Handmade with Love

As I mentioned, Shai received some beautiful gifts for his birthday. I wanted to share some of the hand crafted ones he received. His godmother and her family worked hard to create a beautiful felted play mat. We have been drooling over this one that has been in this new magazine we have a subscription to.
The mum was the one who introduced us to the creative world of felting, and there has been no turning back since! This particular project was done by wet felting. When roving is combined with hot water and agitated the fibres bind together creating a solid form. While this isn't a type of felting I have a lot of experience with, there are so many beautiful creations I would love to try to make.
The play mat is loved by everyone. It has a yellow patch the kids call the golden rod field, a blue area that is the pond, the part with bits of colour is the meadow and when it is flipped over, it's because it has snowed! Shai loves to lay on it, probably because its nice and soft. All week the felted animals, combined with some blocks and twig blocks have been used with the mat. Thanks for the beautiful gift, all the love and hard work that goes into it. And thanks for introducing me to such a wonderful medium to create with.