day 29

October : harvest time.
Material harvest and beauty harvest
appels, grapes, nuts and beautiful coloured foliage.
I love these gifts of nature.
The jewel I was stitching today reminded me of all that.

My  PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel
for day 29 :

a wet felted hollow brooch with silk and gold inside,
stitched with linen, gold and cotton,
faceted glass beads and seed beads
(6,5cm,  2.6")

For a donation
of (at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this rich jewel can be yours.
What a sparkling gift it would make
for yourself or for someone dear.
You just need to send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 

and the next steps will be arranged with you.
Bank or Paypal
(+ postage)

ALL the donated money is for Pink Ribbon !

 "GOLDEN  HARVEST" 

We are nearly there
. . . . .
only two more days for a PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel !!!

day 24

I could see lots of blue sky in the morning
(there were some BIG showers too
though I was lucky when shopping !)
So a good idea to honour
that blue sky.

My PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel
for day 24 :

a wet felted hollow two-sided pendant with sequins inside,
stitched with silk, some sequins, glass and wooden bead
and seed beads, on a homemade adjustable cord

(8 x 5,5cm,  3.15 x 22")

For a donation of
(at least)

€ 20,-

this sweet pendant can be yours
to keep for yourself or to give away.
Just send me an email at
fiberrainbow@gmail.com

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

ALL the money you donate goes to Pink Ribbon !

"BLUE SKY"

Tomorrow there will again be a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel
BUT :
be aware that October has only one more week !!!

day 22

What I like about making jewels
is the endless possibilities
in shape, colour and stitch.
Most of the time even I don't know
how it will turn out in the end.
I often spend a lot of time deciding what colour combo
will be the best for that particular felted item.
And yes, more than once stitches are unpicked
and made again in another way !

My PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel
for day 22 :

a wet felted hollow brooch with some lace inside
stitched with silk, (variegated) cotton
and glass beads and seed beads
( 6cm,  2.4")

For a donation of
(at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this richly coloured jewel can be yours,
to keep or to give it away to someone dear.
Just send me an email at|
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 
and the next steps will be easy.
Bank or Paypal
(+ postage)

ALL the money you donate will go to Pink Ribbon !

 "RICH  IN  COLOUR" 

Just as every other October day
you can be sure that tomorrow there will be a new
PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel !

day 12

 Yesterday's fun still resonates
but there has to be a new Textile Jewel !
I love the dark  purple  oval shape that is dry now,
a good moment to start thinking what to do with it . . .
That takes time, like the stitching itself does.

Here is my PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel
for day 12 :

a wet felted oval shaped brooch,
stitched with silk, wool, cotton, rayon,
two big glass beads and many sequins and seed beads
(8 x 5cm,  3.15 x 2")

For a donation of
(at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this purple Jewel can be yours !
Who dares !

A statement of strong colour on your coat ?
Just send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 

(or you can tell me in the comments below)
and we'll arrange the rest !
Bank or Paypal
is possible and easy

ALL your donated money will go to Pink Ribbon !

 "STORM'S  EYE" 

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

day 17

. . . and now, for something completely different . . . 

I myself have loads of earrings,
and in every colour
(a lot of them textile ones :
felted or crocheted or stitched)
:-)

So why not make some for this challenge ?

My PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
for day 17 :

stitched earrings, one side felt, one side fabric,
with a glass bead and stitched with seed beads
(4 x 2.5 cm,    1.55 x 0.8")

For a donation
of (at least)

  € 15  

SOLD  !

these lovely earrings can be yours
or they make a wonderful present for someone dear
All you need to do is send me an email at
fiberrainbow@gmail.com
or say so in the comments below,
and we'll arrange the rest.
Paypal is possible and simple !
(+ postage)

ALL your money will go to PINK RIBBON !

"DROPLETS  OF  WATER"

Hope to see you tomorrow !
There will be a brand new Textile Jewel then !

day 5

 Most of the time I start with my felted base
and just let me guide through the flow
of form and colour.
I'm not always really sure about the path I will follow,
if it will be a brooch or maybe a pendant today . . .
When I decided to make a pendant
it turned out there wasn't the right colour fabric bead in my stash.
And since my sewing machine isn't back from the repair
it meant making the bead all by hand.
(luckily I did have the stitched fabric I make these beads of !)

So after some extra stitching is here

my PINK  RIBBON Textile Jewel
for day 5 :

a wet felted (two sided) pendant on a textile bead
stitched with silk and wax cord, and some glass beads
on an adjustable wax cord
(8 x 5.5cm    3.15 x 2")

For a donation of at least

€15

SOLD !

this blue jewel can be yours,
to keep or to give away
as a present to someone dear
You just send me an email that you want it at
  fiberrainbow@gmail.com  
or you can leave a comment down here
that you love to have it.
We'll arrange the rest from there.
(PayPal is possible and easy)

ALL the money goes to {ink Ribbon !

"COW PARSLEY"

Will I see you tomorrow ?
there will be a new Textile Jewel !

day 27

There was that special colour of wool ...
It fitted exactly to the colour
of my favorite "Cora Kemperman" dress.
(so, is was often : NO, don't use that bit !)
But after my special bag was made
it wasn't so bad anymore :
there is still some left !
And for the Textile Jewels
not very much wool is needed.

My  PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel for day 27 :

A wet felted triangle pendant, couched silk on one side,

stitched and some seed beads on the other side
and a flat glass bead at the bottom,

hanging on an adjustable wax cord.

For a donation of at least

€ 15,-

SOLD  !

this cobalt blue pendant

can be yours,
to give a loved one as a present
or to keep for yourself.
Just sending an email at
fiberrainbow@gmail.com
is all you need to do for that.

(Paypal is possible and easy)

ALL the money goes to  PINK  RIBBON !

"YONI"

Tomorrow there will be another Textile Jewel
for  Pink Ribbon
Will I see you again then ?

growing ...

Sara's "challenge house" and the inhabitants

are "growing"

Today I made the triangular shaped walls

a little more precise 

with little fluffs of green wool,

linen and tulle.

I had to be really careful

not to break any felting needle of my embellisher machine

because there are already some beads

and stitching on the walls !

(ahhhhh ..... couldn't help myself,

just had to do it !)

The top ("roof") end of each wall

needs some adjustment too.

There will be some leaf-shaped ends.

Then I will have to put it all together

and, most probably, stabilize it with wire frame

(still thinking about that)

But I was also playing on my normal sewing machine

with tiny bits and pieces of fabric

and some "water soluble"

That was a long time ago I used that

but very, very much FUN !

Anyone can guess ? 

mistakes to learn from

Sure !

You should learn from your mistakes

 I hope that I will do just that !

Some time ago someone asked me 

why I said that you should put a bit of vinegar 

in the last rinsing water of your felted piece :

I said (like I learned from someone else)

that it was to neutralize

the (eventually) still remaining bits of soap in your felt, because :

soap eats your fibres in the end !

Well ...

you should think I'm aware of this
"soap eating your felt" thing

..... 

Some days ago I planned I would finally finish

some felt piece I started 

on my felting-day with my dear friend Jane

in April, last year !

Why did I take so long to finish it?

I don't know, sometines things go like that :

you don't have time, 

(because there are other things that need to be done)

you're not in the right mood, or

you simply forget all about it

;-)

That's about what happened :

and the piece lay there, started, wet and soaped, 

rolled in bubble wrap and a towel.

There were leaves and little half felted balls

with some "fibre fluff" to attach them to the main part,

there were glass beads inside, and a lot of "nuno"

First I put some extra layers on the back and over the glass beads

The layers were simply too thin, not strong enough.

But, when I wanted to add the leaves and especially the balls :

the wool fibres just broke down !!!

I had to remove some of them, but (pfffft) most leaves remained attached

In the end, when the piece was dry I removed the glass beads

because the top was still not strong enough to keep them safely in

(though I made tiny holes !)

Here is the finished collar

(thoroughly rinsed in vinegar and competely dry now)

some details

(around my neck, for the size)

A lesson well learned :

never ever 

leave a (half) felted piece in soap too long