We're out in sunny, warm San Diego for the wedding of a friend. Is it just me or has Southern California improved a lot since the 1990's? Maybe I didn't know about such cultural highlights as the Vietnamese Sandwich or the Hawaiian Crepe, but they are definitely making this trip worthwhile. Magnifique!

I always struggle a little bit to find projects to do while we travel. Clark and I prefer not to check bags and it can be a little difficult to come up with something where at least one of my tools won't get confiscated by airport security.

Luckily I discovered needle felting. The needles seem to be A-OK for carry-on luggage. Of course, I missed my chickens, so I decided to make a little mini-version of one of them.



I made little puffs of wool and used my barbed needle to mat them together into one solid piece. Unfortunately, it ended up looking like a matted fur-ball. Essentially, that's what a needle felted sculpture is, but I'd prefer if they didn't look it so much.



My second try involved wrapping the wool around a little wire scaffolding, which kept all of the fibers laying in the same direction. The result was much improved.

Labels: cute, menagerie, projects

posted by Alison 10/12/2009 04:12:00 PM : (0) comments : splink