Fabric Beads & Charms

I have been having a "charming" weekend.

I made a batch of fabric beads: felt and fabric rolled around toothpicks and sealed with Diamond Glaze, then the ends were coated with gold embossing powder, and fibers were added for a bit of sass.

Then I decided to make charms out of several of the fabric beads. The charms were made from fabric beads, random plastic beads and shrink plastic charms strung along on black coated copper wire.

I think these little charms would be great for an altered book or charm bracelet.

I am participating in a big Art-a-thon weekend at ATCsForAll.com, and trading the charms along with inchies and other artsy goodness. Lots of fun!

some fine feathered friends

Bird puppets have always been popular in my Etsy shop, so I finally found time to pull some designs off my doodle pad and create two new birdies.

The BlueJay has been in my head for awhile, gently pecking at my brain. He was getting quite restless, so I had to finally let him out.

The Green Parrot was a whim. I looked through several photos of parrots - there are so many different kinds and colors! I opted for a green parrot as I was sorely lacking in green birds. I'm sure I will be creating more styles of parrot puppets in the future.

My current line up of bird puppets now totals 11: blackbird, bluebird, bluejay, cardinal, chick, chicken, duck, green parrot, owl, penguin, and robin.