Wednesday, 30 September 2015

WOYWW - more dumfing fun!

What does a person do when their little playmate is on holiday in the sun?
This week I have my sewing room to myself so I got down to some serious dumfing!!
Well, wet felting first of course to create a woolly background.
Here is the one I started last week - I think I will save this for Maxine to embellish.


AND here is the one I had fun in experimenting with.


This is it with some free machine embroidery added.


One of our greatest sources of inspiration is Marmaladerose.
She makes the most amazing felted pictures and I just wanted to have a go at something different to my usual thing. We usually embellish on top of the background piece whereas Marmaladerose puts most of the detail into her wet felting. It is totally stunning and I can only imagine how tricky it is. Pop over and see what she does.

I hope you have been able to enjoy the late September sunshine. It's been glorious here for the last week.
Well, I will get back to my dumfing.

Have a great week.
Thanks for calling by and joining in with the WOYWW fun!.

x Jo

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23 comments:

  1. Helen30 September 2015 at 07:39

    Great dumfing! It's been lovely here (went to Kew Gardens again last Saturday and took 450 photos... ) but apparently we're only going to get a few more days of it! Helen #2

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  2. Jill30 September 2015 at 08:31

    Love your felting, I have bought all the stuff to have a go, and a great book by Moy MacKay, all I need is the time to get started. I love what you did with the stitching, great job
    Jill #21

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  3. Lynsey30 September 2015 at 08:57

    Brilliant photos Jo, love these! It's been lovely here too, I'm definitely enjoying the autumnal sunshine. Thanks for sharing, Lyns #9

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  4. Julia Dunnit30 September 2015 at 09:09

    It's been glorious here too, just lovely. Pretty glorious on your desk too - I love the dumfing very much, but cant quite believe the added and detailed effect of the embroidery, it just looks fab!

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  5. Lunch Lady Jan30 September 2015 at 09:29

    I love your 'new' colour scheme..they're like rudbeckias glowing in the autumn sunshine, of which we've had plenty this week! Hasn't it been glorious? Hope you are ok :-)
    Hugs, LLJ 17 xxx

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  6. Annie30 September 2015 at 09:43

    I love the latest dumfing Jo....see you later.
    Hugs,
    Annie x

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  7. Unknown30 September 2015 at 10:28

    Beautiful work! Amazing derail with the embroidery. Dumfing does look fun!

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  8. Sylvia/LittleTreasures30 September 2015 at 10:50

    WOW ! Loving your work. Your colors are great and pretty little stitches.
    An awesome fall here, the Moon has been huge, would be nice to be by the lake the past few evenings. But DH is in the fields, almost finished with the soy beans. Have a Happy WOYWW ...I enjoyed the Maraladerose site.

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  9. Barb30 September 2015 at 11:26

    Your felting looks absolutely beautiful Jo. The embroidery on your flowers looks lovely. I did visit Marmalade Rose and WOW. Have a lovely week. Barb#24

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  10. Unknown30 September 2015 at 16:40

    The dumfing with the embroidery is just so beautiful!! I am always excited to see what you have created next with this wonderful skill. Have a happy week and thanks for visiting. Sandy Leigh #36

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  11. Lynn Holland30 September 2015 at 17:07

    I like the dumfing with the stitching too, it's so effective Jo.
    I'm in the sunshine now and it's lovely to have a bit of heat on my face while I mooch round some desks.
    Have a good week.
    Lynn x x x

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  12. Sue Jones30 September 2015 at 18:43

    They are so pretty! thanks for the earlier visit xx Soojay

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  13. Sofie V30 September 2015 at 18:55

    Wow I love your felting projects! The last picture looks fantastic!

    I'm on number 40. You're welcome to visit my blog!

    Greetings, Sofie
    http://sofies-succulent-beads.blogspot.be/

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  14. glitterandglue30 September 2015 at 20:53

    That's lovely, Jo. Well done. Yes, I tend to put the "picture" on top of the background piece - haven't wet felted a design for many years....hmm, now there's something to think about when going up and down the A55.
    Take care. God bless.
    Margaret #13

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  15. BumbleVee30 September 2015 at 21:19

    Fiona's works are amazing...... how on earth does she get the eyes to look so real? Shiny and glass like they look....just amazing....

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  16. sandra de30 September 2015 at 23:24

    Your felting is stunning and I looked at Marmalade Rose and cannot believe what you can do with wool. Just amazing. Have a lovely week.
    sandra de @12

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  17. Neet1 October 2015 at 00:13

    Brilliant dumfing Jo, and wet felting eh - hope you enjoyed your playing.
    Hugs, Neet 6 xx

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  18. Nikki1 October 2015 at 06:19

    I love looking at all your wool art it is so amazing how you do this they are all so dreamy to me :)
    hugs Nikki 5

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  19. Diana Taylor1 October 2015 at 09:34

    Gorgeous work - I love the bright yellow flowers against the blue sky - it's beautiful. Thanks so much for stopping by earlier, I hope you have a great week,
    Diana #18

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  20. Belinda Basson1 October 2015 at 13:07

    Now this is something that I admire but will never try... How many crafts can a girl do? I already do so many.... But this seems to involve a sewing machine... Way out of my comfort zone? Great project though. 32

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  21. Elizabeth1 October 2015 at 23:04

    Hi Jo, love your dumfing as usual - and so admire your machine embroidery. I keep promising myself I will try free motion embroidery one day but so far I haven't gotten around to it ... it's on my list :) Hugs, Elizabeth x #56

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  22. Felix the Crafty Cat2 October 2015 at 18:29

    Still trying to get round everyone this week but not giving up yet.
    Love your dumfies. Happy crafting, Angela x 27

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  23. peggy aplSEEDS6 October 2015 at 05:56

    Beautiful work as always, and yes, that is a wonderful site for inspiration!
    Happy WOYWW!
    Hugs, peggy aplSEEDS@4

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Thanks for all your comments. I really appreciate your thoughts and ideas.