OK, this piece was especially challenging as I created it in a day after weeks of extreme procrastination... to the 3rd power. This was another challenge put forward to the EtstyNJ Team to create items to benefit the Friends of Joey Foundation during a dinner/auction earlier this spring. This challenge was extremely interesting also because we were asked to keep the item's color scheme in the Spring Now 2008 color palette. So with time dwindling, I quickly gathered together:- vintage brass drawer plate label
- 2 vintage costume jewelry necklaces
- scrapbook Prima flowers
- flatback rhinestone studs
- and my secret weapon... a piece of junk mail from a cable company that 'just' happen to incorporate all of the colors in the palette!
I quickly crafted this upcycled bracelet and drove it to the coordinator, shutterkate, as it was too late to send in the mail. Ooh I pray the wearer of this piece enjoys it as much as I enjoyed making it. I love it when a plan comes together for the greater good... Romans 8v28.Before I go, I have to give a shout out to Amy of Julia Belle Vintage who inspired this piece. I was taken back by the way she lovingly creates her works of art. Thank you for being an inspiration to us all!So readers, what have you created in just the 'nick of time'? Please share... I'd like to know!NJT
My BIL is back from Iraq. It's hard to believe that it has already been 18 months. I am sure it seem like a life time to my DMIL. I am just glad that he is home. I pray for those still there. I pray for those who have to go, those returning, those who will never return home, those who live there, those who lives were cut short, those who lives will never be the same. I pray for anyone in the war zones who have seen, heard or felt things they should have never seen, heard or felt. God Bless.
This is my donation entry to a Mother/Daughter fundraiser for Etsynj Team member, katylua. Would you believe that I ripped the Mother brooch apart about 6 times until I thought I had it just right... Then in a last minute gesture to make it especially pop - I attached the mom & daughter pin together to create the mom flower pin pictured. That left me the challenge to recreate a daughter pin; As you can see, for that, I paired a covered button with more fabric scraps and viola... daughter can style with mom! LOLNJT
