Felted Bowl with Flowers

This is the felt bowl I made under Jenny's guidance (try googling jennypepper feltmaker to see her stunning work) at the weekend. I had 3 main colours - I used 2 shades of orange for covering a plastic "resist" circle (4 layers) and cream for the final layer. The orange shows through the cream, giving the bowl a peachy glow. Then I added decoration to the underneath - streaks of blue, teal and coloured flowers. I felted the 2d shape until it began to shrink, at which point I removed the plastic by cutting a hole in the top - and rubbed with soap and warm water until the pot firmed up. Once dry, I added the flowers - some cut from half felts, and needle felted on,  and the 2d flowers were needle-felted directly into the bowl. I'm really pleased with the end result - and my brain is now in overtime, planning the next vessel shape and colours! Flowers again though for the final design!