day 10

Again I started with some wet felting this morning

(it takes time. even if it's just small pieces)

Later on, a circle of hand dyed felt

was the start of the Jewel.
You don't see a lot of the hand dyed anymore
but it is such fun to start
with something that beautiful.

Here's the PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel

for day  10

a hand dyed flat brooch

stitched with a spiral in silk, rayon and cotton floss

and tiny seed beads

(5 cm , 2")

For a donation of at least

€ 10

this brooch is yours

and it will come to you wherever you live !

You just need to send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

or say you want it in the comments down here.

You know :

ALL the money goes to  PINK  RIBBON  !

"LILAC"

Tomorrow there will be a new Textile Jewel,

hope to see you then ...

day 3

(love it when my Jewels "disappear" so quickly !)

In this fifth Textile Jewel year

there has to be another FISH !

(I don't know for sure why ...

but every fish swims away to someone

soooooo soon !)

The  PINK  RIBBON  jewel for day  3

a lilac fish of hand dyed felt,

stitched with variegated rayon and silk,

some sequins and beads

(9 cm, 3.5")

For a donation of at least

€ 10

SOLD  !

this little critter will come to you,

as a present for yourself or someone dear.

All you need to do is

send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

or tell me at the comments down here.

ALL the money will go to  PINK  RIBBON !

"DAWN  FISH"

(the start, this morning)

Tomorrow there will be a new Textile Jewel,

hope to see you then !

new felt

Some of the hand dyed wool

we bought in Hoorn

is now used to make something new :

wrist warmers

(like the ones I made some time ago)

(wool with silk)

(these were the ones I made at Katia Mokeyeva's workshop)

And because it is such fun

(and because there is more hand dyed wool in our stash)

there came another pair

*

Luckily creativity runs in the family !

Granddaughter bought some simple black shoes ...

Now they're not simple anymore, but 

BEAUTIFUL !

With the use of a white Posca pen, a lot of time and her skills

she changed them into these !!!

(she's got talent !)

*

I the garden things keep changing

lots of pinks again.

Though the heavy rains of the last few days

aren't very nice to the phlox

and they all hang their heads,  heavy with raindrops

In our "green" water next to the garden

the coots are having their nth bunch of youngsters ...

(four on the day before yesterday ...

today I saw only three !)

a day in Hoorn ...

Weavers market in Hoorn

only once a year on a Wednesday in July ...

Many "textile-friends" 

have that date fixed in their calendar !

Daughter and I were going by our friend Caroline's car,

a one and a half hour drive from Rotterdam.

A warm and sunny day

(though the weather forecast wasn't that pleasant for the afternoon ...)

There were already lots and lots of people when we arrived !

We split because Caroline waited for some more friends

that were coming from other places.

colours !

peg loom and wooden printing blocks

"Kantha" (inside of a jacket)

"Kantha" (outside of another one)

Soooo much to see ...

sooooo many goodies ...

I know there were others (that I know) on the market

but I hardly saw a familiar face,

only lovely "STUFF"

The five of us had a good lunch near the harbor ...

(no ... no eel ...

they were just bringing these inside, from the "IJsselmeer")

... on a (wobbly) boat, with a view on the harbor mouth

where lots of sailboats were seeking refuge

for the foretold bad weather)

(bad weather that didn't come)

Then back to the market !

Where there was some lady, that makes beautiful shrouds out of felt, for burial

"Rest in Felt"

And more stalls with more lovely items.

In the end of the afternoon it was so hot again

that we went home before it all ended.

At home Man waited with hommmme mmmmmade Lasagna !!!

Mmmmmmmmmmmm !

Time to see what goodies the two of us had

A hand dyed shawl, cotton scrim, wool with silk,

silk hankies, labradorite pendant, drop spindle and some

special closures for felted bags.

Abundance ! 

HAPPY

* 

Because of the sweltering heat in the afternoon

the toads (eight or nine) came out for diner ...

probably flying ants.

What a day !

wishing you ...

... a lot of

happiness,

peace,

(desperately needed in some places)

good health,

and of course

creativity

!

To all my friends out there in blog-land

a very good 

2017

Just before the end

I received my last felting-exchange piece

(at least I think it is) 

Another lovely creation to wear

with a sweet christmas card

Thank you so much Helma !!!

And on the same day another sweet envelope arrived :

from my dearest friend Birgit

she dyed some things in her indigo vat

and sent it back to me

(we split the wonderful dragon-embroidered piece !)

A dragon and some lovely threads

(bamboo, silk and cotton  f.l.t.r.) 

My zigzag socks are finished

and because it is such fun knitting

and daughter had sock yarn leftovers too

I started right away with another pair

reds and purples this time ...

See you all next year !

LAST PINK RIBBON : day 31

Again I can say :

I made it

It required perseverance to keep it up during the month,

(with a little dip in the last week)

but I came through all right.

I didn't start this project lightly.

But my encounter with breast cancer,

eighteen years ago,

wasn't very simple either

...

and I made it there too !

Pink Ribbon collects money for more studies

into the treatment and aftercare

of breast cancer patients.

And for that cause

playing with felt, embroidery floss and beads

isn't such a heavy task !!!

So here is my last Textile Jewel ... 

and your last chance to buy something beautiful !

Pink Ribbon  textile jewel for day  31 :

Lilac little heart with lilac silk back,

embroidered with a couched hand dyed silk swirl

sequins and seed beads

on a 86 cm long wax cord

(with sliding knots)

SOLD !

€ 10

donation for Pink Ribbon and this LAST Textile Jewel

will be yours, to keep or as a lovely present

for someone who needs some extra love !

All you need to do is send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

"sweetheart"

NOT tomorrow,

but soon enough,

I will reveal how much money have been donated

to Pink Ribbon

!