Friday, October 21, 2011

From this to This....Voila....the Magic of FELT

Hand carded wool to match the colors in the silk scarf and then wet felted into a fabulous
Rosiewildwoman Art to Wear Wrap......


Pretty in Pink


One piece of handcrafted felt designed into two Fabulous Rosiewildwoman Art to Wear Halo Hats each unique in their own way and adorned with hand spun art yarn....


Friday, October 14, 2011

From the Horse's Mouth: "Felt can be STUPID"



It's good to hear and to know that one medium is not the only medium.  I love felt and the magic of felting but it is not the only medium.....You pick and you choose according to what you are trying to achieve and no medium is the answer for everything.....this link was posted by Hat Supply  a millinery 
paradise.....


Now complete!




Now the blank black collar fits with the rest
 with a little help from fabric paint......
Rosiewildwoman Art to Wear.......never a dull moment!!!!

NOW......It's finished.....



a fabulous art batt from Hanks in the Hood laid down on a chocolate brown prefelt from Outback Fibers and then wet felted....but.....not done yet....
 Did I say, I am a mixed media artist???  Now lets spin the rest of the art batt and here it is.....
 and then let's embellished the wet felted scarf with the newly created art yarn....
 but.....wait....not done yet.  Let's take the rest of the art yarn and free-form crochet a band and attach a WILD flower scrap that was remnants from the beginning scarf.

Now.....I'm done with this creation and it gives me great joy.....Rosiewildwoman Art to Wear.....

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Dreadfully WILD Neck wrap/Necklace


inspired by our recent trip to the Grand Canyon 



Ashley Martineau  art batt spun up and plied with green novelty yarn

 and then designed into a Dreadfully WILD Neck wrap/Necklace.....
 and after the fact....it occurred to me that this was also inspired by the tail spinning done by Natalie of Namaste Farms
 reverse.....

The Creative Juices are Overflowing!!!!


Ashley Martineau's  art batt "Rome" spun and plied with a turquoise/red accent yarn and then free-form crocheted into a "Dreadfully Wild Halo Hat/Neck Wrap Combo with matching art yarn earrings.....






and then today I layed out a black pre-felt and arranged black and white silk on it draping the silk over each end and wet felted that with the magic sander into a Rosiewildwoman Art to Wear scarf with hair clip accent closure....
 I am thinking I will fabric paint the turned over collar on this....probably with circles......



and then today I took a chocolate brown pre-felt and laid out an art batt on both sides and wet felted it with the magic sander....No material in this....just incredible types of fiber that was in the batt....I saved enough of the batt to spin some art yarn and I also constructed a flower that somehow will be intertwined with the art yarn once I spin it.....Will follow up with that later....





Rosiewildwoman Art to Wear.......

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Dreadfully WILD Halo Hat/Neck Wrap



Thank you Tamara for asking for a Halo Hat that could also be a neck wrap....Here it is and I am so happy with the results.....Dreadfully WILD Halo Hat/Neck Wrap with button closure.  You can play with the DREADS to create a different look each time you wear it!!!!  Place it on your head....button through loops to fit, adjust Dreads to suit your MOOD....unbutton, wrap around neck, button and you are ready for anything!!!!  
ROSIEWILDWOMAN
ART TO WEAR







Saturday, October 8, 2011

DREADFULLY WILD COMBO






It's a Rosiewildwoman Art to Wear 
"DREADFULLY WILD" Combo
Halo and/or Neck Wrap

An idea that just took taking a vacation to birth.  A Halo Hat wraps around the head....why not wrap it around the neck giving you the option to wear art on your head or your neck....Decisions....Decisions....All it takes is a button closure.....and then the dreads.....on your head or your neck....they are AWESOME and daring and WILD!!!!
Hand spun art yarn plied with Sari silk ribbon and then scrambled into a Halo Hat with a button closure to fit all size heads and it converts to a neck wrap with ease.  




"DREADFULLY WILD" HALO HAT


inspired by traveling to Las Vegas for a week and seeing the Grand Canyon.....and then I met three incredible wild women who have hiked the entire Grand Canyon from the south rim to the north rim and BACK for eleven years and for the past 2 years have worn tutus and outrageous headgear.  I was wearing this halo and it sparked an inspiring conversation....that is what a Rosiewildwoman Halo hats does, it is an invitation to converse.....

So I introduce to you:
"DREADFULLY WILD"