Felted Eyeball Halloween Ornament Decorations Part Deux

So when I get into something, I really get into it.
What have I really gotten into now you ask?
Why Halloween decorations, specifically eyeballs, and felting of all kinds.
Today I have eyeballs made with a technique from:

Felt Inlays
Making Textured and Patterned Felt for 23 Creative Projects
By
Nancy Hoerner

It’s not just another felt book. Besides teaching this unique wet felt inlay technique, it includes 23 projects.

Felting has always captivated the yarn and fiber craft audience. Whether you know how to knit/crochet or not, you can do this kind of felting. Wet felting gives the crafter/designer complete freedom and control from the beginning. Hand-painted and solid-color roving--wool that has not been spun into yarn--is arranged on a surface and subjected to hot water and agitation to create felt fabric. With Nancy’s freeform methods, wool yarns, novelty yarns, bits of felt (called prefelt), and other fibers are worked into the felt to create highly textured and patterned fabrics—felt inlays. Each felt inlay (individual piece of hand-made fabric) is unique and creative. But what’s really great about this book is that Nancy takes it one giant step ahead by including 23 projects to show what you can make with your felt inlays.

Nancy Hoerner is an accomplished artist and designer developing her artwork for the past 30 years. She has published art dolls and bead projects in nationally known magazines and studied doll making and beading with renowned artists. Many of her art dolls and bead work are held in private collections. Nancy also works with manufacturers in the craft industry.

Aren't these little eye slice ornaments cute on this Halloween tree?

So here's how I made them:

I prepared the three layers of roving, white for the outside, black for the pupil, and bright green for the iris.

I followed the great directions in Felt Inlays and I ended up with my snake. After it dried I cut slices and ran a wire through each and formed a loop on one end to hang each eyeball.

One final tip I have for you is a bit about the mat I used. I didn't have a mat as called for but one night I was out for a walk before garbage day and in someone's trash there was one of these bamboo curtains, well it occurred to me I could recycle this into my wet felting mat! And I did. I just cur a small square out of it and retied the strings.