I’ve been hunting around for felt board inspiration. I was sure somebody out there had to be making or selling spectacular hand-crafted felt board shapes, but most of what I saw on Etsy and elsewhere was pretty cheesy, or was created for the purpose of retelling a bible story. These shapes from katiedid were sort of what I was after. The machine stitching adds such great texture and dimension to the pieces. I like to use tutorials and templates when I make stuff, at least as a starting point, and since she didn’t include any of that I just kept on searching. Then Pinterest lead me to this and this by Melissa Crowe. And the second board even had free downloadable templates – perfect. Once I got started it was hard to stop. I got a bit frantic wanting to finish the complete set, and I was working in a hurry and not giving much consideration to my color choices. Which I guess is how I ended up with yellow appliances.
After finishing most of the templates I got out some fabric scraps and made the window (there’s a deer and some tress out there) and the picture frame. Everything is machine stitched except for the cat faces and the rugs – I did those by hand with embroidery thread. Once Lila started playing, I realized we really need some felt people, or at least more animals, because she was mostly interested in the cats frolicking together on the bed, or cuddling on the rug, or napping on top of the fridge. I guess it’s not that much fun for a toddler to arrange furniture.
Here’s a view of the bedroom pieces:
And here’s everything together:
So it’s a work in progress – I got a big frame at Goodwill to make our board (I think this tutorial should work), but for now the pieces are displayed on a couch cushion. And yes, that’s kitty’s cell phone on the nightstand.
SO adorable! and what an awesome idea! yay for your new BLOG!
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa(breath)aaaaaaaaaay! i’m so excited you started a blog! welcome, friend. and the felt board looks really great! in the ’60s they called it “harvest yellow,” i believe. š
I’m excited you’re blogging! Though I’ll be interested to read about your projects, I’m mostly here for pictures of Lila.
My favorite thing: you’ve tagged this post simply “felt.”
thanks for the comments and enthusiasm! i totally don’t know what i’m doing š
I love this idea.
My baby girl is almost 13 months and I’ve loved looking at your photos as a little sneak preview of what’s to come!
Yay! So glad you started a blog. It’s great to hear more about your process. Watch out, you’ll have lots of followers and sponsors in no time.
Found you through flickr. I was just thinking about making a felt board today. I’ll stop back by again.
yay! finally a blog! nice work too!
yay! so glad you started a blog. i’m subscribing to it to get an added dose of your amazing creativity š
Wooohooo! So excited you’ve joined blogland. And I love the yellow appliances.
Super cute and wonderful idea!
The felt board looks great! I love the stitching detail
I’m really liking your blog : )
Rachel Denbow (smileandwave.typepad.com) did a terrific felt board awhile back, maybe you can find some inspiration (if you’re willing to dig through her archives a little).
This is beautiful and looks like lots of fun. What a fun project this might be for my boys this summer – and for baby girl when she gets big enough.
Wouldn’t it to be cute for boys or girls to do a beach scene with the ocean and sand. You could have surf boards, pails&shovels, umbrellas,towels,sand castles,blankets & a cooler. Little felt kids &a puppy(even though they are not allowed on the beach we can make an exception).
These are so cute! My kids and grandkids have all loved playing with felt toys. They love the fact they were made for them. These are so cute. I may copy your ideas!! Nita ā¤ļø