Four Inchies + mounted on a fabric covered stretched canvas. Working title : "Four-squared Flowers" and yes, they are re-purposed postage stamps, plus beads & other bits. I was aiming for a botanical theme on this one.
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.
CREATIVE EVERY DAY
Such a busy month! I just sailed right on by the second blog anniversary--which was Feb 6th! Yep! 2 years now, and I must say I am gratified to see that my daily "hits" have grown since those first blog posts....
So, to celebrate this blog's 2nd anniversary--I want to have a "give-away"---by now you probably know the drill---leave a comment after this post, and I will put your name into the hat for the drawing to win this hand made (by me) fabric INCHIE Mandala pin (or brooch!) If you don't have a blog--be sure and leave me your e-mail or some way to contact you! or else I won't be able to get the brooch to you if you do win....and do check back here because I will post the winner on March 5th!
This inchie is actually an "inchie plus"--yeah, it looks huge here--but it actually measures 1.5" x 1.5" (thus the term inchie plus)---it is embellished with a lovely vintage button and seed beads, and a pinback sewn onto the back.
I sure hope some of you who are regular readers and comment often enter this drawing!
What can I say? I just keep making them....these are fun to fabricate because each one is a miniature work of art. These are plus size inchies--each one measures about 1.5" x 1.5". Again these have become pins/brooches for sale in my Etsy shop, Borealis Beads.
These are "+ inchies or plus size inchies" since they are 1.5" x 1.5" in size. Sewn with fabrics and laces all layered, then embellished with buttons, beads, stamps---whatever I have that strikes my fancy.
These are so much fun to make, once I get going, I just can't stop! I love making these little miniature works of art---they are fairly quick to make, so I can make about a dozen in a few hours. I have sewn pinbacks onto them, and they are will soon be for sale on my Etsy shop--so if you like any of them, check there! They make lovely pins or brooches to enliven a hat, sweater, or winter coat.
My friend Kari--from Sitka, Alaska--came for a visit and to play in my studio---we made fabric INCHIES! only ours are "inchie +" because we made ours 1.5" x 1.5" ---instead of 1 inch by 1 inch---so we call them "inchie plus" or "plus size inchies" or just "PSI"....
These were a fun quick project---here are some of mine--or the ones I have finished so far...I'm planning to sew pinbacks on these---and presto! instant holiday gifts ;-)
For those who are wondering--an "inchie" is a 1" x1" (or 1.5" x 1.5") fiber square which you can embellish any way you want. This is great way to use up all those tiny bits of interesting fabrics and papers you just could not throw away. Then pull out your fun beads, buttons, and other trims and embellish away.
For great directions on how to make these--via the Quilting Arts Magazine website-- go here and scroll down--the directions area pdf file available for free.
Besides pins--I can think of so many other ways to use these---on a bag or purse as an accent, or even on a sweater. How about ear rings? or a colorful mobile to hang above a baby crib? they are fun to trade with other artists, also...anyone want to trade? just e-mail me.....
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