Quiet in the studio

I have been very busy in the barn with lambs, we currently have 46 with just a few more expected.  The studio has been very quiet and a few projects have been put on the back burner.  Luckily, I am back to felting and it feels good!

The current projects are awards for the Portugese Podengo Pequeno National Specialty.  What is a Podengo?  Good question! 

The Portuguese Podengo is an ancient multi-sensory hound (sight and scent) breed of dog from Portugal.  There are three sizes - small (Pequeno), medium (Médio), and large (Grande).  Each size with two hair coats (smooth and wire) and its own unique temperament.  All three sizes love to hunt in their native country.

I didn't know what one was until 6 months ago and I have learned a lot about them since!  A few of my bags were given as awards at their Specialty show at the beginning of the year.

 I finished the Best of Breed award today.  They requested a smooth and wire haired Podengo coursing a rabbit in the Portugal countryside :)  It took a lot of thinking and visioning on how I would accomplish this.  I finally came up with a plan and I am pleasantly surprised with the outcome.    

and the winners are...

Congratulations to Alison!

Here is her entry...

All of the entries were awesome!  Thank you for participating in my little felting challenge.

I have updated the original post to include all of the entrant's information - check out their blogs!

The winner from the comments is - Marci.

The winner is...

Dandelionmom!!! Congratulations - contact me for where you would like me to send you prize. I am going to take a wild guess and say you want the sheep one :)

Thank you to all that participated!

I know I am a day late in announcing the winner, but I have a very good reason... Joan from Mud Ranch is here for a couple days to learn all about felting and fiber. We had so much fun yesterday - we needle felted, wet felted, dyed washed wool that she brought, played with baby lambs, and had lots of chatting time. On our agenda today is finish our pillows, card her dyed fiber (we can't wait to see the results), and do some 3D felting. I'll post pictures in the next day or two. Have a great day!