I have finally finished the project that I have been working on all year.
I was asked to make the "Founder's Tree" for this year's Festival of Trees fundraiser for the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia. The tree will be auctioned off on November 28th. Fingers crossed it makes lots of money for the charity!
I painstakingly stripped an artificial tree of all its needles to use as the base. I used hand dyed wool felt fringe wrapped around each branch and then anchored with wire to create felt needles. I decorated the tree with "glass" ornaments based on vintage designs, yarn tinsel and twisted "metal" icicles.
21 comments:
that is unbelievable! well done.
This is amazing!! I posted a link to your project on Craft Gossip Sewing:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/lookie-what-she-made-felt-christmas-tree-and-presents/2009/11/17/
--Anne
WOW!!! I can't believe you actually did this. It is absolutely AMAZING! I've never been more impressed. KUDOS to you and the charity!!
I like your felt creations. Well done.
Connie
Wow this is truly awesome....congratulations.
what an undertaking!!!!! A job well done, I have never seen anything done as beautiful
what?! i am bowing down now....
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Your tree is perfect. If you had no details I would have believed it was real.
The train is wonderful and I can not see how this would fail to raise a lot of money for the MHF
Beautifully done.
oh my gawd, these are so amazing. It's really wonderful. Either you are a really fast hand stitch or you have been working on this since summer! You make everything I wish I could.
Oh my goodness!! That tree looks real! You did all of that out of felt? You are so talented and I am positive that you will make a bundle for your charity with that tree.... you are amazing! Thank you for sharing !!
Really beautiful! The Festival of Trees is lucky to have you and your talents.
amazing!
Beautiful! Beautiful! I can't believe that even the tree is made of felt. At first glance, it looked like a beautifully staged traditional tree with store-bought toys beneath it. Thanks so much for sharing!
Spectacular!!
Design a great day,
Janet M. Davies - New Zealand
http://www.jmddesigns.co.nz
http://www.weekendwinner.blogspot.com/
Truly stunning! The details are incredible. I love it.
Best of luck with the fundraiser!
wow, this is amazing!
Stunning and amazing! I can't even begin to imagine the time put into this gorgeous tree! I hope the charity brings in a lot of money from it!
Heather
My Frugal Family
theherberfamily.blogspot.com
This is beyond amazing!
Wow, What a labor of love, I hope it brings lots of money for your charity.
completely awesome
WOW!! Our rug hooking group made little feather trees but they don't hold a candle to yours. Yours is amazing!! I hope it brought a ton of money!
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