Bracelet created from Valentine’s Art Erratica charm swap

my quilt guild challenge project:

We were given a fat quarter and a fabric fortune cookie with which we could create anything that incorporated both the idea of fortune and the fabric. Photos 5 -7 here show the challenge fabric (an oriental pattern in grays and gold). My fortune said, ‘To know the mind of a woman, listen to her words.’

I paired vintage nude images with quotes by famous women. The book is entirely composed of fabric with various embellishments including antique lace, button, beads, antique jewelry and ribbon. Some pages include pull out ATCs. The book is bound by weaving ribbon through the 5 signatures.

New Bracelet, originally uploaded by believemagic.

I had picked up an antique typewriter but could never rid it of the musty, old smell that was trapped in the oil and grease making it work. So I took it apart. The keys ended up here along with various antique jewelry pieces/parts.

dress form, originally uploaded by believemagic.

In pink and orange with hand dyed dictionary pages and sheet music, ribbon trim and old costume jewelry

fallqueen1, originally uploaded by believemagic.

I’m ready for decreased humidity, lower temperatures and fall colors. This weekend I created the Autumn Queen art doll using scrap fabric from the Denyse Schmidt scrap bags my mother-in-law sent me for my birthday. The colors were too delicious to resist.

Butterfly Graffitti Journal, originally uploaded by believemagic.

This is the back of my Butterfly Graffitti Journal created in Traci Bautista’s class. Her class was a lot of fun and messy. It’s hard to believe that the cover is fused paper towels. The book is juicy, fun to flip through and touch.

Click the photo so see the front and some inside pages.

Fabric Book of Whimsy, originally uploaded by believemagic.

I finally finished my Fabric Book of Whimsy started in Kristin Stiener’s class before I headed back to my room for a nap that Saturday. I love the way this book turned out and the feel of it in my hands.

I have started gathering material to make another based on a $2 set of red and white dish towels I picked up.

Click the photo to see more pages and the cover.

Artfolio, originally uploaded by believemagic.

This is the cover of my Artfolio created in DJ Pettitt’s class. I sort of wish I had flip flopped the front and back covers but I am still pleased with the final results.

Click to the photo to see close ups and the inside.

A year ago today we said good-bye to Pounce. And tonight we drove our friends to the emergency vet clinic to say good-bye to their beloved cat.

The impact of a cat upon our lives is both awe-inspiring and gut-wrenching.