’re Crafty
Friday, May 17 – Aesthetic Nest & Dollar Store Crafts
If you would like to be in the running to win a copy of So Pretty! Felt, you can enter the giveaway below. Giveaway is open worldwide until May 20. Winner announced here on May 21.
I love making flowers from felt!
My favorite things to make from felt are tablecloth play houses for kids!
What perfect timing, I just became aware of this book yesterday by looking through the Mollie Makes magazine!
I’ve always thought felt flowers have been so eye catching, but I am excited about trying new things with felt!
wow what a lovely book,thankyou for a chance.xx
I’ve made felt rolled roses =)
This Book looks great, I love working with felt. Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy.
I like making flowers or little animals.
smjohns63 at yahoo dot com
Barrettes & play boards/quiet books.
I love felt, so lovely to work with, count me in please! thanks!
Hello Lisa,
Thanks for the book review, the flower making would be something I would do.
Happy days.
Bev.
My favorite thing to make from felt is all sorts of felt food. My grandchildren love the stuff!
Itty bitty little stuffies!!! and flowers..
So far I’ve been making flower brooches. I’ve also made some Christmas decorations.
I do so like to try out those roses!
I love working with felt, looks like a delightful book.
I like to make tiny weeny dolls!
Needlebooks! So practical, but can be so pretty
I like making bookmarks – they make you smile when you read!
ukcitycrafter@live.co.uk
I love to sew with felt. Thanks for the chance to win.
Hugs, Uta
oh, love a bit of felt!
pincushions
Please count me in! v(^-^)v
I like the flowers. This is a perfect time to make some too! Thanks for the giveaway!
I like to make birds or funny people 🙂 – Heidi
Ne tatlı bir uğraşın var şeker kız.. Çok sevimlisin. Yapmaya çalıştığın el işleri de çok güzel.. Kızım Londra’da yaşıyor ve ben yabancı bloglarda gezmek ve bizim ülkemizin dışındaki hanımlar nelerle uğraşıyor öğrenmek istiyorum ki gittiğimde çok yabancı gibi durmayayım..Sevgiler..
Those rosettes are really sweet – I’d love to decorate a pincushion with some of them!
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Wow- This book is perfect! I have so much scrap felt that could be used in these projects. Thanks for the giveaway!
I like to use felt to make padded cases for devices, or to sew costumes
I love how you can use felt in so many different ways. I have been making teapot cosies with felt lately!
What a wonderful book! I love working with felt.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Hugs,
Tatyana
Puppet people are great to make from felt.
I love making flower clips for my daughter’s hair!
I make eyes, beaks, and mouth pockets for my wish owls (small stuffed decorative owls).
I love felt! I am loving making little toys, food, ornaments, and sharing scraps with my daughter!
I love making hair clips for my daughter from felt.
I love to make felt flowers.
Cat toys as well as ornaments.
I use felt to put on the back of my cross stitch in hoops to hang on the wall. I haven’t used it for anything else but I would love to!
Dolls and soft toys.
I like making Christmas ornaments from felt.
Flower making for sure 🙂
I love making dolls 🙂 Thanks for the chance to expand my repertoire!
Felt. Love it. 🙂
I like making flowers!
I like making coasters! Felt is so easy to sew – they work up in no time!
My favorite things to make from felt are in-the-hoop felties. These are small designs that can be used in so many ways like hair clips, counters, bookmarks, magnets, etc. So cute and so much fun to make!
Kathy E.
I love making felt flowers for my cards
Hi Linda & Sarah,
I just got this email today(5/19)& email dated 5/14/13. I’m so glad it got to me!
I am just getting involved with wool blend felt & I am excited about it. So I do need some guidance & the book sounds just great to start with.
Thanks!
Hallo,
I just tried to enter beccaus my favorit craft suppley is felt.
I make stuf forr years and years with felt.
I could not enter anymore , but here in holland it is still the twentiest of may. Sorry for my english.
I hope i can still partisipate.
With kind reggards,
Esther blankenzee