Smile Cat Coaster Needle Felting Kit

The outline was more forgiving than I expected. I still needed a second pass around the ears.

The little details made me slow down. I liked that this was not something I could rush through while checking messages.

I made this at our friends' craft night. We spent far too long debating our cats' expressions.

My sister put her finished gift at her book club tea station. Everyone there knows she is the cat person.

Two short sessions after dinner suited me better than trying to finish the whole coaster at once.

My coffee corner needed a cat. Apparently every corner of my apartment does.

I chose Smile Cat for a coworker leaving our team. She had a cat mug at every meeting.

The orange wool was fun to work with after a winter of making everything in gray.

The free finger protectors that came with my order were helpful to have during my first felting attempt.

I usually quit crafts when they stop looking like the example. With Smile Cat, I kept going and liked the result.

This was a fun birthday activity for me and my partner. We needed something different from booking another dinner.

A rainy Sunday, an audiobook, and this cat were enough of a plan for me.

My finished cat is rounder than the picture. That feels appropriate for our household.

I gave the finished coaster to the neighbor who checks on my cat when I travel.

I enjoyed the big shapes more than the tiny details, but the video got me through both.

I made one during a weekend visit with my mom. She kept asking whether I was really going to give it away.

The ears came out different sizes. My family decided that made the cat look more alert.

Made Smile Cat for my tea corner. It looks pleased with itself.

The video was especially useful when my cat started looking too flat in the wrong places.

The separated wool helped me keep track of the smaller colors on my crowded craft table.

I wanted a pet themed gift for a friend who cannot have a cat in her apartment. This was a sweet compromise.

The Smile Cat Coaster Needle Felting Kit took two evenings at my pace. I had never felted before, and one ear came out bigger than the other. Replaying the video helped. My sister still loved opening a handmade cat with her birthday tea.

This little cat has claimed my desk, just like the real one.

My first cat face looked grumpy. A few small adjustments made the expression much closer to what I wanted.

A cheerful little roommate for my mug.

Smile Cat was an obvious choice for my cat loving sister. I made it to go with her birthday mug.

The ears tested me. The smile won me over.

My friend prefers gifts that someone has spent time on. Smile Cat felt like a good fit for her.

I kept this by my tea tray during a weekend of reading. It made an ordinary setup feel personal.

Not perfectly neat, but definitely a cat. I will count that as progress.

I spent most of a Saturday afternoon on mine. The face was slow work, but watching it come together kept me interested.

This became my small handmade addition to a larger birthday present.

I watched the tutorial once while eating lunch, then worked on the cat that evening. Going in familiar with the steps helped.

Having the wool already divided let me spend my energy learning the motion instead of guessing how much to start with.