Alpha+Mom has a roundup of 4th of July party decor projects.

Make this fruited-cheesecake flag from Martha Stewart.

Whit's Knits at The Purl Bee has the patterns to make these stars + stripes felted hot pads.

Caution! There's been a mythological creature sighting in the CRAFT Flickr pool: this needle-felted Yeti by LincolnWorld. Needle-felting is a perfect choice for making a yeti--the fuzziness of the fibers reminds me of the way "photos" of yetis always have that fuzzy look to them. Well done!

Related:
• Berroco Baby Yeti Pattern
• Papercraft Chibi Yeti Download
• Yeti Embroidery

Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Emililies shares this sweet needle-felted doll made to look like literary heroine Anne of Green Gables.

Spindles and Spices has a free pattern up for this adorable kitty fez. Via the CRAFT Flickr Pool.

Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: this clever little snake scarf, wet-felted and beaded by Marysusan. His name is Rumpole the Rattlesnake and I think he's just delightful.

Amy Long's show "inter - inter" is up at Five15 gallery in Phoenix until the end of the month. Her crochet and felted works are just captivating, and if you're in the area I highly recommend checking it out.

inter - inter by Amy Long

Five15 Arts

515 East Roosevelt

Phoenix, AZ

Open every Friday 5-9pm and Saturday 1-5pm

Artist's reception Friday May 16 5-9pm

Related:

• Amy Long's Fiber Art
• Amy Long's Felted Hearts

Phil @ MAKE points us to these felt weapons that look surprisingly realistic!

The Knitted Blog shows us how to use a cookie cutter to make a perfectly-formed needle felted flower brooch.

Related:
• Felted Brooch Tutorial
• Needle Felting Tutorial

Stephanie Metz makes these incredible felted artworks of skulls, humans, and other animals. Via BoingBoing.

From the article:

Sheep and other animal fibers are scaly--picture a fish's scales covering each fiber. When you dunk wool into hot water and swish it around, these scales open up, sort of like lots of little umbrellas opening up all along the length of the fiber. When they open up, the scales catch onto nearby scales and grab on. The more fibers you have, and the more you rub the fibers around, the more scales there are to catch onto each other. The fibers get all tangled up, and more scales grab tight, until you have felt.

I had the opportunity last night to visit Amy Long's MFA thesis show in fibers, and I must say I was very impressed. She uses crochet and hand felted wool to create these unique and very evocative forms. The show will be up until the end of the week in Tempe, AZ. More photos on Flickr.

Related:

Amy Long's Felted Hearts

Now that it's April, I'm itching to fill my home with plants, plants, and more plants. I'm always looking for offbeat planters and these felted plant cozies by Papaver Vert look are definitely giving me ideas. The felted wool paired with the fresh green of the leaves is a wonderfully organic-feeling match. Felted Plant Cozies

Felting in Fibrespace will be giving away one of these creepy-cool monster eyeball pincushions in a random drawing on Monday, April 7. Just head over to the blog and leave a comment--and be sure to check out the rest of her colorful creations while you're there. Monster Eyeball Pincushion

From the CRAFT Flickr pool, user LicoriceTree made this little redheaded cartwheeling monster named Suvi. I love the talons!

Craftster user Subloke was inspired by our March post about Ronel Jordaan's beautiful felted wool "pebble carpet" and ended up making her own version using bits of leftover wool from her stash. Felted Stone Rug

Chet and Dot was one of my favorite vendors at last December's Crafty Wonderland craft fair in Portland, OR. Their stuff has a sweet and simple style that just makes you feel cozy. I love the new felted bowls they're making--they come in subtle color combos featuring fun polka-dot details. Just the thing for holding candies, jewelry, or other little-littles in your home. Chet and Dot's Felted Bowls

I've always loved those cute Fisher-Price Little People, so my jaw dropped when I saw this needle-felted version of a Little People dog figurine show up in the CRAFT Flickr pool. It was created by our Vol. 06 cover artist, Moxie, and is made entirely from needle-felted corriedale wool roving. She didn't do any sewing, stuffing, or wet-felting--just hours and hours of jabbing with a sharp needle. Amazing! Little Big Dog

Related:
• Interview with Moxie of Made by Moxie
• Needle Felting Booster Kit in the Maker Store
• Felted Pickaxe by Moxie

Though it's certainly simple enough to make your own felted balls, sometimes you need a lot of them for a project and it's preferable to just buy a bunch. Betz White helps out with a roundup of online resources for purchasing felt balls, as well as a link to Martha's tutorial on how to make your own. Link.

Carolineinkle's blog features step-by-step instructions for making your own cute wet-felted slippers like these. These would be fun and easy to customize into a little cowboy version, no? Link.

Mary Ellen D'Aurizio made a nicely-photographed tutorial for making this felted chick. Looks like a great project for a first timer - Link.

Check out this felted handbag with the face of a monster on the side! From the site:

Gertrude is a little shy, see how her hair hangs in front of her face, she's trying to hide. However, when she's had a bit too much to drink, she shows her wild side. She has a tendency to poke her tongue out at people and with a little encouragement she'll perform her amazing party trick, not many monsters can pop their eyeball out of their socket! I had a lot of fun with this, makes a change from flowers, I'm planning to make some more. She's available for re-homing in my Etsy shop.

Great party trick, pulling her eye and tongue out. - Link.

Related
Felted Bowls - Link.

These handmade wool felted pebbles are strung together to make a rug by South African designer Ronel Jordaan. They're so deceiving! - [via] Link.

Related:

Livingstones - stuffed stones on MAKE - Link.