Tadaa Studio

Wool Felt Balls!

Christy — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:12:03 +0000

We just brought in 32 colors of 2cm Wool Felt Balls for your crafty needs. These are like little jewels to play with and be inspired by. These would be great for creating a simple garland, adorning a project, creating a trivet or maybe even a rug. What ideas do you have?

Country Living

Christy — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:46:07 +0000

Oooh, open your November issue of Country Living magazine to page 64. You will see some of fab wool felt from yours truly spotlighted in their simple and quick to do table runner. What?! You don’t have an issue of Country Living, then proceed immediately to this link to check it out!

source Country Living Nov. 2011

November 2011 Wool Felt Palette

Christy — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:50:38 +0000

We just updated our wool felt palette to 85 colors! So many colors it overflows the page.

The newest colors are….

Blue Snow…Beach Sand…Pea Soup…Native Maize…Wisteria..Mac’n'Cheese

The Gnomes Move In

Rebecca — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:50:35 +0000

My son has two older sisters and lives in a house that has over the years been a haven for fairies. From fairy dwellings my daughters have made in our gardens, to the fairy doors in their bedrooms, my son has grown up surrounded by these tiny creatures. But he is six now, and he feels the gnomes of the fairy world should be better represented.

I let him choose the colors and paint a door himself. He wanted to keep the white frame so that it would match the other doors, but otherwise thought a tie-dye look would be most fitting.

He leaves stones, feathers and other treasures he has collected from outside to entice the gnomes to take up residence in his bedroom. If that doesn’t get them coming to visit, he says he’ll leave them chocolate.

I’m sure the fairies will approve and will gladly make room for the gnomes.

DIY Fairy Door Kit party

Christy — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:26:36 +0000

One of our customers, Lyndsey, had a great idea for a party. Since she and some of her friends were each about to move out of Ann Arbor, scattering to cities across the United States, Lyndsey decided to host a Fairy Door Painting and Decorating Party.

The ladies purchased the DIY fairy door kit, brought their paints, wood stains and embellishments to Lyndsey’s house and spent a fun night creating unique fairy doors to compliment their new homes. Take a look and be inspired. What a great way to give each other a send-off and to create a memory of their years together.

Hair DooDads

Christy — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:35:09 +0000

I’ve been having a little fun with my felt scraps. Just experimenting with what I have on hand to make my girls some new hair pins.

In Three, Two and One…

Rebecca — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:56:01 +0000

What a busy past couple of months! We have all kinds of exciting news and fun new projects to share with everyone this spring.

We’ve kicked off the year in a big way with filming a TV segment for a new PBS show, It’s Sew Easy. The episode will feature our wool felt baby grab ball. Remember those from childhood?

It was an amazing experience to be on TV and to meet the other designers who were filming with us. Check out the studio! More details on the show coming your way soon.

HGTV 15 Fresh Handmade Gift Ideas

Christy — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:58:10 +0000

We just watched 15 Fresh Handmade Gift Ideas. (repeats Dec 3rd 2pm EST) We are thrilled with the results and how the wool felt rosette pillow was showcased. It was on the sofa in the background for most of the show and then had a little bit of info on the kit during the Handmade Kit section of the show.

Our Ruffled Pillow is in HGTV Marketplace!

Christy — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:33:50 +0000

Our favorite pillow kit – the ruffled rosette pillow was selected by HGTV as a handmade holiday gift in it’s marketplace.

If time is tight for the holidays, we will also make the pillows up for you!

Falling Leaf Sashiko

Rebecca — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:21:26 +0000

It’s that time of year again when the trees are aglow with color. I found the Falling Leaf sashiko sampler and knew I had to give it a try. Easy to sew with enough creativity to be inspiring, I finished it in no time.

To start, gather fall colored thread. I chose sashiko threads red #12, orange #4, yellow #16 and green #7.

Then, think about how you want it to look when you are finished and plan your colors accordingly. Unlike other sashiko that follow a particular pattern, this one is free form.

I chose to mix the colors throughout and, using a basic running stitch, sewed the leaves first and then the background pattern. It took about two hours to complete and was fun to plan out where to put the various colors.

Now what to do with it?

I sewed around the edges of mine to make it into a napkin. I then put it inside a Horn of Plenty along with apples, gourds and small pumpkins. It will look perfect for our Thanksgiving centerpiece.