My Projects from So Pretty! Felt

As I mentioned yesterday, today I get to show off the projects I made for So Pretty! Felt, a lovely new felt craft book that was published this spring. Hurrah!

(Oh, and hello to anyone visiting my blog as part of the So Pretty! Felt blog tour! If you're a fan of all things felt-y, do check out my free craft tutorials).

So, the lovely Amy Palanjian got in touch a couple of years ago asking if I'd like to contribute to a felt-themed book she was working on for Chronicle Books and I said YES PLEASE (I have such a crush on Chronicle's range of arty, crafty books). I made my projects that summer, blogging about some of the threads I was using since I couldn't reveal what I was using them for...

... and then this spring I got sent my contributor copy of the book and there was much oohing because Oh My Goodness this book is SUPER nice, you guys!

It's a hardback book (about 9 inches high) ...

... containing 24 felt-y projects - two each from 12 crafty women who work with felt.

Each designer/maker/crafter is introduced with a spread with their name, location (mine is a bit out of date as I actually now live near London, not in Gloucester, but never mind!), a page of text about how they got into felt crafting & what they love about working with felt plus links to their websites or Etsy shops so you can check out more of their designs.

You can see a full list of the contributors here - I'm thrilled to find myself in such great company!

Here are a couple of "work in progress" snaps I took when working on my projects...

... wanna see the finished designs in the book?

First up, there's a Mosaic Pincushion...

... and second, there's a Dragonfly Pennant with lots of lovely sparkly details:

They were both so much fun to make! And aren't the styled photos lovely?

Even the chapter headings are super pretty, with sweet felt lettering designed by Julia Rothman.

Another nice touch is the final chapter, "How to Find Inspiration". I did a little happy dance when I saw that Amy had mentioned my blog in her list of "favourite craft blogs" and my book in the list of "trusted felt books" (she kindly listed my felt shop in the suppliers list too but, alas, I've had to stop selling felt squares this spring).

So Pretty! Felt is available from Amazon UK and Amazon USA, direct from Chronicle Books or from lots of other bookshops.

Want to follow along with the rest of the blog tour? Here's the full schedule:

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

(P.S. The Amazon links in this post are affiliate links)

So Pretty! Felt - Blog Tour

Remember I mentioned a while ago that there was a new felt craft book out called So Pretty! Felt... and that it included a couple of projects designed by me?

Well, tomorrow is the start of the blog tour celebrating the launch of So Pretty! Felt.... so I get to show you guys my projects! Yay!

Here's the full schedule for the blog tour - if you follow the links for each day over the next couple of weeks you'll get lots of sneak peeks at the projects included in the book and I think there are going to be some giveaways and tutorials too :)

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

Back To Work

So, it seems the theme of March is me being ill! Not fun.

My shops have all been closed for a few days this week while I took some time off, but I've now re-opened my main shop (hurrah!), and I'm making a start on slowly catching up with all my emails, etc. My folks are kindly helping me pack and post orders, so don't worry, parcels will be sent out as normal :)

I haven't even managed to do any knitting this week, I've just slept lots and snoozed on the sofa while half-watching and half-listening to lots of DVDs. Luckily I'd just ordered a whole stack of box sets for me & my mum to watch before I got sick, so I've had plenty of stuff to keep me entertained.

I really miss making things, though! It also feels super weird taking so much time off from work (I am such a workaholic, it's the curse of being self-employed, I think?) but happily my boss (who is me) is very sympathetic, haha. 

In other non germ-related news... do you remember me blogging earlier this year about a new craft book that features a couple of projects designed by me? It's called So Pretty! Felt, it's published by Chronicle Books and it's out now. Yay! 

It's available from Amazon USA & Amazon UK and lots of other book stores.

I'll be blogging a bit more about it sometime soon - it's such a nice book, I'm so thrilled to have been a part of it :)

Also, did you see this lovely-looking new magazine, Made in Paper? 

It's out now and the nice people at Mollie Makes have five copies to give away (open to readers in the UK only).

[Just to let you know, the Amazon links in this post are affiliate links]

Coming soon... So Pretty! Felt

I got a lovely parcel this week - a copy of So Pretty! Felt, which is due to be published in April.

Why did I get a copy of this book so early? Well, it's because I designed two of the projects in it! Yay! 

It's being published by Chronicle Books & it's the follow up to So Pretty! Crochet, which came out last year. I'll be sharing some more details about the book (and my two projects) closer to the release date, all I can say at the moment is that it is LOVELY :)

So Pretty! Felt: 24 Stylish Projects to Make with Felt is available for pre-order on Amazon USA & Amazon UK & lots of other book stores. 

[P.S. Just to let you know, the Amazon links in this post are affiliate links]