Faerie Cupcake Pincushion

This month, my Etsy Street Team is designing and creating pincushions. I will be in SAN ANTONIO (yippee!) that night so I made mine ahead and posted it to the group.

My inspiration came from Gale Blair who recently returned from England. We were talking about cupcakes, scones and cream teas...which turned to faeries and whimsies and next thing you knew, I was making a Faerie Cupcake pincushion featuring a whimsy from the fabulous PaperWhimsy shoppe.

After I snapped the photo of the pincushion, I started playing around with it digitally. I'm not very experienced in that department but it was fun. I actually made it "transparent" (don't ask how, I could never repeat the process! LOL) and put a layer underneath it that is a vintage wallpaper which is where the scrolls came from. I have plans for this image...more details to follow. Such fun!

Charms for Paper Whimsy Swap

I just finished the "charm" portion of the Paper Whimsy Fabric Gothic Arch with Charms Swap. The arches have been done for some time and can be seen elsewhere on my blog so I will just post the charm photos today. They consist of seed-beaded wool felted beads and wire-wrapped miniature lightbulbs. How fun! Here they are...

Mermaid Paper Doll Shadow Box

PaperWhimsy had a sign-up for a Paper Doll Shadow Box Project and you know I had to sign up!! Love the paper dolls and we were given a "secret sister" to create for. I have fun all month teasing my "sister" so that she wouldn't think it was for her. I know she loves it and can't wait for her to receive it in the mail.

The doll has a PW face with french text body & arms. I hand-drew the "seaweed" around her face and added the crystal and flower embellishments. For her tail (which moves) I used distressed embossing powder.

For the background, I did some needle felting using a stencil and poked the olive & lime roving through the cut-outs to make the "seaweed" design. I added some navy and purple roving to create a bit of a swirld and after placing the doll on the background I added some sequins and beads. Do you like it? I am very pleased with her and excited to mail her to her new home. :-)

First Attempt at Needle Felting

I decided to give Needle Felting a go and found that I love it! It's like painting with fibers! I started with a pale cranberry wool felt and added roving, prima flowers and ribbons along with a lovely coppery frame and whimsical image.

I took an 8"x8" rusty metal ceiling tile and cut an "X" through the middle of it, rolled the points back and used it as a frame! Pretty cool, huh? I am going to add some rivets in the corner to hold it all together and then hang it on my art wall.

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