Feathered and Fingerless

Sweet little Guinea feathers



Mini-guineas for me




Sugar Sweet Fingerless Gloves



Lacy Striped Fingerless Gloves

The little guinea feathered earrings look so cute and hang well.  I even made a teeny pair of guineas for me.  Now to see if I actually wear them.  A couple of friends have challenged me and said if I do they would.  We'll see.  Us 60-plus-ers have been know to throw caution to the wind.  Hmmmm.  

The two pair of fingerless gloves I made a while back have sold so the shop owner has requested more.  I had purchased a couple more pair just in case and worked them up a few days ago.  Hope these wind up under someone's Christmas tree this year.

I'm working on super large flowers for a screen commissioned by a wedding photographer to be used as a backdrop.  Pics to come soon.  Happy weekend.

Rolled Roses Headbands

These five headbands went to re- today.  The shop owner was on vacation and it seems that every third time I'm there she's gone.  Her shop must be doing well and I hope it continues to do so.  I think these headbands turned out cute and I hope they continue to sell there.  Here you see fabric from linen, shoe laces, negligees, t-shirts, blouses, a scarf, a remnant and a dance outfit.  I've used mostly vintage buttons and beads with a few newer ones gleaned from necklaces or bracelets.  One bead comes from some I bought in Africa last Fall.  I love using old things and making them new again.

These headbands went to Relics.  She's down to three of my headbands from the 15 I've put in since the first of the year.  The fabrics I used are like that above except these also include a flower from a wedding gown, lace and a swatch of a beaded suit.  I'm not "big time" but I'm pleased that they are selling, especially since the small business markets are doing so poorly in this neck of the woods.  She also took my Fluffed Bible and four of my little journals.  She liked one enough to buy it herself and suggested I make more like it.  You'll be seeing them in a couple of weeks after I take some time off with my family.  I'll also have a dress for S'more Couture to show you.  Hope you're keeping cool.

New Remake

This dress started as a mid-calf paisley slip with beige lace on the bottom.  I took off the lace, removed the elastic at the waist, added a tank top, zig-zagged the elastic back on, cut off the extra tank bottom, shortened the skirt and added a ruffle to the shoulder from the strip removed from the bottom of the slip. I chain-stitched three belt loops and added themand the lace became the belt.  I've used a vintage mother-of-pearl buckle that I really like.   I think it turned out cute and Amy liked it so it should sell.