Felt News - Issue 3

OK, my last attempt to make my lovely PDF Newsletter appear as a blog post was somewhat disappointing.  So lets try this again, shall we?

Felt News - Issue 3: October 31, 2011  Foundations in Felt

WERE YOU THERE?? 

I didn’t get my newsletter out in time, but hopefully you made it out to the first annual Fiber in the Boro, Saturday Oct. 29, at the Lane Agricultural Park on John Rice Blvd. in Murfreesboro TN.  Check out fiberintheboro.com for next year! It was great!  I bought silk...

Flat-felted beret - 

merino wool and silk fiber wet felted by hand. 

Custom orders and sizes welcome.

Available in assorted colors - $51ea

Upcoming Shows and Classes

With the chill of fall in the air, (with a vengeance!) thoughts are turning to warm scarves and hats, and holiday gift-giving.

More classes - YAY!!

Tuesday, November 8 at 10 a.m. - Flat Felted Berets and at 6 p.m. - Soft Felt Scarves 

Tuesday, December 6 at 10 a.m. - Soft Felt Scarves and at 6 p.m. - Quick Felt Gifts

We are going to have so much fun with these easy and fun projects.  The materials are so luscious that you can’t help but love the results. I have new silk elements to play with from Fiber in the Boro, too!!

Space is limited so  sign up for these classes today thru harpethartcenter.com! Also, look for me teaching knitting and crochet at the Joann’s in Murfreesboro!

One of the many shows I am doing this fall is the 2nd Saturday Porter Crossing Arts Market! November 12 and December 10 in East Nashville - check it out at PorterCrossingNashville.com for more info! Noon to 9 p.m., and plan to hit the Family Wash for dinner!

Our wonderful Crafty & Fiber Community in Nashville!

I have found so many fun and inspiring groups of people in Nashville and online, and it is so inspiring to get out of my studio and see what other people are inspired by.  Craftville is a fun group of Nashville young people that have a great vision of a real-life craft community! I’ve joined them, and can’t wait to do more events with the group! Check out craftville.org, or look for their Facebook page or their Etsy team. The last meeting was full of yummy food, exciting networking, talk about classes and more! The next meeting will include a talk on “Are you Etsy Savvy?”

TACA craft fair - 10% off with postcard!

To celebrate that my scarf was chosen as one of the images on the TACA postcard, if you receive a card from me in the mail, bring it to the show and receive 10% off your purchase in my booth.   (B75 - on the West End side of the booths, near the fudge people - uh oh!!!)  If you would like to receive a card from me in the mail, please let me know your address and I will send you one.  I have lots of new spring silk chiffon nuno scarves, tops, and jackets.  Happy May Day to everyone!

Sun sighted at TACA

Today at around 2:30 in the afternoon the SUN finally made an appearance at the TACA fair! (Note the bright sunlight hitting the stuff on the chair directly behind me in the picture...) So come on out, the weather should be fine tomorrow, and I will be in the Demonstration tent again doing wet felting. Please come by and say "hi!". My work is also for sale in the TACA Chapter tent.

Happy felting! - Laura

Spring TACA Craft fair is May 1-3 in Nashville

Hi all. Make plans now to attend the 38th annual Tennessee Craft Fair in Nashville's Centennial Park. 10-6 Friday and Saturday, 10-5 Sunday, May 1,2 & 3. This is the one time each year when you can support your local economy by buying directly from local artists. This is a tough time for many artists, so come out and see us! And I'm happy to note that one of my favorite Nashville artists, Susan Moody, has a bracelet featured on the front of the postcard this year. I own some of her jewelry, and it is fabulous. I get complements every time I wear it!

Nov. 13 YMCA Mothers Day Out

Donelson-Hermitage YMCA 10-3 - Free and open to the community! (You do not have to be a YMCA member to attend the event.) And for $3, you can get a lunch ticket which will also make you eligible for door prizes! Where can you get lunch for 3 bucks, I ask you? And I will be there with fine felt for holiday gift-giving! Plus a fashion show, etc. (Lebanon Rd. just East of Stewarts Ferry Pike) Hope to see you there! - Laura

Last CRAFT event of the year - Nov. 1 Lipstick2

Hi All!

The last CRAFT East Nashville event is this weekend, Sunday, November 2 in the parking lot of the Lipstick Lounge. (on the corner of 14th and Woodland) Hope to see you there!

Always get your CRAFT on!
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Next appearance of Foundations in Felt

For those of you that might have missed the May TACA Craft Fair, there will be another chance (assuming it doesn't rain) to come and see me! I will be making an appearance at the CRAFT: a creative community 1st Sunday Craft sale in East Nashville in the parking lot of the Lipstick Lounge. There will be a whole herd of cool, hip, and new handcrafted items for sale there - I think you'll love the whole vibe. The sale day runs from 11-5, so I hope to see you there!!

Laura

GET YOUR CRAFT ON!!