The last time I touched felt was in arts and crafts during elementary school. I always found it to be a curious material. It was thick. It took time to cut, but if you got a cool shape out of it... it lept off the page. It was better than crayons and watercolor paint. It was tangible, touchable... able to be felt ;)
Tracy, of feltplanet, "felt" the same way when she was handed some samples of a felt unlike any she had ever seen back in 2005. Thick, dense, warm, wonderful and vibrant, she was amazed. The felt was at once simple but luxurious, basic but elegant. It was 5mm thick felt from Germany.
Busy with work and family, the felt sat on her desk for about 4 years when she finally took the leap and started creating. Tracy's inspiration is the felt itself. She is in awe of this most basic of materials. It is natural, renewable, reusable and Earth-friendly.
It is an ancient 'technology', but still possesses characteristics that can't be duplicated by any other material. It's naturally heat resistant, durable, warm and wonderfully touchable. Tracy is constantly eyeing items made from other materials and thinking... "oh that would be great made with felt!"
Tracy sent me this adorable lily pad bowl made from felt. It is made from slightly thinner felt (3mm as opposed to 5mm), Though seemingly delicate, the lily pad bowl is quite durable and handy for smaller items. I have it in my bedroom holding an assortment of rings.
As Tracy likes to put it, the lily pad bowl is "a tiny extravagance for your tiniest treasures!"
And now one of you has the chance to win a lily pad felt bowl in your choice of color OR $15 to be used towards her shop if there is something else that you'd rather have.
To Enter:
Visit feltplanet and tell me your favorite irem. Be sure to leave you email in the comment.
Only one entry per person/household/email
Contest will end February 17, 2010
Contest is open to international entries
Winner will have 48 hours to respond to winning notification email.
BE SURE TO ENTER MY OTHER GIVEAWAYS LISTED IN THE TOP RIGHT!
DISCLAIMER: Tracy did NOT pay me to do this review. I asked her to sponsor a review/giveaway and she gave me permission to review her products. If otherwise, I will always let you know. Once winner has confirmed, I send winner's info to the sponsor. I am not responsible for delivery of prize thereafter.
