Tag: Velvet

Vintage Red Velvet spined book

I love this book.  You can't see all the pictures but the spine is a vintage red velvet upholstery material.  Supplies:  Vintage Red Velvet material / White linen cord / Box of red decked Strathmore cards and envelopes / burning tool. The covers are chip board inserted into an envelope and glued to the spine. …

VELVET Dream

AWWWW I LOVE MAKING THESE , IT IS SO GRATIFYING TO HAVE IT FINISHED , I USED VELVET RIBBON , INSIDE AND OUT , AND JUST LOVE THE FRENCH AIR TO IT.    

"A Familiar Tale"

  A Familiar Tale is a hand-bound, Victorian style album with a debossed velvet cover.   The book contains a humorous, allegorical fable of a woman and her struggle with a dog-like beast which represents a negative obsession, such as drug addiction, a bad relationship or over-eating.  The illustrations are ink-jet prints of my original…

Polka Dot "skirt" Purse – Detail 2

This purse has a flowing polka dot "skirt".  There are three layers of material under the polka dot fabric before getting to the base which is a sequined black velvet.  The purse handle has beaded work moving towards a beaded flower.

Polka Dot "skirt" Purse – Detail 1

This purse has a flowing polka dot "skirt".  There are three layers of material under the polka dot fabric before getting to the base which is a sequined black velvet.  The purse handle has beaded work moving towards a beaded flower.

Polka Dot "skirt" Purse – Full View

This purse has a flowing polka dot "skirt".  There are three layers of material under the polka dot fabric before getting to the base which is a sequined black velvet.  The purse handle has beaded work moving towards a beaded flower.

Cherish Your Heart Quilted Necklace

This necklace showcases the word Cherish that is hand sewn onto various red ribbons and embellished with glass beads, flower trim and embroidery thread. I approach my pendants as if it were a collage by “blending” the ribbons in the background with beads and embroidery accents to create this cohesive heart shaped piece. The pendant is…

Printer Paper Rose

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The rose is from our February Challenge of hearts or roses.  I took regular 8.5”” by 11” printer paper and painted two separate sheets- one in pink tones and one in greens.  I then crinkled and crinkled and crinkled the paper until it had a fabric-like affect.  I made…

Imagination of a China Man

This bracelet has a stiff foundation due to it's welded mesh copper and brass rings. I began by adding an antique piece of fabric from China and that inspired an entire story. The china man is sitting at his table with his eyes closed envisioning the next sentence he will write in his story. He…