Fiber Friends are tiny critters and corgis hand needle-felted from all natural wool. Although life-like, Fiber Friends are more 3 dimensional illustrations than realistic portraits – though the likeness to their “big” friends is uncanny! They make me giggle and I think they play around my studio when i’m not looking. Read more about my inspiration and process at my Etsy About Page. Visit my Etsy shop, send me a message or fill out the contact form below for more info on how to commission your own pet portrait or mobile. You can also read all about ordering mobiles here. I love custom orders and am especially honored to create commemorative pieces for beloved pets gone on to the rainbow bridge. When ordering from Fiber Friends, please be ready to send me several pictures of your pet. The best photos are clear, well lit and include shots from each side, the front, back, from above and of any special markings.
Fiber Friends raves and reviews: Art and Corgs, Son of a Sailor, The Daily Corgi , Dogster, The Indignant Corgi and Corgi Butts. – Winner of 1st and 2nd place ribbons from the Black Sheep Gathering, Eugene OR 2012.
Miranda is so easy to work with and really cares about making the exact mobile that you have in mind! She has an amazing attention to detail and worked very hard to match our little pup. She showed us progress reports along the way and finished the custom mobile MUCH quicker than we expected. Communication was great, and Miranda is great to work with. I would highly recommend anyone that’s thinking about getting a custom mobile made to contact her and ask for her ideas. You won’t be disappointed! Thanks Miranda! – Jon in New Jersey
I love custom orders and often have a waiting list. Each order is processed in the order received and given many hours of care and attention to detail. Most orders are completed and shipped within 2 weeks except during the holiday season. “Rush” orders are available and special occasion orders should be placed well ahead of time to be sure your order is finished in time.
2013 prices:
- Custom Pet Portraits are $85.00 (including shipping)
- Farm animals, ornaments and other in stock Friends start at just $20
- Mobiles are priced based on number of elements and complexity:
- Assembly, including choice of 5 ribbon colors on hoop: $20
- Each strand of 3-5 colorful felt balls: $15 / Add appliqued designs to balls for a small additional fee
- Custom animals to match your pet: $75
- Basic “breed standard” animals: $25-$75
- Discounts available for very large or complex mobiles with more than 3 strands of animals!
Use this form to send a custom request! Custom orders placed with me will be securely invoiced via Paypal (checks also accepted).
My Corgi, Pocket acts as my office assistant, anatomical reference and all around muse. I love Corgis best of all and am proud to donate a percentage of every corgi-specific sale to CorgiPals, a non-profit that helps corgi moms and dads in need of financial help due to doggie illness or injury. I love all animals great and small and welcome custom orders running the gamut from hens to hippos and stock my shop with all my favorite farm friends.
Recent testimonials:
Dear Miranda, I delivered this darling Border Collie to my friend Tanya and her Border Collie Mr. Buzz yesterday afternoon. Tanya was so pleased. She is going to take the little one to her office at school so that she will have Mr. Buzz with her at all times. Mr. Buzz is retired from his work with Tanya as a therapy dog in her guidance counselor work. He is also the “star” of her book on working with dogs to promote literacy. http://www.radianthen.com/titles.php He is in his last days, but still a bright-eyed boy who loves company. I know that your little fellow will be of great company to Tanya as she prepares for this transition in Mr. Buzz’s life. Thank you for your beautiful work.
Best wishes, SusanMiranda, I have to tell you how amazing my little Jackson is!! I thought they were adorable online, but I wasn’t expecting to be totally blown away! He is perfect! His coat is spot on and it is just so special! Thank you so much— I really love him! – Jessica in Austin, TX
Hi Miranda, great news….. my Rosie fiber friend arrived safely today!
It is really perfect. You have even put detail on the bottom of the paws!
I can not express how pleased I am with fiber friends! There was great communication and Rory and Finnian turned out perfectly!! My mom is going to absolutely flip. Your work is beautiful and so well done. My mom LOVED her pocket corgis!! She teared up when she saw Finnians. My whole family keeps talking about how much they look like Rory and Finnian. Thank you so much you have such a talent
My little Rocky matches my Rocky corgi exactly! Sooo cool! Thank you! Can’t wait to order my next pocket corgi!! =) – Julie
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So cute!! I wish I could have the frog-dog corgi!
I would love to win one of these! I saw them on The Daily Corgi and they are SO CUTE!
totally in love with your talent!!!
Oooooo, I wanna win a corgi!! Pick me daily corgi, Frosty needs a pal!!
It would be amazing to win that cutie corgi thats being given away! Hes the perfect size for my usually-to-small-for-a-corgi apartment.
Your felted creations are wonderful! I hope I win the corgi!
I love the felt corgi. I hope I win the give-a-way as mentioned on Facebook. I have had two corgis in my life and couldn’t have asked for better dogs.
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I absolutely love your felted animals! One of these days I will order custom versions of my previous Corgis, Reilly & Finnegan.
Such an amazing talent you have!
I love it! I’m also interested in adopting the little felted corg from the Daily Corgi!
Love your pocket corgi!! I would love to be entered to win it!!
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I truly love those lil fiber corgis
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My corgi goes crazy over ham, though she rarely gets it.
Sweet!
Spanky love to lie on his back next to the wall with his legs propped up against the wall, or he will lie with his head propped against the wall or a door as a pillow.
I don’t have a corgi, unfortunately, but my favorite corgi pose is the sploot!
Your work is beautiful! I love corgis and have a small collection of handmade sheep figures that began with a wool and wire sheep in 1969. I have my eye on your black sheep gathering!!!!
Love your work, have subscribed to your blog via email, and I sure hope to win the give-away!
my corgi gingers favorite sleeping position is flat on her side. she’ll just be walking and flop down on her side and take a nap! i love when she lays with her back feet splayed out behind her though
Would love to win the Corgi giveaway! Our Corgi sleeps on his side too! It’s like someone just pushed him over on his side!
My Reilly’s favorite snacks are hotdogs and Dairy Queen Blizzards, and he always sleeps in the crook of his Daddy’s arm, on his back with paws splayed wide, snoring like a freight train – like Father, like Son!
My corgi Morty’s favorite snack is… Well, anything! I call his favorite sleeping position “the croissant” because he curls up just like a crescent roll.
My corgi, Sugar, dances when she wants a cookie/treat! She also loves to “high five” everyone. When she sleeps she sleeps on her back with all four legs in the air and her head hanging off of the chair with her mouth wide open and tongue flopped out!
I would love to be the winner of the Corgi contest! Whenever Alwyn wants a homemade sweet potato chew, he bounces between two tricks – he’ll start with a “sushi roll” and then stand on his legs and walk towards us (we call it “circus bear”) and then spin. It’s the cutest thing when he gets overly excited! =)
I would LOVE to win a tiny pocket corgi! My girl Moose LOVES to snack on Lettuce and Popcorn
yayyyy
My corgi’s favorite way to sleep is the classic sploot position. That would be an awesome pose for one of these felties!
Love the corgi! Wish I could post my corgi puppy Copper John’s picture in his ‘frog dog’ pose–you could see his resemblance to your latest creation! I’ve just seen your illustration work–you’re such a talented artist. I adore children’s book illustrations, even though I don’t have children of my own.
Love the tiny corgi’s! So perfect for my desk!
Would love to win the corgi! Super cute.
These are so awesome! I’m headed to etsy to add you to my list of favorites
Your work is wonderful and I hope that I win the prize! woohoo
Amazing work, I investigated needlefelting because of you, and am thoroughly in awe! (and I’d love to win the corgi)
I would LOVE to win the felted corgi, he/she is adorable. I really love your other work as well… I might have to get my friend a couple of llamas from you.
Just read the latest blog, I raise goats, too!! Looking forward to seeing the finished pygora product!!!
What type of goats do you raise, Sandy? We’re probably going to get Alpine/Nubian crosses for milk/meat (maybe bred to a Boer buck) and then add the fiber goats as a bonus… we’ll probably get wethers.
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