day 27, number 14

People hardly ever realize
how long it takes to embroider
such small items as my textile jewels
I myself forget it sometimes !

The thin crochet cotton I use for stitching now and then
(in stead of DMC embroidery floss)
is a bit too thick for fine needles.
So I pull off one of the three plies.
A bit awkward to do but I like the thinner thread better.
But like all threads, while working,
it starts to crinkle and form knots which you have to untangle
before you can pull the stitch tight.
Hmmmm
but I always get there in the end !!!
(photos taken after dinner with daylight lamp !)

My PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
number 14 :

a poly felt brooch, stitched with silk and cotton,
and many sequins and seed beads
( 7cm,  2.75")

For a donation of
(at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this funny face is an eye-catcher on any garment.
Keep it for yourself or make it into a lovely present !

You just need to send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 
and the rest will be very simple.
Bank or PayPal
(+ postage)

ALL the money goes to Pink Ribbon !

       

(new picture taken the next morning)

 "STORM SPIRIT" 

(that fits, because we had very stormy weather the last to days !)

The day after tomorrow
. . . . .
yes, there will be a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel for you

day 25, number 13

This time I'm early in the day,
because the fish was made yesterday
so "only" the stitching remained for today.
The invisible thread is very strong
so great to stitch the sequins and seed beads with
. . . . .
But oh my that tangle when you don't see
(yes : invisible !)
where your thread has caught !

My PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
number 13 :

a felt fish brooch, stitched with silk,cotton and rayon,
sequins and seed beads
(8 cm,  3.15")

For a donation of

(at least, more is always welcome)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this little golden fish comes swimming to you !
Keep it or give it away as a present to someone dear.
You just have to send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 

(or tell me in the comments below this post)

and the following steps will be cleared.
Bank or PayPal

(+ postage)

ALL the donated money goes to Pink Ribbon !

 "GOLDFISH" 

Ahhhhh . . . stormy weather today,
but this little fellow doesn't mind a bit !

See you the day after tomorrow again
with a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel for you.

day 23, number 12

Late, late, late
but what a fun day/evening it was !
A sweet friend of daughter who lives rather far away
came to visit and we all had dinner
and then a movie next
("Wicker" with a wonderful Olivia Colman,
Alexander Skarsgard and Peter Dinklage)

Luckily I had a jewel ready before all this.
Inspired by a photo, taken by "Voyager I" which was launched by NASA in 1977
and had left our solar system, but then the camera was turned around
to make a last picture of the planet it came from, Earth !
And someone said about that :
"a pale blue dot drifting in space"

So here is my PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
number 12 :

a double sided pendant with felt and fabric,
stitched with cotton, rayon and seed beads
and a glass bead "moon" on a wire necklace
(or if you wish, on an adjustable long cord)

(7,5 cm,  3")

For a donation of
(at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this wonderful little planet of ours
can be a jewel for you !
You just need to send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 
and we'll arrange what has to be done next.
Bank or PayPal
(+ postage)

ALL the money goes to Pink Ribbon !

 "PALE  BLUE  DOT" 

I hope to see you in two days.
There will be a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel waiting for you !

day 21, number 11

There used to be a time
when there wasn't a single green item to be found
in my wardrobe, but that time is over.
My garden is also full of many different greens
(hardly any flowers left now)
I found a small half finished item
on which one of the grandchildren did their best with stitching
and that was just enough for a new felt heart !
(hmmm . . . my heart is beating too fast,
blood test tomorrow and waiting what the doctor says)

My PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
number 11 :
 

a felt and fabric heart brooch, stitched with silk,
cotton, rayon and seed beads
(4,5 cm,  1.8")

For a donation of
(at least) 

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this piece of garden greens can be yours,
as a present for someone dear
or to keep just for yourself !
You only need to send an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 
and we will arrange the next steps
Bank or PayPal

(+ postage)

ALL the money goes to Pink Ribbon !

 "BEING GREEN IS EASY" 

I hope to see you here in two days
with a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel !

day 19, number 10

We had such a lovely birthday party yesterday !
(though it is a lot of work to provide food and drink for so many people,
you have hardly time to really talk to someone )
But it WAS fun to see our loved ones !!!

In front of the window was the best support I could wish
for this "Pinktober month"
a nerine bowdenii
in the brightest PINK there is !

So for today I choose one of my "finds"
(for which I didn't needed to do any felting right now)
and was busy with the fiddly work of making wire legs
(and antennae !)

My PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
number 10 : 

a wet felted beetle brooch with wire legs and some beads

(7 cm,  2.75")

For a donation of
(at least)

 € 20,- 

this bright critter can come your way
(though big he is quite civilized and doesn't bite !)
You just need to send me an email at
  fiberrainbow.blogspot.com  

and we'll arrange the next steps.
Bank or Paypal
(+ postage)

ALL the money you donate goes to Pink Ribbon !

 "FIRE BUG" 

*

I had three of those lovely Nerine bulbs
and put them in the ground early this summer.
BUT

it turned out that the snails / slugs were very fond of those greens :
before I could say "slug" the greens were nearly gone !
I tried to protect the poor plants
but they were all eaten in no time !
I the end I dug them up (found only one bulb left)
and put it in a pot in a safe place.
I was really happy that I noticed green leaves after a while
and a flower stalk end September which looks sooo pretty right now !!!

I hope to see you tomorrow
with a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel

day 17, number 9

Because this year's challenge is a bit different,
due to physical discomfort,
than previous years the jewels I create
are a bit different too :
more fabric bits than felt.

For many years I know Hazel
(we met at the beginning of Jude's stitching community)
and I greatly admire her ability to tell tiny "cloth stories"
(hmmm, and she has a way with words too  <3 )

For my new jewel I made a tiny seascape
and in it : one of her boats !
(thanks Hazel !)

My PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
number 9 :

a poly felt and fabric brooch
stitched with tiny bits of felt, paper, tulle and seed beads
(6 x 5 cm,  2.4 x 2")

For a donation of
(at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this small seascape
can be yours, or a present for a dear friend.
You just need to send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 

and the next steps will be arranged.
Bank or Paypal

(+ postage)

ALL the donated money goes to Pink Ribbon !

"SAILING HOME"

Tomorrow we have Man's birthday party
but the next day there will be
a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel for you !

day 15, number 8

 There was a birthday yesterday.
(with only daughter and youngest visiting
because the bigger party is this Sunday !)
But, time enough for a new Textile Jewel.
I think in every of the thirteen years I do this Challenge
there has been one, or sometimes more, fish
(and there is not one the same !!!)

My PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
number  8 :

a felt fish brooch
stitched with cotton, sequins and seed beads
( 8,5 cm,  3.3")

For a donation of
(at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this elegant little fish comes your way :
a lovely present for yourself
(or your mother, sister, daughter or friend)
Just an email to
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 
and this nice creature gets the instructions to swim to you !

Bank or Paypal
(+ postade)

ALL the money you donate goes to Pink Ribbon !

"AZURE"

I hope to see you here in two days :
there will be a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel !