My Little Handfuls

Needle Felted Mini Bears and Friends

by Liza Adams

Latest work on my Blog Gallery One Gallery Two Gallery Three Gallery Four

Text Box: Welcome to the home of Little Handfuls! These gorgeous little creations are made of quality New Zealand wools in wonderful colours and textures! I strive to find wools which are different and usually opt for those dyed privately so that my bears and friends can be truly One-Of-A-Kind! You can place an order for a Little Handful of your own, or visit the galleries to see who may be up for adoption at the moment! My bears are fully jointed, firmly felted and usually under 4 inches tall. Click on the links below to visit my gorgeous bears and friends, Or scroll down to find out more about me!

Text Box: About the Artist My name is Liza Adams, I live in New Zealand and I am 36 years old. I have 3 gorgeous children, Samuel is my eldest and he is now 10. Amber is my middle girl and she is now 6. And Rebecca is a troublesome 4 year old who is certainly keeping me on my toes! We are a family of redheads and each of us enjoys a firey temper to prove it! We live in the town of Hamilton which is in the North Island, and because I am mostly a stay at home Mum these days and I love to craft I am always interested in anything which will keep my hands, and my mind, busy! How did I get into needle felting? I went to a local craft show, and there was Barbara Allen with her stall of kits and books! It all started from there, I brought my first little kit, then more wools, then her book and I was pretty much addicted after that! That was about 6 years ago and I find I am constantly learning new things, coming up with new ideas and being inspired by interesting new wools and colours! I exhibited my work in 2006 at my first Doll and Teddy Bear Show here in Hamilton. It was a great experience and I met lots of lovely people from other stall holders to the public in general! I have done that show 3 years in a row now and I have also been to the Midwinter show in Auckland twice. Last year I won 7 blue ribbons for my work at the Hamilton show, I was so pleased! You can see my award winners above! I also won the Judges Choice award for Luca, one of my biggest sculpted bear works. I also tried out being an exhibitor at our biggest show Dunkleys in 2008 and it was a blast! I hope to do that again in 2009! Needle Felting has become my passion. I am now teaching night classes for Needle Felted Mini Bears and they are going really well! Now I can share my passion for this craft with other crafty people and that really rings my bell! I am sure that once you get to know my Little Handfuls for yourself, you will be as much in love as I am! Enjoy your visit and do feel free to drop me a line! Liza Adams

Contact Liza Adams at: littlehandfuls@ihug.co.nz

Thank you for visiting. I hope you will enjoy touring through my galleries and visiting my creations! I would love to hear from you if you have any questions or comments on my work!

Latest Work Gallery 1 Gallery 2 Gallery 3 Gallery 4

Alpie

Made from Alpaca fibre!

Cedrick

Gorgeous traditional Bear.

Zachary

So sweet with his long hat!

Bronson

Traditional bear with Glasses and bow tie!

*** Latest Work***

Click the link above to visit my blog. All my latest work is there!

Luna Cornelius Titch Flutterby Mama and Baby