Next event (and last until fall): Indiana Fiber and Music Festival

Cheesy Cat Ornaments

Old McOinker Family
Ham, Old McOinker and the piglets

My last show until fall is this weekend at the Indiana Fiber and Music Festival in Clarksville, Indiana. I will once again have a full complement of my whimsical felted critters and also a few of my (vintage) handmade baskets made by me.

Admission is free to this event. This is my only show in southern Indiana in 2017!

For more information:

Indiana Fiber and Music Festival 

Hope to see you there! 

               

          Monster w/ a feather in his Hat Ornament

Monsters of all sorts.....        

And a barnyard full of farm animals too!!

Chickette Ornaments

Bison Ornaments

              

         Llama Ornament

Goat Ornaments

Cow Ornament

New for 2017

Arf Art Doggie Pins

      Show season will be starting a few weeks earlier than planned for me in 2017....just added a new event; Puppy Pawlooza in Greenwood, Indiana on Saturday February 25th.....My booth with be mostly comprised of my doggie related items and a few kitties thrown in just for fun! So I am designing a few more doggie things that will debut at this show!

     The first new item will be my Arf Art Doggie Pins! (shown above) These are the only three styles available at this time...I may do some others later...I am also working on a Doggie Topper for trees! (like the Kitty Cat Toppers I currently make)..stay tuned for updates!

     For more information about this event, click here: Puppy Pawlooza 

Grinchies!!!

Grinchie Ornaments

Big Grinchie Ornaments

It's a grinchie kind of week!!

From my workbench....

Woolie Warbler Ornaments and Grinchie Ornaments

Detailing out more ornaments to take to Mack's Merry Market this Friday and Saturday! This little red wagon of Woolie Warblers and Grinchies are just a few of the things I will have there!!

For more info see the event page at: Mack's Merry Market

Hope to see you there!!

Coming up in November....

October is almost over and that means my fall show schedule will soon be in full song!!

Woolie Warbler Ornaments

Shows I will be at myself:

November 5, 2016   Center Grove Craft Fair at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana

November 11 -12, 2016   Mack's Merry Market at the Red Barn at Sycamore Farm in Terre Haute, Indiana

November 19, 2016   Westfield Band Boosters Craft Show at Westfield High School in Westfield, Indiana

November 26, 2016    Hoosier Artisan Boutique at Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Noblesville, Indiana

Flying Piggie with a Purse Ornament

Some of my ornaments will be available from early November thru Christmas at the following locations:

Beginning November 4, 2016: Fernwood Botanical Gardens, Niles, Michigan

Beginning Mid-November: Inga's Popcorn Shop in Zionsville, Indiana

Indiana Bicentennial Birthday Star Ornament

Ornaments available now at 2 locations in Pennsylvania:

42 West Arts Co-Op in Waynesboro, PA

Village Artisans Gallery in Boiling Springs, PA

Pugs and Spuds Doggie and Puppy Ornaments

And in Indiana, a limited selection of ornaments are available at
By Hand Gallery in Bloomington, Indiana

Jenny Bird Ornament (cardinal)

And just a reminder...The Bicentennial Ornaments (the stars, bison and torches) are only available from me at one of the shows I will personally be attending as listed above, at Inga's Popcorn shop beginning after Thanksgiving or directly from me.

Torch Ornament

And if you can;t make it to one of these places and are interested in getting something, just email me at: wovendimensions@gmail.com or call (317)733-0476 to check for availability of items!

Woolie Warbler Ornaments

I have wanted to make carolers for a long time...finally made some, but my original design got influenced by my research into various singing faces....these are what I came up with...and I like them a lot...These are the ornament version...I am also planning a stand alone version....but that might be a few weeks before I will have tIme to do the prototypes...stay tuned here and to my Woven Dimensions FB page for updates!!

What's in a name? Knittany Lion Ornaments

What's in a name? Knittany Lion Ornaments....my lion ornaments aren't just Lion Ornaments - I call them my Knittany Lion Ornaments because I am a Penn State Alum.....But because using the words Nittany Lions (could) get me in trouble, I used the next best thing, a homonym of Nittany - KNITTANY....which fits because the lion is knitted before it is felted!

What's in a Name? Old McOinker and Ham McOinker

What's in name? Old McOinker and his brother Ham!! The McOinker family came on the scene in 2012...While setting up my booth at the Indiana Artisan show, I noticed that my farm scene was lacking a legit farmer...so I came home and whipped up a farmer pig...Complete with (felted) straw hat and overalls!! I made 3 and took them along and sold them all!! So thinking about Old McOinker's farm....he needed a hired hand...so I made him one, who happened to be his brother - Ham McOinker! Ham has red suspenders and a JD Green hat!! Old McOinker is married to Sowly McOinker....she isn't the typical farmer's wife...she wears a purple dress and pearls to milk the cows!! She has yet to make her show debut....hopefully that will be soon....

Old McOinker Ornaments

Ham McOinker Ornaments

What's in a name? Sammy Dino Ornament

Sammy Dino Ornament

What's in a name? These are my

Sammy Dino Ornaments....named and

inspired by my nephew Sam Berger's 

Dino sketches when he was 5 years 

old...He drew 100's of little

T-Rex dinos...with short arms and flat 

faces on the head...So I made a felted  

version...in many color combos...Last 

year at a show I was telling a customer 

the story of the name for this ornament 

and another customer in my booth 

overheard the story and loved it so 

much, she had to buy one!!

I usually have 1 or 2 at shows....so 

look for Sammy's Dinos on my fun and 

fantasy tree!

Sammy Dino Ornament

What's in a Name? More than you might realize....

What's in a name? Have you ever noticed what the 'official' name of some of my ornaments are? (it is listed on the tag if you still have that attached). Some of my things have basic names...Cow Ornament, Horsey Ornament, Mermaid Ornament...etc...But some others have more interesting names....I will share the stories of how I came up with some of the names...and if I have met you at a show, you may already know some of these stories...

The first one I am going to feature is the original 'Pig" ornament...(shown below). The 'Pig' ornaments were one of the very first 3-D (aka stuffed and not flat) ornaments I made back in 2006. The official name is 'Becca's Piggie Ornament', named for my friend's daughter Becca who was born in 2005 and LOVED piggies practically from the day she was born! (And she still loves piggies!) Becca has one of the first ones I ever made and also a few piglets too!!

Becca's Piggie Ornament

Indiana Artisan Marketplace 2016

Follow us to the 6th annual Indiana Artisan Marketplace at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Exposition Hall on April 9 and 10, 2016. This year's Indiana Artisan Marketplace, features nearly 150 artists and foodists recognized by the State as an "Indiana Artisan" for their extraordinary work in painting, pottery, wine, wood, paper, chocolate, fiber, sauces, glass, popcorn, metal, and more. This annual showcase of Indiana's best in art, fine craft, food, and drink is Saturday, April 9 from 10 am - 6 pm and Sunday, April 10 from 10 am - 5 pm. Admission price is $10 for ages 15 and over....free for those 14 yrs old and younger...I will be in booth #217!

I will have my special Indiana Birthday tree of ornaments celebrating Indiana's Bicentennial including my Jenny Bird Cardinals, Indiana Bison-tennial Bison, and Indiana Bicentennial Birthday Stars!

Jenny Bird Cardinal Ornament

Indiana Bison-tennial Bison Ornament

Indiana Bicentennial Birthday Star Ornament

I will also have a wide selection of my other farm and zoo animals, cats, dogs, woodland critters, fun/fantasy creatures, and more!

Doggie Ornaments

Flying Piggie with a Purse Ornament

Psychedelic Hedgehog Ornaments

 I will also have some of my new Seuss Ornaments too...

Cat in the Hats Ornaments

The Lorax Ornament

     

Indiana Bicentennial Birthday Star Ornaments

In 2016, the state of Indiana is celebrating 200 years of statehood. 

To commemorate this event, I am making Indiana Bicentennial Birthday Star Ornaments.

These are handmade and felted gold stars with navy blue trim and a navy blue button.

Size: Approximately 3” in diameter

Price: $10 each plus tax (Indiana residents only) and shipping 
Shipping starts at $3 per star. 
All items shipped via USPS First Class Mail
(or Priority Mail for packages over 13 oz.) 

They will also be available for purchase from me at the Indiana Artisan Marketplace on April 9-10, 2016 and at various other shows I will be
participating in during 2016. 

To place orders, you can email me at: wovendimensions@indy.rr.com or call (317)733-0476

Limited availability. Since these are handmade in small quantities, please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.