KAREN VAN DER ZIJDEN

A friend of mine lives in Australia and she worked for an animal rescue centre. Sometimes she would have an animal in the house that was...

I've been thinking about creating something a bit more abstract for a while. When I saw some wader birds this week I suddenly knew! A...

I love needle felting otters. I created a mum and young otter sleeping a couple of months ago for the first time, and now I created a...

A realistic needle felted Great Blue Heron, created from wool.

Various blends of wool created for needle felting a Great Blue Heron.

November and December have been really busy with the felting business. But between the office job and the felting I always try to find...

When I go out with the camera I find it hard to decide where to go (spoilt for choice!) and sometimes don't make the decision until get...

Last week I created this sleeping grey squirrel. Curled up it looks very cosy and oblivious to the world. Probably dreaming of warmer...

If you love needle felting animals and are living in the Highlands, you have to create a stag at some stage. So I did recently, and then...

A few new birds (bearded tit, ringed plover and kingfisher) I created this week to add to the collection of needle felted animals.

I have finally taken the time to create a needle felted Snow Leopard. I've been meaning to make one for a while, but it's not the easiest...

Looking for more dippers today and I was patiently waiting for a little dipper to stop by some rocks that were still in the sun....

It was too nice to stay inside after work, so I went for a walk along the river Ness. I hoped to maybe see a dipper, but I didn't expect...

Some days I find it hard to decide what to make, because the choice of animals is just overwhelming. Other times an idea just pops into...

Recently a customer bought an African Wild dog and thought it would be nice to give it a little family. So I created another adult in a...