Seaweed

 The seaweed wreath is coming along quite well.

It is a little hard to see the detail in the pics but I am building it up with yarns and beads and anything else that comes to mind.

 When creating something like this I love to have lots of options available.

 

It is rather messy but it all goes back in the basket at the end of the session.

CHALLENGE - SHEER DELIGHT

The FAAM challenge for August was   " sheer delight".  As I have been working several days each week lately I have had little opportunity for creation but this challenge really appealed to me.  In the end I managed two very quick items. 

This costume occured after a visit to an op shop where I bought some floral chiffon (skirt) and some very fine black tulle. (head scarf).  Recently Linda sent me some wireform (I think that is what it is called) and I used that to support the skirt.  The yellow leaves (hair and neck decorations) were made from organza ribbon fused with mistyfuse to make it stiffer and to stop it fraying when cut.

The idea of the "see through skirt" came from an early, famous pic of the late  Diana Spencer , who became the Princess of Wales.

My other entry for this challenge is continueing on the idea of using a mirror to back a piece of work.

The background is synthetic mesh often used in gift wrapping.  It is a pale green.   The flowers are made of chiffon, organza and nylon which has been cut with the soldering iron.  Crystals add colour and catch the light and wire just adds interest (I think)  This is called Summer Breeze, and now I cannot get that song out of my head.

I feel that this is a bit of a rush.  Have to prepare to go to work now.