This Artist Creates Adorable Felt Cats With Big Personalities

We can’t get enough cats, and this Russian artist gives us one more reason to rejoice!

Elizabeth Delektorskaya’s felt kitty creations are the stuff of “aww!” They look like they could come to life at any moment, not as real cats, necessarily, but as their big-eyed, animated counterparts (think Puss and Boots from Shrek.)

The kitties come complete with precious whiskers, little pointed ears, and sparkling eyes that reveal their mischievous and loveable personalities. Delektorskaya has added accessories, including matching scarves and collars, giving each cat a distinct character.

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КОТИК ДОМ НАШЁЛ / SOLD☀? ENG⏬ Посвящается всем, кто хотел этим летом на море ? Кот выполнен в технике сухое валяние. Высота 9 см, лапы и хвост на проволочной основе, глаза стеклянные. В комплект с котом входит: стакан с соком, шезлонг, пальма (высота пальмы 12 см, ствол на проволочной основе). * * SOLD. The cat is made using the technique of dry felting. The height of the cat is 9 cm, the legs and tail are on a wire basis, the eyes are glass. The kit includes: a cat, a glass of juice, a deck chair, a palm tree (12 cm high, a barrel on a wire base). * * #feltingtoys #cutetoys #kitty #handmade #catlove #cat #miniature #wool #wooltoy #cattoy #felting #валяние #сухоеваляние #рукоделие #игрушкручнойработы #котигрушка #feltingwool #needlework #фелтинг #woolsculpture #войлочныеинрушки #шерсть #коллекционнаяигрушка #авторскаяигрушка #животные #animal #ручнаяработа #кот

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Some look like they are ready to play with a massive ball of yarn, while others give the distinct impression they just want to cuddle. Whatever their choice, it’s fine by us.

Delektorskaya, who hails from Severodvinsk, Russia, creates these adorable kittens from 100% natural sheep’s wool and a unique dry felting technique. Depending upon their complexity, and how much of the kitten she’s making (just the face or the whole body), she spends anywhere from 3 hours to 7 days on one piece.

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КОТИК ДОМ НАШЁЛ/SOLD Котик выполнен в технике сухое валяние. Высота 17 см, голова и верхние лапки подвижные поворачиваются, глазки стеклянные. * * * SOLD ❤ The cat is made using the technique of dry felting. Height 17 cm, head and upper legs moveable, eyes are glass. 100% handmade. * * * * #feltingtoys #cutetoys #kitty #handmade #catlove #cat #miniature #wool #wooltoy #cattoy #felting #валяние #сухоеваляние #рукоделие #игрушкручнойработы #котигрушка #feltingwool #needlework #фелтинг #woolsculpture #войлочныеинрушки #шерсть #коллекционнаяигрушка #авторскаяигрушка #животные #animal #ручнаяработа #кот

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Delektorskaya shows off all her many cat creations on Instagram. There’s no word as to whether you can commission any, but if you have a friend that reads and writes Russian, perhaps they can help you find out.

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Брошь "Спящий котёнок" В наличии нет/ Sold * Брошечка выполнена в технике сухое валяние из натуральной овечьей шерсти. Размер 8*8 см, в самом широком месте, где ушки ширина 10 см. * * Sold. This brooch is created using the technique of dry felting from sheep’s wool. 100% handmade. Size: 8 * 8cm. In the widest part, where the ears are 10 cm wide. * * #feltedcat #felting #felt #needlefelting #wool #feltedbrooch #artwool #artdoll #handmadetoy #handmade #catfelting #catlove #broochcat #брошькот #валяние #сухоеваляние #интерьернаяигрушка #брошь #брошьваляная #ручнаяработа #рукоделие #творчество

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She wants people to know that, although her felt four-legged friends are cuddly, they are indeed fragile; they are pieces of art and should be handled with extreme care.

While of these cute kitties are your favorites? Let us know in the comments below!

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A YouTuber Builds an Impressive “River Table” With Thousands of Colored Pencils

Nick Zammeti calls himself an “artist, woodturner, maker,” though I’d probably go with “crafting wizard.”

He handmakes everything from beaded-bowls to Baby Yodas to Borg cubes and shows off the creations on his youtube and instagram.

One of his recent projects went viral for its novel concept and satisfying build process.

Behold the Colored Pencil River Table!

“What’s a colored pencil river table?” you may ask.

It’s pure whimsical goodness, is what it is.

Nick encased thousands of colored pencils in a clear epoxy, and shaped it into a sort of suspended liquid design perfectly slotted into the table and spilling out onto the floor.

It’s the sort of thing most of us would never even think of, much less have the skills to pull off.

It’s dirty work, but by golly, it’s gotta be done.

Check out the full build video from his channel:

What’s the thing you’ve made that you’re proudest of? I’m sure there’s something, right? Right???

Let us know in the comments!

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