Valentine the Turtle

Being a very very crafty person, I absolutely love holidays because it gives me a somewhat reasonable explanation for why my living room is buried under a pile of glitter, ribbon and yarn.

I've always loved Valentines Day. Regardless of my relationship status, I've always seen it as a day to be happy for all the wonderful people in my life; friends, family, fluffy pets... So I always look forward to that time after the mega gauntlet of Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Years, when I can dive into full uber-girly crafting :)

So my first cutesy craft of the Valentines season is a needle-felted turtle:

Needle felting is still a craft in its infancy, so I feel a slight smugness working with a media that isn't commonly used yet. But holy cow is it fun!