Description

Needle Felt Toad Bookmark

A wonderfully warty needle felt toad bookmark. Carefully handcrafted from natural wool from our flock he has been made in his entirety at our farm, starting life growing on Mango the sheeps back. Made from a single tangled blob of her wool that I have carefully sculptured into toad shape using special barbed needles. All the little details including every individual warty spot are made with wool and attached with wool too. He must be an immature toad for he still has a very long toad tail which you can use as a bookmark. All the wool used to make his mostly comes from Mango and a little is from other sheep in the flock. The wool has been handled only by me.. hand sheared, washed and then hand spun and hand dyed using a combination of natural plant and acid dyes. This toad bookmark is highly detailed and made with a lot of time, love and care. He is very special and would make the most wonderful unique gift for anyone who loves toads, frogs, witches, spells and books.

Please view the photos you will receive the same toad that is in the photos. He will come tucked up in a little cardboard gift box.

Size: Mr toad measures approx 4.5cm tall x 5.5cm length. Total length with his long tail is approx 40cm.

This warty toad is made by a process called needle felting. Needle felting is a way of working and sculpting dry wool using special barbed needles. Repeated stabbing of the wool using these special needles causes the fibers to interlock and tangle and if you work it long enough you end up with a firm solid piece of felted wool. All my needle-felted items are very solidly felted with carefully added details. They are not flimsy soft needle felting they are worked until the felt is hard and firm. Crafted with a lot of love and care, never rushed and made properly they take a surprising amount of time to make and that’s not even including the time spent shearing the sheep, washing the wool, carding, dyeing or spinning the little tails! My needle-felted crafts are priced according to the amount of time spent making them.

Please note – This is NOT a toy. It has been created for display and decoration purposes only. It is made from small needle felted wool pieces and hairy textured wool and so could pose a hazard for babies or small children. Please DO NOT give to children under 3 years old.

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A lot of time, care and love goes into all my items they are all individually made one at a time my hands and sheep – from caring for and shearing the sheep, washing the wool and crafting an item to the packaging and posting – hand (and sheep) made in the truest sense of the word.

Any questions just send me a message I will always do my best to help.

Postage is with Royal Mail Tracked 48 hour delivery and items are dispatched within 1-5 working days. If you require different postage or are an overseas buyer please contact me before purchasing to arrange.

Combined Postage I do combine postage on multiple items if it is not done automatically at checkout I will refund you any overcharges after checkout.

Post Packaging In an effort to be more eco-friendly most of the outer post packaging I send items in is reused aka recycled packaging that we have received parcels in ourselves or that has been gifted to me to put to good use.

OVERSEAS BUYERS I do ship worldwide but the shop is currently set to UK customers only. Please contact me if you are overseas and I will arrange the purchase for you. You will incur an extra postage charge which may vary depending on location, plus any taxes or customs charges your country places upon the parcel.

RETURNS If you are unhappy with your item please contact me within 5 days of receiving it. All items must be returned in their original unused condition and buyer pays return postage.

If you have any problems with your order please contact me and I will do my best to help.

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We keep a well-loved, high welfare flock of pet and rescue sheep on the Llyn Peninsular in North Wales. Our sheep are a part of the family and each is known by name. All our wool and makes are vegetarian-friendly as we do not breed or sell sheep for the meat market and our sheep live out their natural lives with us. I am a full-time mum and shepherdess. In my (none existent!) free time I make things from wool from the sheep in order to sustain them.

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