needle felting

so, i discovered needle felting last night and tried it out today. i really thought it would be instant crafting gratification but of course, it proved to be more difficult than i thought. so i started with some felt mitten ornaments that i saw on another blog recently. white wool, and my felting needle and sponge

my first row ended up being way to thick ...

stab the crap out of it...

and that's how it's done. apparently i didn't take a pic of the finished product. they turned out alright for being the first project.

i've seen needle felted bowls that are awesome so i really wanted to try it. much harder than i thought! this bowl is tiny, i can't imagine making a bigger one. i think it would be much easier to knit a bowl and then felt it ad add embellishment with the needle. so i made sort of a circle for the base and started a long row for the sides of the bowl...

i used to different greens and wanted a swirlier effect but again...harder than it looks.

putting the base on was easier than i thought. the sides were the most difficult. i think i need a much larger sponge.