Felted mushrooms - not something I knew my life was lacking until I made one. But I have to confess to being smitten by them now. Even though when I brought my sample home after making it at felting class, I had no idea what to do with it. My little mushroom needed a habitat. perhaps a bowl of soft moss? Hmm, fine, but not quite right.
So I turned to the oracle that is google and stumbled across the beautiful specimen jars of Lil Fish Studios. And when Sunday's walk in the woods turned up a pile of sweet chestnut husks, I knew just what they were calling me to do.
A fung-arium. I never knew my home needed one until now.
love it!! will they be popping up all over your house?
Posted by: Slugs On The Refrigerator | 18 October 2010 at 17:35
You'll have started a trend. I loved the acorn too.
Posted by: Lucille | 18 October 2010 at 17:51
fantastic! Such a happy little thing
Posted by: Rhiannon | 18 October 2010 at 18:10
Beautiful Ali!
Posted by: Sue | 18 October 2010 at 18:26
Lovely! As was your acorn too.
Posted by: Gina | 18 October 2010 at 18:34
I knew that stopping work would have been good for you!
That is just splendid.
Posted by: Monica | 18 October 2010 at 18:39
It's always heartening to see a friend converted to mushroomophily ;-)
Posted by: dottycookie | 18 October 2010 at 19:01
A home essential me thinks!
Lisa x
Posted by: Lisa | 18 October 2010 at 19:33
What a fabulous idea. It looks great.
Posted by: Amaranthine | 18 October 2010 at 20:25
Ali you always crack me up! Whodathunk lacking fungi in ones life..well you did an amazing job! Very cute!1
Posted by: Gina | 18 October 2010 at 20:38
Another slightly spooky moment - i wandered across blogland and found Lil Fish Studios just this morning. Your little mushrooms are so lovely.
Posted by: Emma | 18 October 2010 at 20:40
Ooh, very cute!
Posted by: Sasha | 18 October 2010 at 20:43
Ha ha, I love it!
Posted by: domestikate | 18 October 2010 at 20:52
it's perfectly wonderful ali! i don't know that i've ever seen a sweet chestnut husk before...they are quite charming.
Posted by: kristin | 18 October 2010 at 20:55
I love it too, it's a great idea.
Posted by: Lema | 18 October 2010 at 22:34
How lovely!
With no chestnuts - or moss, for that matter - nearby, I'll just have to admire yours. Still, I'd never hear the end of it from my husband if I started putting fake mushrooms in jars around the house. He still doesn't really understand this crafting lark...
Posted by: UK lass in US | 19 October 2010 at 03:34
haha very cute!!
Posted by: Petit Filoux | 19 October 2010 at 09:00
Just perfect in that jar.
Posted by: joanna | 19 October 2010 at 09:31
Every house should have one - just lovely!
Posted by: Jane | 19 October 2010 at 10:20
Love the fab fung-arium! Those chestnut husks are the perfect foil for your lovely mushroom.
Posted by: Julie | 19 October 2010 at 11:30
Oh how wonderful! Maybe this is the solution to my inability to keep houseplants...
K x
Posted by: kristina | 19 October 2010 at 12:50
love it!!!
Posted by: joanna | 19 October 2010 at 17:18
Clearly every home needs one of these. Lovely!
xofrances
Posted by: frances | 20 October 2010 at 02:01
That's the coolest ever! I'm giggling uncontrollably!
Posted by: Lynn | 20 October 2010 at 03:13
Fabulous photograph!
Posted by: Lema | 20 October 2010 at 13:19
Wow. That's awesome!
Posted by: Thimbleanna | 21 October 2010 at 02:17
Wonderful.
Posted by: jackie | 23 October 2010 at 00:26