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Easy Spring Needle Felting Projects You Will Love!

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New beginnings, new creative you

It’s that time of year when the new spring seasons awakens our creative senses. Whether you’re looking for a new hobby, DIY Easter and spring décor, or brightly coloured, handmade by you gifts, needle felting covers it all. Frome cute Easter egg bunnies, to quirky spring chickens, there’s something for everyone to fall in love with.

SPRING INTO CREATIVITY

Just keep scrolling to see my favourite spring projects, and their tutorial links. Pick your favourite, and start creating.

ARE YOU NEW TO NEEDLE FELTING?

Then you have come to the perfect place to get started, and will also find a materials list and the needle felting kit linked to each project. MORE GREAT BEGINNER PROJECTS

EASY EASTER BUNNY

Make time: 30 minutes Skill Level: Easy

Grab you felting needles, BBQ skewer, and wool and make these gorgeous Easter egg bunnies. They look fabulous as part of your spring and Easter displays, as garlands, or pretty brooches.

needle felted easter bunny with a seasonal bunny wallpaper background

YOU WILL NEED:

  • Needle felting wool – Approx. 5g, any type or colour.
  • Standard felting needle – size 38 is a good all-rounder.
  • Wooden BBQ skewer (or similar) for shaping
  • Felting mat

SHOP BUNNY NEEDLE FELTING KIT

BUNNY VIDEO TUTORIAL

BUMBLE BEE BROOCH

Make time: 30 minutes Skill Level: Easy

From beginners felters, this is a quick, easy, and fun project. 

cute needle felted bumblee bee

YOU WILL NEED:

  • 5g dark wool
  • 2g white wool
  • 1g orange/yellow
  • Pinch light brown for eyes
  • Standard felting needle – size 38 is a good all-rounder
  • Felting Mat
  • Wooden BBQ skewer (or similar) for shaping

SHOP BUMBLE BEE NEEDLE FELTING KIT

image shows how to needle felt a bumble bee
image shows a needle felted spring garland

BUMBLE BEE VIDEO TUTORIAL

REALISTIC MACARONS

Make time: 15 minutes Skill Level: Easy

These marvelous macarons are super easy, and the results are so impressive they look good enough to eat!

image shows realistic needle felted cakes next to a pretty china tea cup and saucer

YOU WILL NEED:

  • Core Wool – Find out about wool HERE
  • Carded wool, various colours
  • White wool – Carded or tops
  • Standard felting needle – size 38 is a good all-rounder
  • Felting mat

SHOP MACARON NEEDLE FELTING KIT

image shows realistic needle felted strawberry and macarons

MACARON VIDEO TUTORIAL

NEEDLE FELTED BALLS IN JUST 3 MINUTES

Make time: 3 minutes Skill Level: Easy

With this simple technique you can create perfectly shaped balls every time, and in just 3 minutes. Ideal for your spring garlands balls anymore trying to achieve the perfect finish. Just grab your secret weapon – a wooden BBQ skewer – and in 30 minutes you will have ten balls ready for your garland. Add bees and bunnies (check my YouTube spring playlist) for some extra special creative spring and Easter magic.

image shows a needle felting mat and tools thatare needed to create spring needle felted garlands

YOU WILL NEED:

  • Wool tops or carded wool, various colours – Find out about wool HERE
  • Wooden BBQ skewer for easy shaping
  • Standard felting needle – size 38 is a good all-rounder
  • Felting mat

SHOP GARLAND NEEDLE FELTING KIT

Image shows a person making needle felted balls

EASY BALLS VIDEO TUTORIAL

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HOW TO NEEDLE FELT A CHICKEN – EASY DIY PROJECT

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FUN AND COLOURFUL NEEDLE FELTED CHICKEN

Improve your needle felting techniques and add a needle felted chicken to your creative menu. Calorie and guilt free but hours of fun! You will also learn how to needle felt a perfectly smooth finish; the Holy Grail of needle felting

The key to this project is getting a good shape and perfectly smooth finish and I am going to show you exactly how to achieve it, with easy step by step instructions and more photographs than you can shake a tail feather at. Suitable for confident beginners and more experienced needle felters.

SHOP PATTERN DOWNLOAD

Scroll to bottom of page for video tutorials.

Daphne is wonderfully adorable and so much fun to make. Detailed instructions (more than 4,500 words), 110 step by step full colour photographs, plus lots of different needle felting techniques; including perfecting your shapes and getting a super smooth finish.

Makes one large chicken (approximately 13cmH x 18L) or two smaller ones.

PURCHASE THE PATTERN

To purchase pattern separately CLICK HERE

MAKE TIME: 4-5 hours. See description below for more details.

YOU WILL NEED:

  • Downloadable pattern
  • White core wool approx. 20-25g for body, head, and neck.
  • 10g white carded batting for covering the body and making the wings
  • Pinch light brown wool for eyes and eyebrows
  • Pinch of orange for the beak
  • 2g of contrasting colour for the crown and waddle
  • 5 thin pieces of wool tops (bright colours) for the tail
  • 2 x Standard felting needle – size 38 is a good all-rounder
  • 1 x Fine felting needle – size 40
  • Wooden BBQ skewer (or similar) for shaping the head – optional
  • Felting mat

WATCH THE VIDEO TUTORIALS

PART 1 – BODY
PART 2 – WINGS
PART 3 – FACE, CROWN, WATTLE AND TAIL FEATHERS

5 Easy Needle Felting Projects For Spring And Easter

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As the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, it’s the perfect time to get your creative juices flowing. And what better way to do that than by learning a new crafting skill? I have for you, 5 easy needle felting projects for spring and Easter, perfect for beginners or just some relaxing creative down time. So whether you’re looking to learn how to bunny or bumble bee brooch or a springtime wreath or garland, I’ve got you covered. So get ready to let your imagination run wild and have some fun with these easy needle felting video tutorials!

NEEDLE FELTING KITS

Spring and Easter needle felting kits are available HERE on the Lincolnshire Fenn Crafts website.

Bumble Bee Brooch
Easter Bunny Brooch
Spring garland

5 QUICK AND EASY NEEDLE FELTING PROJECTS

Short on time? Well, whether you’re a beginner or an experienced needle felter, there’s something here for everyone. Grab your wool and felting needles and felt along with me. These step by step video tutorials make it easy peasy and you can adapt each project for fabulous spring and Easter décor or lovely gifts for your favourite people. Ready to get started? Let’s go!

VIDEO TUTORIALS

NEEDLE FELTED BUMBLE BEE BROOCH – MAKE TIME ONE HOUR

NEEDLE FELTED BUNNY BROOCH – MAKE TIME ONE HOUR

EASY NEEDLE FELTED MUSHROOMS – MAKE TIME 30 MINUTES

YUMMY NEEDLE FELTED MACARONS – MAKE TIME 15 MINUTES

EASY NEEDLE FELTED BALL IN 3 MINUTES

EASY NEEDLE FELTED HEDGEHOG – IN JUST ONE HOUR!

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Hedgehogs are a much rarer sight in our gardens than they used to be and I remember my dad getting my 11 year old self, and younger brother out of bed at midnight to see a visiting hedgehog in our garden. What a treat and such cherished memories! Whilst you may not see the real thing very often, at least you can have your own handmade hoglet to keep you company all year round. So, I present my needle felted version of our beloved hedgehog and how using a reverse felting needle creates fabulous spikey details.

Did You Know?

Hedgehogs are lactose intolerant so bread and milk is not good for them! Find out what they really love to eat on The Woodland Trust blog at the bottom of this post.

MAKE YOUR OWN NEEDLE FELTED HEDGEHOG

Skill level: Complete beginners and beyond
Make time: 1 hour

Time to settle down with creativity, a cuppa, maybe a slice of cake, and join me for a full tutorial teaching you new needle felting tips, tricks and techniques.

VIDEO TUTORIAL AND MATERIALS LIST

You will need:

  • Grey wool top for body
  • Brown carded batting for top layer
  • Light brown wool top or carded for face
  • Darker wool for nose
  • Brown wool top for spikey halo
  • Standard/medium felting needle – I use a 38 star
  • Reverse felting needle for spikes – I use a 32 reverse
  • Glass beads for eyes
  • Felting mat
  • Enthusiasm

SHOP NEEDLE FELTING KIT- MAKES THREE COLIN HEDGEHOGS

Available from: LINCOLNSHIRE FENN CRAFTS  or  ETSY

If you want to encourage hedgehogs in your own garden here are a few guidelines from James Martin, content editor of the WOODLAND TRUST

What do hedgehogs eat, and how to feed them?

Evidence suggests this decline is most severe in rural areas and hedgehogs are actually faring better in our towns and villages than the countryside. This means gardens can be an important refuge for the species. One way you can help any visiting hogs is to provide some food. But what do hedgehogs eat and what should you feed them?

FOOD FIT FOR A HEDGEHOG

Insects and other invertebrates are the hedgehog’s main natural food source. A typical diet includes:

  • Beetles
  • Earwigs
  • Caterpillars
  • Earthworms
  • Millipedes
  • Fly larvae

What to feed hedgehogs?

As opportunistic eaters, hedgehogs will readily consume food left out in your garden. The best foods to provide are:

  • Meat-based cat or dog food
  • Specially-made hedgehog food
  • Cat biscuits

As well as providing food, you can put out a shallow dish of water to ensure any visiting hogs stay hydrated.

What not to feed hedgehogs

The following foods should be avoided when feeding hedgehogs:

  • Bread and milk (hogs are lactose intolerant so milk can make them ill. Bread has little nutritional value)
  • Mealworms (thought to cause health problems when eaten in large quantities)

Read the full blog at THE WOODLAND TRUST

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