Now that the ten blinds and 2 pairs of curtains are finished and sitting pretty in the new house, I have had time to play with my new embellishing machine. Wipso has set aside time on a Monday for play to take place and we both surrounded ourselves with wools, silk, satins and all sorts of other pretty bits and bobs.
Our new machines were de-frocked from their plastic covers and play began.
Wipso is making the most gorgeous little bags, so she spent her time felting flowers and threads of every hue onto the little felt bag fronts. If you want to find out more about those then pop over to her blog. She already has orders and sold one or two.
I dipped into one of her felting books for inspiration and came up with the idea for my little brooches.
Starting with felt or fabric for a base, I added frills and twists of silk, chiffon, wool, - well anything that fitted my colour scheme and looked right really. Then I painstakingly added beads and a badge back and voila ! Cute little brooches - all different - about 2 - 3 inches across.
I think I shall make a few more for Christmas - I may even sell a few if anyone is interested.
Wipso's friend thought they might cost about £15 in the right shop - well, I will settle for £7.50!
What do you think??
Real value for money at that price. I know all the hours of work that went into each one. A x
ReplyDeletewell I am impressed but none the wiser as to what an embellishng machine does .. explanation of how it does what for theis novice please!!
ReplyDeleteI've no idea what an embellishing machine is, either!
ReplyDeleteBut I like the results!
These are really pretty and now I am beginning to wish I hadn't let the machine I saw on eBay get away!
ReplyDeleteCKx