July Challenge is Mixed Media

**Kaz** · 07-01-2009, 02:06 AM

Hi Everyone,
This months challenge is all about Combining felting with another medium.

Each entry must be submitted with the following information:
Title
Dimensions
Techniques & Materials Used
Date Created

Artists Name (forum username or real name)
Optional Link

Have Fun

**filz10a** · 07-01-2009, 03:42 AM

Can I be the first one???

This Vessel is the first larger Item I ever wetfelted. I felted it around a Balloon.
It hasn't got a title
It's about 25 cm in diamter
Inside I used grey merino? with colordots, Outside is Merino
I stiched the lines on with cotton and enhanced it with glass beads.
I made it this spring (march/april

http://filz10a.blogspot.com

**Kaz** · 07-01-2009, 05:32 AM

Or course you can and your vessel is gorgeous, love the color

I went to look at your blog and absolutely love your felted lamp, it looks gorgeous with the hanging flowers . I was trying to leave a nice comment for you but couldnt understand your language sorry. would love to follow you there as well

**filz10a** · 07-01-2009, 05:44 AM

Thank you Kaza! The lamp is my latest project. It is for the childrens bedroom and some of the themes are also painted on the walls.

If you go to the following link and copy the URL into it, you might be able to read some of it! Although I try to post pictures that tell most of the story!

http://translate.google.com/#

**granny_di2** · 07-02-2009, 05:55 PM

I love it too. Great work!

**katekate78** · 07-03-2009, 09:18 PM

Hi all,

I would like to participate in the July challenge. Do I post here? I am still having a hard time trying to figure out how to post my own pictures to share. I guess I will just leave my blog and Etsy shop.

Thanks!

Kasey
www.tanglewoodthicket.etsy.com
www.tanglewoodthicket.wordpress.com

**MrsG2003** · 07-04-2009, 03:46 AM

Love the vessel!!

Kasey, there is a section about posting photos, I think it is under the Techinical Support forum if you do a search to post using Flckr.

Louise

**viltk** · 07-05-2009, 07:14 AM

filz10a: great details!
I have once tried to wetfelt over a big balloon. I found out it wasn't that easy at all.. .. sides weren't evenly thick. Maybee that's because I am used to the flatresist method more. Just read on your blog you have troubles with the thick "seams". When you start with your resist just lay 2 layers of wool (horizontal and vertical) Fist layer is not going over the edges of the resist, second is about 2 cm over the resist, so when you turn everything around you have one layer of wool which you can turn over the edges. Now you lay the first layer of side B of the resist, only inbetween the "turnovered- wool " Second layer goes over the edges for 2 cm. Turn everything around and start again, inbetween the wool, over, etc.I mostly use 6 layers of wool for each side

This way you will not get any "seams" thicker then the rest of you felt.
I hope my explaination is clear enough... Other wise just contact me, ok?

Kim

**danieliausmama** · 07-05-2009, 09:40 AM

Very cute vessel and color is so nice.

**jeanm** · 07-05-2009, 05:55 PM

Here is my mixed media entry.

Title: Chickadee on a Stump
Dimensions: about 6½" tall
Technique & materials: The stump I created in polymer clay and the chickadee is needle felted with a clay beak.
Date Created: The stump was a year or two ago and the bird in the last week.
Artist: Jean Melton