Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Colorful Flower Fairies to brighten the day








Flower fairies are always fun and I especially enjoy the pocket variety.  I first saw them years ago from Sally Mavor and bought one of her kits.  She makes little felt clothes for hers and paints the faces on as well and they are stunning!  My version is more in the Waldorf style.  The faces are blank...for more imagining :) and I weave the embroidery floss on the entire "body" of the pipe cleaner to create the clothing, then add the flowers and hair and acorn cap! The resulting fairy is about 4 inches and bendable.  They can be posed repeatedly and  placed just about anywhere. 

"Stained Glass Bottles"

To add some color to my summertime table in upcycle style...
I grabbed some of my clear glass bottles and tore up some tissue paper and voila!  Some summertime color

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Mini skirt of Mens Tie tips and denim

This little skirt is a size 8..its short, its cute and is sure to become a favorite thing to throw on in a pinch. Skirt falls about 3 or 4 inches above the knee.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Bracelet for Book Group

I made this bracelet for two of the members
 of my book group to thank them for
inviting me into their group 10 years ago.
I laminated color pictures of each book
we read this year and put a rivet on the corner
to hang them on the chain.  I added
some beads and a small tag that
says "2010-2011 BG"
This idea was in the book
"Hip Handmade Memory Jewelry"
by Cathy Jakicic

Wednesday, June 8, 2011