I'm not that bad, really.

[Ephemerella]

Everyone once in a while, I walk into the soap studio and actually have a look around... shelves and tables heaving with ingredients and FOs, candles and packaging, equipment etc., and the little voice in my head – you know, that one that is supposed to keep you even keeled and functioning like a reasonable human being most of the time — that one, murmurs, "My God, what have you done..."

Then something like this comes bursting triumphantly into my inbox

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bc-e...175144464&mc_cid=828da90ef8&mc_eid=4786416e37

And when I'm done scooping my jaw up off the floor, I look around, and that little voice says "Ok. You win. We're not that bad. Hey, isn't there an FO sale going on somewhere right now?"

 

[PaintyLiz]

What a great post! OMG the 'art' ... seeing someone turning their obsession into something majorly awful is reassuring.

 

[BWt]

Oh my. Are all the bagels and toppings made of felt? I watched the video thank you @Ephemerella

 

[Zany_in_CO]

GADZOOKS! Jaw-dropping for sure! @Ephemerella Thanks for sharing! I can't wait to pass it on...

 

[Ephemerella]

I felt so liberated by her felt art that I entitled myself to a FO shopping spree... just a wee one.

AND when I learned that a fully "made" felted bagel sandwich costs north of $200, and she's nearly sold out, I raised the price of my soap by $1.

 

[Ephemerella]

Oh my. Are all the bagels and toppings made of felt? I watched the video thank you @Ephemerella

Not just the bagels and toppings... EVERYTHING. The old-time chip bags, the signs, the cash register, the coffee cups and lids (as a former NYC'er, I do kinda covet one of those...). If I recall the article I read about her installation correctly, it was over six months of round-the-clock work to create the entire shop.

For a brit, she did a really good job on the authenticity. She did her homework.