After making the animal frames a few posts ago, I looked at these small wood pieces that I have and wondered if I could do something similar following the animal theme. I decided to investigate making felt animals. By using the scrap wood as the backdrop and frame combined, I thought it could be interesting to play around with different whimsical animals for the centerpiece. It was fun designing the different animal looks and playing with felt and embroidery floss colors. They can be displayed individually or used in a cluster for a cute art piece in a children’s room. I have completed 3 so far and have a few more up my sleeve- maybe a giraffe, or an owl, or a whale……
sketching out ideas and the wood backer blocks
selecting the color palette for the octopus
sewing and stuffing the octopus
octopus with details added and ready to mount onto the wood
Completed octopus
Completed hippo
Completed monkey
Flirting with Creativity 