The Balloon Underground, Needle Felting

This little creature gave me no end of trouble!!

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Mr. Mole is probably scared of things that fly off into the open air.
Adorable!

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He may have given you no end of trouble, but he’s well worth it. The little doggie balloon is fantastic!

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I wish I could “heart” this more than once!

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I love it especially the doggyballoon

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I love that little face. He seems so earnest. :blush:

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Another cutie! I am in love with his little hat.

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The puppy balloon is killing me. So adorable!

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The look on this wee fellow’s face says that he was not any trouble at all! He’s adorable and sweet and his balloon pup just takes him over the top.

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Omg I love them! Moles are the best. :smiley: I love his balloons. Great job!

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He’s so awesome! I love the balloons!

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Tiny toes! :laughing:

(I came for the awesome balloons, the tiny toes were a great bonus surprise).

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This is precious. I am a professional balloon twister so I am especially intrigued by the balloon dog. But that mole, oh my. I love this.

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Your latest creature is marvelous!
You give your felted creatures such awesome facial expressions and this one is no exception.

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Thank you everyone!!! I’m delighted that he’s been received so warmly, but
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he was a lot trouble.
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I made him a Chimney Sweep brush and he said “no, too dark and dirty” (which from a mole is something).
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I made him a whole bunch of digging tools and he thought “BLAH”.
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I colored him a nice milk chocolate brown and he insisted on it being changed to dark, dark chocolate.
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I got myself a drop spindle so I might spin a loose yarn with which to cover his fingers and toes and he laughed at me.
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repeatedly.
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Can’t actually blame him for that.
The drop spindle I purchased is actually too heavy for what I want to do. I’ve rigged together a lighter weight spindle (should have saved my money on the other) and have watched a dozen Youtube videos. I might even get the hang of it eventually. :smiley:
:balloon::balloon::balloon:

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So. Flippin’. Sweet. :heart:

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Is he a little mole???

His eyes are excellent!

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Yes, he’s a mole. With the balloons it was impossible to get a good side view which would make that more obvious.

He sat as a “mole blank” (i.e. armature and enough foundation fiber to give him a recognizable shape) on my side table for a good long while. That may be why he was so ornery when finally being put together! :wink:

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He was dreaming of coming alive!!

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