Holiday Elf Invasion

Well, it seems that holiday elves have invaded our house...and my art studio, so holiday fun and creativity is bursting out all over...

with  a little help from my friends (er..I mean the elves..)....I have created these Brooches...now for sale at my Etsy store here! Brooches make great holiday gifts for that special person in your life...

Each one is unique and all handsewn---with beadwork and embroidery.

 quite bit of variety since I just start with a vintage button or postage stamp and let that lead me...I sure had a good time creating these. Of course I have a few more at my shop that I am not showing here--so do go and check them all out!

Owls for the Holidays!

 I have  a thing for owls; not sure why. Owls are also very trendy right now, go figure. Here are some I created recently. These are all for sale at my Etsy shop Borealis Beads so if you like them, do check out my shop! The one above is a brooch or pin. Created with felt, vintage mother-of-pearl button eyes, and bead embroidery.

These two are embroidered with cotton floss on white cotton --- in wooden embroidery hoop frames. These would be cute in a child's room!

B is for BROOCH

brooch, noun.
an ornamental pin having the point fastened by a catch; broach. Brooches are often made of gold, silver, or with jewels. Originally brooches were worn as a fastening for clothing.


These BROOCHES were fun to make---a nice "scrap buster"--a way to use up small left-over bits of colorful yarns...and very quick to crochet up!!!- I sewed a pinback to each one so they can be pinned onto your sweater, coat or hat to add some cheer....

I may make a few of these to sell on ETSY...I was thinking green and red ones for the holiday season would be fun...

Of flowers and frogs

Lately I have been real busy with designing for my classes at the California School of Professional Fabric Design where I am "master" student---in my last class, and hopefully close to finishing.

Consequently, I haven't been doing much sewing or beading---only knitting--since it is easily transportable. At least that is what I have been telling myself---but when I got busy and really cleaned and organized my crafting studio space---suddenly I found myself sewing up a little project I had been wanting to try for months! So here is to organized studio space (!) and spring flowers....

a spring flower ! created from some ribbons, vintage button, beads....


and this flower using a vintage hanky and vintage button

these are a (surprise!) gift for one of the faithful attenders of my monthly Needlework Salon---she makes fabulous knit & felted hats---which these will trim nicely. She made the soon-to-be grandbaby these fun froggy felted booties--sized to fit a new born, aren't they fun?

Winner!

whew! nothing like a vacation to set you back in your "real" life! I promised to post the WINNER of my BLOG ANNIVERSARY drawing yesterday--sorry!

here it is....(drumroll)..the winner is T. M.! Please e-mail me your snail mail address at:
aurora at morningstarbooks dot com

and I will send the inchie brooch/pin off to you pronto! Congrats!
and thanks to all of you for participating.

For more about fabric inchies and inchie plus---click here.