This little chick in a basket was Nancy's creation--she has sons, and doesn't get to do "girly" stuff very often. This was her first time trying needle felting, as it was for many of us. She was VERY enthusiastic about the whole thing--as you can see by her creation. Fantastic!
Needle felting consists of a barbed needle, some wool roving, and a piece of foam. You punch and stab your wool with the needle until it holds together in any shape you wish. Obviously, we were working on an egg theme. It was very interesting to see what everyone decided to do with their eggs. Some of us decided on flowers, while others went for bunnies, chicks, and butterflies.
This one's mine--a blue egg with 3-D flowers, which I felted separately, then applied to the egg.
Kathleen felted a bunny directly onto her egg. I was very impressed with the perspective/pose she used. The kid's got talent!
And of course, there was a bunch of food, including a blueberry buckle that Jennifer made, that I could just NOT stop eating. I grabbed the recipe from her, and I'm going to share it with you...as soon as I can put my hands on it! I know it's here somewhere.....in the mean time, how about a picture of it--just to get your mouth watering? :)
UPDATE 3/2/08 Recipe for Blueberry Buckle
350* oven for 45-50 minutes for 9x9x2" greased pan
Sift together:
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 2.5 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp. salt
Beat together in a bowl:
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and bead vigorously for about 2 minutes.
Stir in 2 cups of blueberries. Spread batter in pan. Sprinkle topping (see below) over this, and pop it in the oven.
Topping: (mix together until crumbly)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup soft butter (NOT melted)
Let me know if you try out this recipe, and if you like it!!
4 comments:
Sharon, those felt eggs are absolutely adorable! I think that may be my favorite felt project yet! What a fun party with your friends. That would be the only way I'd attempt it...that kind of detailed work intimidates the heck out of me! I have a lot of respect for the talent you all possess!
That blueberry buckle looks great. I wonder if your friend's recipe is the same as mine. One of the first cookbooks I bought, back in the early 90s, has an excellent(and easy!) buckle recipe. I really like it because it's not too sweet and it is wonderful with coffee.
Anyhoo...keep sharing photos...and update us on the casa!
Love the eggs! Wouldn't they look marvelous all together in a bowl?!!
Those eggs are so unique and beautiful...i love them!
How beautiful and unusual! And what a lovely way to spend an afternoon, creating, eating and gabbing with a bunch of women. (I'd have to choose a different project than felting, though, cuz I'm super-allergic to wool.) I really need to get off the computer more!
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