Elephant Family Love!

On June 11, 2012, in FarmGirl Arts, by FarmGirlArts

Mama Elephant and her two calves! These were commissioned by a woman in San Diego from my Etsy site. Big Mama is about 8″ tall x 10″ long. I used 12 ounces of our Suffolk Sheep’s wool to make her and it took about 70 hours.  Her calves were around 3.5″ tall x 5.5 – [...]

Needle Felted Elephant Mama and Adolescent Baby

On April 30, 2012, in FarmGirl Arts, by FarmGirlArts

Mother Elephant has been finished for a week or so. She is 14 inches long and 6.25 inches tall  (34 cm x 15.5 cm) and about 12 ounces of wool from my sheep.  Her legs have no wires in them. They are needle felted very tightly. Interesting Elephant facts: The “breasts” of mother elephants are [...]