More to sell at Calyx... 1

I do have other things than the brooches - I am just really excited by them!

Some of the brooches I have mounted into 4" x 6" tabletop frames with stitched backgrounds...

I will also have silk scarves -> some silk chiffon; some silk-rayon devore (patterns burnt into the fabric); silk velvet; and some eco dyed ones (the very few I have left from last summer's dyeing - raspberries!)

I also have a new line of 100% cotton scarves that fit into the "Deconstructed... Upcycled" category, made from thrift store finds of cotton flannel men's shirts.

Contact me if you are interested in any of the goodies on the previous posts...

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Here are more of my new line of brooches... All of this hand stitching took me the whole month of February!

Made out of 100% cashmere wool and extra-fine Merino wool with lots of hand embellishments.
Contact me if you're interested!

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Here are more of my new line of brooches...

Made out of 100% cashmere wool and extra-fine Merino wool with lots of hand embellishments.
Contact me if you're interested!

"Deconstructed... Up-cycled" 3

Here are more of my new line of brooches...

Made out of 100% cashmere wool and extra-fine Merino wool with lots of hand embellishments.
Contact me if you're interested!


yeah!
first one sold!!
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Here are more of my new line of brooches...

Made out of 100% cashmere wool and extra-fine Merino wool with lots of hand embellishments.
Contact me if you're interested!

Goodies for Calyx

So what have I been working on for the past three months???
Creating new goodies for the Calyx sale!

One major item is a new line of brooches (I try to create a new one every year or two). This time my theme is "Deconstructed... Up-cycled".

Deconstructed is defined as "To break down into components; to dismantle."

Whereas up-cycled is defined as "to reuse an object or materials to create a product of higher value or quality than the original object or materials."

So what was my source? 100% cashmere wool sweaters and extra fine Merino wool sweaters brought from local thrift stores... in as many colours as I could find - although I did stay with a natural theme of browns and greens.

Like quilting, I started with a big piece, cut it into lots of small pieces, and reassembled it into various patterns. After making a background, I then embellished the small pieces with hand stitching, beading, charms and/or buttons. The pin is then backed with leather and signed.

Here are some. They average 2 to 4 inches in any one direction.
Hope you like them... (let me know!)
and there's more...