Felted Bouncy Balls

For over two months I've been working like crazy to get ready for my first big show - the Bloomington Handmade Market. I've got a ton of cool stuff finished and sitting in my work room, waiting to be photographed and labeled. Since the show is just a week away, I've forced myself to stop creating and get some of that logistical work done. First up: Felted bouncy balls!

These balls were a great way to showcase some of my beautiful hand-painted recycled yarns. They feel a lot like tennis balls, are lovely to hold yet still bounce excellently. My 14-month-old baby loves to play with them!

A whole gallon of bouncing fun!

These bouncy balls are a really amazing deal, and are perfect for stocking stuffers!

Large: $6.00 Medium: $4.00 Small: $2.00

Felted Angora Rabbits

My garden is being overrun with rabbits!

Many years ago, I knit a toy rabbit for one of my younger siblings. It was really cute, but a lot of work to knit on fine gauge needles. Then I saw a version of this stuffed bunny in a book, based on that same pattern, but sewn from a felted angora sweater. Perfect! I found a white angora/wool sweater which had already been shrunk at Goodwill, took it apart, dyed some of it with tea and some with pink lemonade, and created this herd of rabbits.

Each rabbit is stitched with love, and stuffed with lusciously soft mohair roving.

This white rabbit is the only one with a detailed face. I thought I'd see what colored eyes and a nose looked like. I liked them, but not any more than the plain version. That, and the fact that I broke my felting needle on this rabbit made my decision to leave the other bunnies unadorned an easy one.

You really have to feel these bunnies to appreciate how soft they are.

Suggested Retail: $8.00 each.