I wanted to show everyone K's finished fabric collage. Isn't it beautiful! She started with a piece of natural canvas, added an ecru lace overlay and then played with an assortment of fabric patches and words stamped on bleached muslin. Then she added some nice contrast with black felt hearts and checkerboard. and finally some BLING!
See more from our play date HERE.
I found these felt hearts in a bag of felt balls I came across while emptying tote bags of previous projects. In my brave attempt to finally PUT THINGS AWAY!
Since we will be joining three couples on valentines for dinner and a show I thought why not make each of the ladies a little gift?
The felt hearts were red, pink and fuchsia - perfect valentine colours. I looked at my bead assortment to find some coordinating colours.
For all three necklaces i used micro cord in dark grey. For the red heart i chose some red beads and some silver toned findings. I have a special "self healing" needle for working with felt projects. Starting in the middle of the cord, with a little bead and then worked my way "UP" the necklace - through the heart, more beads and then the closure.
The closure allows you to adjust the length of the necklace - using two adjacent knots which slide back and forth. A little bead adds a nice detail.
For the light pink heart i used some yellow glass beads with pink swirls, some solid lavender beads and copper findings. Same sliding knot system!
For the fuchsia heart i used glass beads and a large crystal drop. It was a real challenge getting the cord through the beads - so i used a dental floss threader.
Here is another felt necklace i made over the Christmas holidays - using pre-made felt balls and flowers.
I got the idea from this kit i purchased. It included the "self healing" needle.
