Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Warbler Phone Cozy

Hey guys,

I've decided to update with some fun news! I made a phone cozy based off of the Warblers/Dalton Blazers from Glee, crest and all. These are only being made by request because they take a while to make and depending on how many requests I get, I will have to make sure I am properly stocked up on the necessary materials. You can request them through my Tumblr page, here. The options are listed there along with all the pictures. You can also view just the pictures, here.

They are being made as they are being requested and will be posted as reserved listings on Etsy for those people. If I can find a faster way to make them, I will post them unreserved for anybody interested.

The pattern was hand drawn and cut by me after using pictures from the show as reference. No tracing was involved. The hardest part is the crest, which in the one shown, actually used no pattern and I simply cut pieces that matched up well enough, but have now created a pattern for. All of the sewing is done by hand as well since I do not trust my sewing machine after it has ruined previous sewing projects. I'll post a few teaser pictures below.

I will also be posting some new key chains soon and plan to make a Dalton crest pin and/or a key chain to be added to the shop. If you're interested, again, the link to request one is here.

Thanks for reading!
Devin

Front of the Cozy
Size comparison
Back: Dalton Crest as Headphones pocket
I offered them as gifts to the actual Warblers and two of them actually said yes! I'm excited to be a part of that and hopefully once they see them, the other Warblers will want them as memories, too.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Welcome!

If you're looking for Felt Pretty Today's blog, you've come to the right place! Felt Pretty Today is an Etsy shop full of handmade goods using felt. There are keychains, decorations, bags, pins, and more to come. I will be posting updates on here about sales, new items and other such updates. Since things are still fairly new here, I'll let you know a little about me, the shop, and contact options.

My name is Devin and I am a 20 year old college student studying Graphic Design with a Business Minor. I live at home for now and spend my free time doing crafts for this shop or my other one, Three Eye Graphics. I have two part-time jobs, which are an office-clerk/sometimes-salesperson in a children's furniture store and a freelance web/graphic designer. I have two cats that I adore and plan to get a dog when I move out, but enough about me.

I started this store because I found the wonderful world of felt patterns on Etsy. I couldn't spend a ton of money on patterns, so I instead I decided to buy felt and make my own patterns or find free ones online. I sketch out most of my patterns in a notebook before measuring and cutting them out of Vellum tracing paper. Most patterns have been designed by me and all have been hand drawn by me. Some of mine may appear similar to those found online, but I do not trace or print them out. If a pattern from online is used, I will credit it in the product decription on Etsy, I am also definitely open to requests. I can make things in different colors, use a faster shipping method, or make something completely new for you, if I am able.

As for ways to contact me, these are still very new and are not checked as often just yet. My email is feltprettytoday@gmail.com and there is a Facebook page you can view. There is also a Twitter and a Tumblr just for this shop. All of these links can be found on the right side of this blog. Of course, you can always contact me through the Etsy shop, as well.

Here are the current listings in the shop:

Conversation Heart: Be Mine - $1.00
Conversation Heart: Call Me - $1.00
Goldfish Keychain - $2.50
Fuchsia Small Heart Bag - $3.00
Two Peas in a Pod Keychain: Lime - $4.00
Lost Tooth Pillow - $6.00
3 Pocket Owl Bag - $8.00
Gryffindor Robe Phone Cozy - $12.00

Soon to be added:

Two Peas in a Pod Keychain: Purple - $4.00
Mustache Key Chain - $4.00
Business Card Holder - $7.50
More Harry Potter Themed Cozies
& Much, much more!

Thanks for reading!
Devin