Very Jackie O.

I've been putting my paper crafting on hold recently, favoring instead playing with fabrics! Here's what started it all...

I found this gorgeous vintage enamel brooch on etsy...

... and my very first thought was 'Hmm... I bet I could do that with die cut felt." So that's what I did!
I found some absolutely yummy 100% wool felt from an awesome etsy seller Felt on the Fly. She was so great to work with! I used a Sizzix 3-in-1 daisy die to cut out the flowers. I used a Dritz covered button kit - my new favorite thing ever in the universe! - to cover 7/8" buttons for the centers. Check it out!

The easiest way to cut the felt was to cut all three flowers at once, so I was able to make 6 pins with just 3 pieces of 8.5x11 felt. But the buttons were really hard to cover with the thick felt, so I ended up using Pink Paislee's 365 Degrees collection Bella Brads in the center of 2 of the pins:

Aren't they cute? And so super simple! Gotta love that!

Thanks for stopping by.

~ star light ~ star bright ~

I got Pink Paislee's Starlight mini collection as soon as it was available. It's founded on red, white, and blue - one of my favorite color combos even though I'm not terribly patriotic! - with pops of yellow and turquoise, and tons of stars. I've loved it since I first saw it! But it just sat and sat on my shelf because I couldn't figure out what to do with it! I've only seen a couple examples of what others have done with the collection, but I was so impressed with the variety they produced. So I sat down last night with the intention of making some Father's Day cards for my etsy store, and spread all the materials out around me. I started with a dad card, and then decided to see if I could replicate some of the amazing variety I've seen from this collection. Here we go! Thanks for stopping by!