A Chocolate Lab

WOW! I never realized how hard it would

be to needle felt this dog. Nothing at all like

needle felting a Whippet.

My first needle felted Chocolate Lab. I'm

pretty happy with how he came out.
Must try another one soon!
Thanks for looking!

Time has gotten away from me again

Oh it's been too long since I posted anything.

Here's a little doggie I finished a few weeks back.

Meet Little Belle.

She now resides in New York City.

Little Belle is an Airedale.

She measure about 6 inches long and 7 inches high.

She is made with norwegian wool.

She also wears a hand beaded collar.

Little Belle in "Play Bow" pose.
Thanks for looking.

Such a bad girl am I.

I've gotten absolutely nothing done this past month.

So have decided so post some of my past works.

Enjoy!

I've not gotten felting done lately. But do have a piece in the works. In the mean time here are pics of some of my past work and a quilt I finished last month.

Little Giro

Meet Lil Giro.

A fawn and white Italian Greyhound.

He's needle felted using norwegian wool.

He has hand blown german glass eyes

and sport a hand beaded collar.

Giro sits about 4.5 inches tall

and sits on a felted mat.

He is leaving for his new home in New York today.

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Nearly!!

You turn three today.
You are the noisest dog I've ever owned!!!!

Meet Cat

Here's a whippet I just finished. I made her in memory of a Whippet named Cat. She is now living with Cat's owner in Missouri. She stands about 5" tall. She is all needled felted from tan(fawn) wool, has a beautful red, gold and black hand beaded collar, hand blown german glass eyes and stands on her own needle felted mat.

Meet LuLu

Lulu is a very prim and proper young lady. Lulu was created by my fellow business partner Geri Williams.

A few more pics of Black Whippet

Here is black whippet all finished and sporting a hand beaded collar by me using an off loom techique called the peyote stitch. I also included a pic of the reference dog Zinfy owned by Annie of Wild About Whippets.

Remember the Black Whippet

Here she is now with ears, eyes, tail and some color.

Well here is a pic of black Whippet from December, in progress.

Sorry for not posting and a few items felted by Geri Williams

I apologize for not posting lately but have been a bit under the weather. So I thought I'd post a couple of pin cushions that were needle felted by my friend and business partner Geri Williams.

Geri and I met at a local Teddy Bear Club Meeting in 1993. I had just started making and selling mohair hand made Teddy Bears under the name Bearly Legal Bears. Geri and I became friends and would see each other at local shows and the like. At that time Geri was making alot of bears out of real fur, like coats and stuff. Eventually she moved on to Mohair and and became famous. We both designed bears for QVC. Geri also went on to design for Disney and has done shows in Japan, Germany, England, Australia and New Zeland. Geri has aslo won numerous awards in the Teddy Bear World. Currently Geri teaches classes in Australia, New Zeland and the United States. She is also working on a Needle Felting book for advances needle felters.

More works in progress

Here are soon to be Mack, Houdini and Emmy. Each is a needle felted dog in varying poses. The standing one is 7" tall , the seated one is 6" tall and the last one is about 7" long. Each one takes hours of poking with a barbed needle. At this stage they are still many hours away from completion. Although, one of them is now getting some coloring and sample eyes. When the are finished they will make their journy home to Canada.

BTW, if you are intested , scroll down to the bottom of the page and view our websites "Needle felting by Geri and me" and "Quilts by Vee". All items are custom made by us. Feel free to ask about pricing and available for a custom made item for you or someone else.

And last but not least, my dear sweet boy Nearly

Well, it's about time. Here I am the mostest loveable whippet you will ever meet. I came to Tacoma all the way from Paducah, Kentucky. My momma put me on the plane under her seat. She says I am the noisest pup she has ever owned..I should know, as my Nanna Pee says I come by it honestly.. My dad says I sound like a '47 Chevy startin' up, humm, whatever does he mean.

I'm all of 15 months old now. I hang out with my big bros Skeezix and Buster. I love to torment them. Some of my favorite toys ar Fartin' Earl, Henrietta and some orange squeaky thing with ears.

More later,

Love Nearly

Meet Buster

Here is my middle boy, Buster, at 4.5 years old. He is one smart cookie and counter surfer extraordinare. He loves to go on walks and search for tree rats(squirrels) kitties, and small dogs..He loves to fence fight too. His prey drive is so high that we don't take him to off leash dog parks as he likes to chase down small dogs..He loves standing in front of the wood stove to stay warm. He also like hanging with his other two buds, Skeezix and Nearly.

Meet Skeezix

Here is my dear sweet Skeezix. He turned 13 this past Sept. He might be old but he can still run and chase kitties and squirrelies with the youngsters. Often when we are out walking he is the first to see that darn squirrel or kittie. He loves treats, squeaking his toys and hangin' on the couch with his buddies Nearly and Buster.