Make 100 : Very Tiny Needle Felted Birds by Melanie Ann Green of Feltmeupdesigns, each with it’s own signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
Hello, my name is Melanie Ann Green and I am a felt maker and artist. I have 5 successful Kickstarter campaigns under my belt and have been making needle felted birds for over 10 years now. A few years ago I created a project to make 100 Birds with the aim of firing my imagination and inspiring me to make new designs, and I’m at it again… in miniature!
This time I’m making super tiny birds, each bird will be constructed around a 2cm bead with wire legs, there will be leggy tall birds and cute fat birds… a whole flock of teeny tiny birds!
Needle felting is a sculpting process by which special barbed needles are used to stab, poke, squish and form soft raw sheep wool into solid forms, it’s magic, it’s making stuff from fluff! The video below shows how the process works, this is from my first Make 100 Birds project using a larger bead.
You have questions that’s great, message me and I will get back to you asap… here are some most commonly asked questions:
How big are the birds?
The size will vary depending on leg length but all birds will be constructed around a 2cm felt bead so will stand at a minimum of 3cm a maximum of no more than 10cm.
Can I choose my bird?
You can message me to request a bird but if I don’t want to I won’t, please don’t get angry with me, there are just some things I don’t want to make. At the end of the project I will send out a survey and ask you preferences so if there are colours you don’t like or birds that really get on your nerves you won’t get something you hate!
Can I add more birds to my pledge?
Why yes you can, just add an extra £15 per extra bird, all birds fly together so it doesn’t effect the postage. Drop me a message if you do so I can add a note to your pledge
Can I add things from your shop to my pledge?
Sorry but no… there will be an opportunity at the end of the project to combine shipping but this project is just for Make 100 so no add ons, this is so I can direct the funds to the right place to make sure it’s kept separate.
As the project progresses and I make more tiny birds, you can watch the flock grow on Facebook or Instagram and follow along with the fun
I have 5 successful Kickstarters completed and have been making and posting birds around the globe for over 10 years now so I am confident I can deliver with minimum problems. That said I once made a crack about “only the sky falling could stop me” and then storm Emma ripped my roof off so you really never know… I will promise to keep you updated every step of the way and if anything thing happens I’ll tell you. As this is a project with no outside collaboration it’s all on me so I’m confident I can deliver.