Doilies. Tea. Beads. Sequins. Buttons. Fabric scraps. Needle&Thread.
I took put of my boxes of embellishments last month and decided to work on some plain tops I had as gifts for people I know. All are variations on the same theme.
1. I can't crochet so those pieces were bought. The T and the crochet pieces were overdyed and the rest was just a matter of putting the crochet pieces, sequins and beads together.
2. Much the same for the piece below. The T and the crochet pieces are however tea dyed, the dye held up quite well.
3. For the linen piece below the pieces were slightly varied. I pieced together the small and larger crochet pieces along with black beads for the brooch like embellishment. The shoulder embellishment is brass beads, the centre floral motif is from vintage cloth. Both have bee beads, my current love.
I particularly like the little pocket (below) which is part of a piece I found in a flea market, I like the Australiana of the eucalyptus embroidery. And the single hummingbird - so hard to get these beads.
4. And the last picture has the vestiges of 80s vintage frocks. Along with twigs, the shoulder pads from these frocks make for rough and ready blooms :-)
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