Chiffon

Ya wanna do a "make and take"?

That's what BFF Virginia said to me yesterday.

Her niece, Kami Dorr of Oklahoma City, showed her

how to do these last week!

We love them!

I had done this with tulle....

It's a different look and OH SO flammable!

You need to gather a tealight candle,

a small bowl of water in case you have a flame

and

a piece of aloe vera for when you burn yourself....

I only burned myself doing the tulle...

which I'm not showing here.

JUST go buy some chiffon...that's what these are.

Cut circles out of the chiffon.... do it freehand, do not draw them.

JUST do as I say.... keep it simple....

You can cut them different sizes.

The chiffon slightly heated is very forgiving

of shapes you've cut...

Hold it above the flame and quickly move it

to singe the edge. You can also lightly

heat the bottom of the petal to make it

curl more.

You can make french knots in the middle or sew seed beads! Wouldn't these be great on a shoe!!!! Or in your hair or on your blouse!!!! Or on a sachet or a belt! Let me know what you do!

Charms, Dangles, Brooches... Oh My!

All of the brooches and charms/danglies are in for the recent Queen Bee Five Swap!

I showed you Patty's...above... last week.... It's a zipper...duh... but do you realize she painted it!????

Above is the one Carole made for me! It is perfect.... just the stuff I love!

Above is the one Margaret made! Yeah, I know.... perfect, too.

Nathalie's! Brilliant! Love the buttons and yo-yo's! My BFF Virginia will be drooling. You saw Patty's charms...above.... but had to share again!

Above is Carole's.....

They have these bottlecaps in New Zealand with a bird!

Every so often she sends us a pack of em!

And...Margaret.... you know I fall all over myself over every thing she makes....

She painted those crowns for each of us because you know we do have color preferences.

And Nathalie.... that's a bobbin... forgive my picture taking.

And she packaged it in a little matchbox that also said "hope" on it.

Details!!!

You need to check out their blogs, too...

and see the charms and brooches they received.

Are you ready for Valentine's Day?