Pin of the Day, October 26

Today's pin is one made with fused collage, with just some beading as an accent border. The image is comprised of fabrics, papers, threads and fibers. "Spirit" is something I think we draw from in wintertime, and this pin really has a winter feel to it. I'd like to think of the future wearer of this pin noticing the beauty of the colors in the darkened world of winter.

I've Begun with January's Piece

I'm happy to say I've started my January piece. I intend to be consistent in size, though I may have some vertical and some horizontal. From the fabric collage I selected a narrow format that was a pleasing combination of fabrics. The border fabric will most likely not show much, but the design intention is to show the collage fabrics with beaded embellishments. It is hard to see in the photo, but there is a lot of shimmering fabrics in this particular piece. Not always my thing,but I like having a real classically Winter feeling for January with cool colors and effects to reflect the magic that winter can be.

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I have not gotten too far but so far I'm choosing more pearl style beads to continue with the shimmering effects but to contrast with the fabrics.