Sale! - Grab a stocking filler

I'm having a mini sale! Including a mixture of old designs and one off pieces. They'd all make great little stocking fillers and are ready to ship. There's only one of each design so it's first come first served. Drop me a message if you'd like one and I can take payment through Paypal. I'll be slowly adding them to my shop, but you lovely blog readers along with my facebook followers get the first chance to snap up a bargain!

Brooches £3.50, Keyrings £4.00, Purses £5.00 and a set of 2 finger puppets for £4.00.  

UK Shipping is £1.50. 

It's nearly Christmas!

I just wanted to say a very big thank you to everyone for their support and custom over the past year, it's very much appreciated. This has been my busiest Christmas ever but much to my relief I did manage to get everyone's orders out on time. I'm definitely in need of a relaxing break now, balancing the day job with Christmas orders was trickier than I imagined, but well worth it!

I will be keeping both my Folksy and Etsy shops open over Christmas and any new orders will be dispatched as soon as possible. I have also made some changes to my website and instead of Minifelts.com the Minifelts shop can now be found at Minifelts.co.uk

Have a brilliant Christmas everyone, and now I have internet back up and running in my new flat there will be plenty of new blog updates in the New Year. THANK YOU :)

Happy New Year

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. I had a very relaxing week off which I spent back home on the Isle of Wight with my family, eating way too much food, drinking lots of mulled wine, playing board games and watching Christmas telly!

Anyway I just wanted to take this opportunity to say a very big thank you to all of you for reading and following my blog, as well as of course my customers and everyone that's supported Minifelts over this past year, it really means a lot to me.

I can't believe that Minifelts is now a year old, and that this time last year I was just starting out, trying to learn as much as I could about selling online, promotion and photography. It's great to be able to look back over old blog posts and see how much my designs have changed. When I first set up my shop on Folksy it was selling small felt toys...

and now my product range has grown so much as I've gradually adapted my original designs to include brooches, purses, iPod cases, keyrings, cards, Nintendo DS cases and laptop cases.

The end of 2010 was so busy with me starting a new job as a product photographer (which never would have happened had I not have started Minifelts and developed such an interest in photography) and making loads of Christmas orders that I haven't had much time to work on new designs, so one of my resolutions for this year is to create a whole new range of Minifelts.

I'm also planning on trying out some new crafts and learning a lot more sewing techniques this year. I was lucky enough to receive some lovely craft books for Christmas which I'm really looking forward to reading and trying out. I also want to get better at using a sewing machine, which is going to take a lot of patience and practise! But I'm hoping it'll mean I can take on bigger more ambitious sewing projects so that I can fill my new flat full of lovely handmade things.

Anyway here's to a very productive and fun filled new year!

Christmas Minifelts

Okay it may not even be December yet but I am officially feeling Christmassy! I've got my novelty reindeer socks on, I've had my first mince pie, I've started my Christmas shopping and more importantly I've been making Christmas themed Minifelts!

What do you think? They're both available from my Folksy shop and I think they'd make great stocking fillers.

The Folksy Festive Sampler

If you haven't already seen The Folksy Festive Sampler you should definitely check it out. It's full of fantastic Christmas present ideas and beautiful handmade creations from loads of talented crafters.

So if your stuck for Christmas present ideas or want to buy friends and family a unique and memorable present then look no further! (You might even spot a Minifelt in amongst the gifts for under £10 section!)

The sampler is being distributed across the UK and can also be found in many crafty locations and events such as We Make London and The Make Lounge, so keep your eyes peeled for a copy. Or alternatively flick through the copy above, download it and give it out to all your friends and help spread the word!

Christmas Eve!

Ooooh it's Christmas Eve! Been really busy over the past few weeks, made a couple of sales on the website, and finally got round to opening my Folksy shop which you can check out HERE and has these new additions for sale.


At the moment I'm back home visiting my parents on the Isle of Wight, feeling a bit lonely as the Minifelts have all gone on a roadtrip to Newcastle for Christmas. Where hopefully they will be having their photographs taken with a fancy camera.


I couldn't resist taking a few craft materials home with me, so have attempted a couple of projects. Firstly I found a free bird template HERE on the Spool website, which I didn't end up following but inspired me to make a bird mobile, it's still a work in progress at the moment so will share some photos once it's finished.

I also attempted to use my mums sewing machine to make a giant Minifelt bunny, or rather a Megafelt. I haven't used a sewing machine since highschool, so it didn't quite go to plan... Think I need to practise on something a bit easier first, so I finished it off by hand. It needs a name, any suggestions?



Right I'm off to eat some mince pies and watch some terrible Christmas telly.
Merry Christmas from me and the Minifelts!