tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post625229926476462127..comments2024-03-15T01:47:09.194-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: Little Felt Tree Tutorial *with actual instructions*BenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-83821663816458649952014-12-19T09:36:18.413-05:002014-12-19T09:36:18.413-05:00'draw the rest of the fucking owl' - I thi...'draw the rest of the fucking owl' - I think I love you! Plus your stretching cat is the very image of my own long gone and fondly remembered Maine Coon x x xNaomi Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282911907338291478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-84697716256761293672014-12-16T01:09:48.447-05:002014-12-16T01:09:48.447-05:00This tutorial is really useful, cute and made me l...This tutorial is really useful, cute and made me laugh aloud at the end of a long tiring day. At various moments of this post. And then again, re-reading it. Thank you :o)<br /><br />Also, I am about to paint an owl in watercolour (as part of my Christmas-or-birthday-whatever-comes-first program). Very enticing instructions!Emmanuelle Rivièrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416870080144386793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-64432801019610403152014-12-15T12:44:25.118-05:002014-12-15T12:44:25.118-05:00I am adding thumbskin to my Christmas list. :)I am adding thumbskin to my Christmas list. :)Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-84893931608258672022014-12-15T09:54:59.234-05:002014-12-15T09:54:59.234-05:00Best tutorial instructions, evah! Best tutorial instructions, evah! Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927037010669310160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-52551585712215250492014-12-13T17:58:54.911-05:002014-12-13T17:58:54.911-05:00Links to the magazine articles? Or do we actually...Links to the magazine articles? Or do we actually have to buy the magazines - which I guess is what they are hoping!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581217189917459179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-85191074650202494792014-12-12T16:49:41.320-05:002014-12-12T16:49:41.320-05:00I'm off to draw an owl now that I know can be ...I'm off to draw an owl now that I know can be done in just two simple steps! Seriously, you're the best! I'm really off to pack up Hunters and Gatherers (which I won in one of your lovely contests several years ago) for our trip to see family. I'll also be taking some $6 dollar t-shirts for the 14 year old, Hanabi, the mini-golf game and a variety of books--all thanks to you. Happy holidays to you and yours! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-16629565031900538892014-12-12T08:30:28.133-05:002014-12-12T08:30:28.133-05:00'how to draw an owl' good god. You made my...'how to draw an owl' good god. You made my snowy Friday morning :) <3 Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865974391969844694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-9751539340533827732014-12-11T22:56:56.230-05:002014-12-11T22:56:56.230-05:00I don't know why I'm giving you a hard tim...I don't know why I'm giving you a hard time. I worship you. I love that every time someone asks if I'll divulge a recipe, they always say the same thing, "benandbirdy! I shoulda known!"nejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16847088250687320006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-18749013959663707142014-12-11T22:54:54.069-05:002014-12-11T22:54:54.069-05:00You knew about Pandora in 2005?!?You knew about Pandora in 2005?!?nejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16847088250687320006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-19278277071591353862014-12-11T21:15:05.251-05:002014-12-11T21:15:05.251-05:00Make it truly homemade:
https://vimeo.com/3902881...Make it truly homemade:<br /><br />https://vimeo.com/39028815Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-83318301896541872482014-12-11T16:27:00.789-05:002014-12-11T16:27:00.789-05:00I had to look at STF several times as well - could...I had to look at STF several times as well - could not understand what you had said to offend! Shows where our minds are.dale_in_denvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-37388069342689352162014-12-11T16:26:06.276-05:002014-12-11T16:26:06.276-05:00I found some really heavy-weight evergreen texture...I found some really heavy-weight evergreen textured placemats at goodwill and used them for my 4 nieces. I stuffed the tree with the remnants of the placemat and beans. I bought the multi-pack of Altoids mini's at Costco and wrapped them in cute wrapping paper and mini ribbons to look like presents. They have some mini "pearl" strings near the sequins at the craft store, and that looks cute wrapped around the tree. I also found some white sparkly fabric that has little "lumps" texture, cut into a circle and it provides a little snowy spot for the tree and presents. Everything fits into some wooden boxes that one of my clients sends chocolate covered almonds in. I gathered them up from my colleagues and glued a sparkly wire-ribbon bow on top. It's been a couple of years, but they still love to pull them out right after Thanksgiving and decorate the tree multiple times. My oldest niece was 25 at the time and was grateful to have a decorated tree for her apartment. I kept one for me and my three sons also enjoy decorating it. So, really they are good for any age and any gender.dale_in_denvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-91230453836566454512014-12-11T13:53:01.297-05:002014-12-11T13:53:01.297-05:00I was totally googling STF - because the longer ve...I was totally googling STF - because the longer version, STFU isn't very nice... realizing now it is my own freaking name, geez. I was thinking of my 5 year old when I wrote this, and also it was much longer with a witty joke about the owl and my own beautiful art (AKA thumbprint books) that got eaten by your website three times so it got shorter and shorter... anyway, stubby pins for little ones. And don't STFU. Just STF. You know, see stuff, try it out, make your dreams come true. Or something. Time to hit the egg nog.SeeTryFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782835355960085067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-28782598205779833712014-12-11T10:58:48.098-05:002014-12-11T10:58:48.098-05:00Very cute. I like the old instructions, too. I thi...Very cute. I like the old instructions, too. I think I'll try one of these--I've been saving a box of old sweaters to make your patchwork afghan and just discovered it was the source of last winter's wool moth outbreak. So I washed all the sweaters and now I need to hurry up and make them into things. And the yarn cone tree is awesome, too. You can also take an empty yarn cone (in case you weave your own holiday place mats and have a bunch of empty yarn cones left over) and wind wool roving around it for a fuzzy conical tree (I use pink and blue lime green wool for an avant-garde/Urban Hobbit look).Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748454816480995214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-57386172406847066182014-12-11T07:21:51.128-05:002014-12-11T07:21:51.128-05:00STF, because the tree is kind of pouffy, I'm w...STF, because the tree is kind of pouffy, I'm worried that shorter pins wouldn't stay put. But by all means! I would hate for anyone to stab themselves. BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-84014208923456202692014-12-11T07:09:02.085-05:002014-12-11T07:09:02.085-05:00I would use applique pins, sometimes called sequin...I would use applique pins, sometimes called sequin pins, so you don't stab yourself. They basically have a short metal pokey part instead of the long version that you have in the picture. SeeTryFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782835355960085067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-38785479665830515212014-12-11T00:57:06.848-05:002014-12-11T00:57:06.848-05:00A perfect tutorial. You have added all the bits I...A perfect tutorial. You have added all the bits I forget to add to my tutorials, like running out of thread one inch from the end of the seam, and burning myself with hot-glue. Also forgetting the names of stitches. (ridiculous. you think I'd remember this stuff, right?)<br /><br />mbm. bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982592446597646598noreply@blogger.com