Needle felted maltipoo bichon, Chibi

It's been a while since I needle felted, and this time, I made Chibi!

Chibi's been a great inspiration for me to make things with these days since I miss him a lot.. =( But soon, I will be able to bring him to Korea and live with him again, so yay!

Anyhow, here are the steps on how I made Chibi.

First, I made simple shapes of the head, body, and the legs all separate.

Then, I attached the legs to the body and made sure they are pretty firm, so they stay in position.

I added the snout to the head and attached it to the body.

Added the ears and some indications of the face.

(And I changed his pose to sit)

Added eyes and the nose. I didn't have the plastic eyes and the nose, but I've seen some of the needle felted dogs that used the plastic ones and they look more realistic.

Added more wool on top of his nose and trimmed along the mouth to resemble Chibi's hair.

Add little bit of light pink for the mouth.

I added one more layer of wool all over to make his hair look more fluffy.

It can look a little messy, but you can lightly brush the hair with a comb.

Here's my finished Chibi!

Do you think he looks like real Chibi? =)

Hello Kitty Needle Felt doll!

I've been wanting to make something at home as a hobby.. and I found out about needle felting. It's actually very easy and you can learn this by just looking through tutorials on the internet!

You only need a special needle felting needle, foam board(to work on so you don't stab yourself!), and a set of wool in your favorite colors!

For my first project, I decided to make my favorite, Hello Kitty!

You start by layering strips of wool and rolling it into a shape you want.

And then you start poking it with the needle and you'll feel the wool getting hard and forming a shape.

After I made the Kitty's face, I put her big pink bow!

And finish it up by adding her face details

Ta da~

I love it! It's like sculpting with cotton candy! hehe

Everyone who's looking for an easy hobby at home, you should try it!