With you, may the fourth be.

I had a super busy weekend planned this bank holiday (some of the things actually didn't happen in the end which was probably, in retrospect, not a bad thing). This afternoon I'm off to one of the rare Stretham Old Engine open days because my life is just that exciting. But at the same time I received the package of felting needles that I'd recently ordered off the internet. I got a standard felting tool (previously I'd been using the pen tool by Clover. My new one is SO MUCH BETTER!) but also a selection of more specialised needles for fancy work such as little faces.
So what is a girl to do, watch engineers having mini geekgasms over old engines or play with her new toys? Well I'm here to tell you that the new clover tool is so nifty that this little Yoda was done in an evening. It goes without saying that this changes everything!

Giles the needle felted gryphon

So, this is Giles. He is a young gryphon - you can tell because of all of the downy feathers still on his wings.

 His dad was a lion and his mum was an eagle. He had a difficult childhood.

 Pretty wings from behind.

 Fluffy! Glue and feathers don't mix at the best of times, it is even more fun if you add wine to the mix

Giles is currently gazing out of my window, yearning to fly off.

Needle felted Elliott from Pete's Dragon

It seems like I have been making Elliott for*ever*. Every time I thought I'd finished I'd remember he had wings (of course!) or the legs just wouldn't look right.

This is a little image heavy so I've put the side/back views after the cut. But do click through or I will feel that all those little spikes I made were to no purpose!

My Little Pony fruit bat.

I found myself with a couple of hours to kill and some spare red wool roving so I thought I'd make a teeny strawberry fruit bat. Because, why not. 

See? Teeny.