Upcoming Shows

<div align="center">It's going to be a very busy December!! I'm doing a lot of shows plus keeping up stock in all the stores. But I'm really looking forward to it too!</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whip-Stitch-Art-Craft-Fair/137743969606077#!/event.php?eid=102455879826479"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540964286529297010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVC_wR6PIY9ENhKu7K9IZZ5-eEUjPvO-vhHlJbZlGW5HUTakF09UhsefD8vd3ZKRphJGoH6xEK_FDdQgWsq4Uv9pHv2gn0enu2z-jSSjjvyFzUTL7C2XxSgNop_tzMj84rge1dRFtzQpo/s400/leon.bmp" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Sunday, November 28 · 11:00am - 5:00pm</div><div align="center">Tuesday, November 30 3:00pm - 8:00pm<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Location Leon & Lulu<br />96 W. 14 Mile</div><div align="center">Clawson, Mi 48017<br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br />Leon & Lulu invites everyone to meet local artists and craftspeople and discover the handmade crafts being made in Michigan and surrounding areas.<br />The Artists' Market will occur Sunday, November 28 from 11am until 5pm and Tuesday, November 30, from 3pm to 8pm. There is no admission fee to attend or exhibit and the event will once again benefit Cass Community Services.<br />Find the event on facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whip-Stitch-Art-Craft-Fair/137743969606077#!/event.php?eid=102455879826479">here</a>.<br /></div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whip-Stitch-Art-Craft-Fair/137743969606077#!/event.php?eid=164571203576001"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540963650668031826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixFfo4q5JSAd_SQ2k_I5S7ONlvBFysVLHRgfQYuOTgE1PeDGCA4bTrDQiC9uGhvSAJIUeskcrnEFmE0kVvUKcDD93kBfH5lJcXNFb76ZOSqPc-aWlYynPga0uh3InzuvlOmzT379bxYs/s400/youtique.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 142px; CURSOR: hand" /> <p align="center"></a>Saturday, December 4 · 2:00pm - 9:00pm<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Location Old Main - Wayne State University<br />4841 Cass Avenue<br />Detroit, MI<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Created By Michigan Artisans<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br />A boutique shopping event with the community in mind. A fundraising event for the Interior Designers Coalition for Change (www.idcfc.org).<br /><br />Youtique will be part of Detroit’s Noel Night Celebration on Saturday December 4th, 2010. Please join us for shopping, networking and a silent auction.<br />...<br />The Youtique event will be held in the main lobby of Old Main, on the campus of Wayne State University. This is one of the main drop off locations for the shuttle during the Noel Night activities. Old Main will also offer Christmas Tree Sales, an anthropology exhibit, theater performances, dance performances, musical entertainment and much more!<br /><br />Noel Night is a celebration of the art and Midtown Detroit’s Cultural Center institutions. Many institutions open their doors free of charge to the public. Activities include horse-drawn carriage rides, holiday shopping, family craft activities and performances by over 70 area music, theater, and dance groups.<br /><br />Please join us for a great way to kick of the holiday season!<br /><br />For more information on Youtique please visit:<br />www.youtique-detroit.com<br /><br />For more information on Noel Night, please visit:<br /><a href="http://www.detroitmidtown.com/05/noelnight.php">http://www.detroitmidtown.com/05/noelnight.php</a> </p><p align="center">Facebook event page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whip-Stitch-Art-Craft-Fair/137743969606077#!/event.php?eid=164571203576001">here</a>.</p><p align="center">I've never been to Noel Night--I can't wait.<br /><br /><br /></p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whip-Stitch-Art-Craft-Fair/137743969606077#!/event.php?eid=132879380096083"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540963646558888626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcvalyYrzSAcjRZ53aGOmam9IyPcV_G-pT3WVAmlN4A-RP3q4QDhWFk7c2PVvLGBBoJJ7WV4zpROkk5dxlWnwEqjq-gqtSks5Mt7-M49_12X0Ux0DWAgkx-qR6mdJzIXinMFCLUhI2No/s400/whip+stitch.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Crafts, art, beer, and derby girls? How can you not want to come???</p><p align="center">Sunday, December 5 · 2:00pm - 10:00pm<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />The Corner Brewery<br />720 Norris Street<br />Ypsilanti, MI<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Created By Ann Arbor Roller Derby, Shannon Merryman<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Check out the vendors...<br /><br />-48 Days in Tokyo<br />-Bang Pow Creations<br />-Domestic Arts Cakes<br />...-Intl. Robot<br />-Lilacpop<br />-Michael Ann Erlewine<br />-Victoria Weeber<br />-AMEPIX<br />-basement6<br />-Edible Paint-ies & co.<br />-Lily Angiolini<br />-Sweet Pea Floral Design<br />-Arbor Henna<br />-Bows before Hoes<br />-Fartsy Arts<br />-Lisa Napier Sews<br />-Kate Stoud Design<br />-Telly2bitt<br />and more...<br /><br />We will also have a beer brewed just for this event, some treats, and derby girls galore.<br /><br />To learn more about the Whip Stitch Art & Craft Fair presented by the Ann Arbor Derby Dimes, visit http://www.a2derbydimes.org/content/1st-annual-whip-stitch-art-craft-fair-hosted-ann-arbor-derby-dimes. And become a fan of Whip Stitch on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whip-Stitch-Art-Craft-Fair/137743969606077<br /><br />You can also promote Whip Stitch by printing/sharing the flier (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1377/5144644160_f6f46e1f37_o_d.jpg) and handbills (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5144076679_9e7ec9a0dc_o_d.jpg).<br /><br />Whip Stitch will be held Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Corner Brewery, 720 Norris St. in Ypsilanti, from 2-10 p.m.<br />Facebook event page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whip-Stitch-Art-Craft-Fair/137743969606077#!/event.php?eid=132879380096083">here</a>.<br /><br /></p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whip-Stitch-Art-Craft-Fair/137743969606077#!/event.php?eid=120422934684971"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540963644752872130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8MVC9AxXwJb42iKHM2CCo1faazNTwNLxckmHir92geKlgYE1zy1SQ2GSZemFqdfKmdwD12WtbYAdbQupBF3tZNIVlglqiCuMeAHx8rCxt5_yxUG8cVXDRaHjLCrZWqxAWLM5oqa9K4M/s400/winter+fling.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" /> <p align="center"></a>Saturday, December 11 · 11:00am - 7:00pm<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />AJ's Music Cafe<br />240 W. 9 Mile<br />Ferndale, MI<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Created By A Craft Thing<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Bringing it Back to D.I.Y. Alternative Indie Art & Craft Show featuring over 30 Vendors. Free Admission!<br /><br />DJs spinning vinyl and tunes all day by:<br />* RYAN ALLEN (TAN!, Friendly Foes, Destroy This Place)<br />* JIM CARROLL (Five Three Dial Tone Records)<br />* STEVERS MCFEVER (Scarlet Oaks) and<br />* MIKE DUTKEWYCH bringing his soul, funk and R&B sounds of his popular Soul Deep Sunday evenings to Ferndale for the day.<br /><br /><br />RAFFLES!!! We are shaping up to have a few amazing and awesome raffle packages, which may include items from the following Sponsors:<br /><br />ReadyMade Magazine, Sublime Stitching, UHF, Downtown Ferndale Bike Shop, Flip Salon, CraftyGangsta.com, Comfortably Lovely, The Handmade Gift Guide, AJ's Music Cafe<br /><br />And don't forget Coffee!<br /><br />Balloons and snowflakes!<br /><br />We plan on using lots of !!!!!'s and making the event as *green* as possible.<br /><br />Visit us at http://aCraftThing.net/<br /><br />Facebook event page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whip-Stitch-Art-Craft-Fair/137743969606077#!/event.php?eid=120422934684971">here</a>.<br /><br />I'll also be doing a trunk show/shopping event at <a href="http://goodsdetroit.com/">Goods </a>in Detroit Dec. 17th. More details to follow! And don't forget you can pick up cool Lilacpop jewelry and photography at <a href="http://www.yellowdoorartmarket.com/">Yellow Door Art Market</a> in Berkley. If you haven't stopped in yet--you should! It rocks.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>

Upcoming Shows

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Detroit Necklace

<a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.179847413.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.179847413.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 442px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 390px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I made a couple of new necklaces over the weekend. These ones are stamped with "DETROIT" and could be a for a woman or man. I can also replace the rubber tubing necklace with an oxidized metal chain. I always welcome custom orders so if there is another city you'd like stamped just send me a message!<br /><div><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.179847377.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.179847377.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 362px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 369px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div>Find me on facebook by clicking <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lilacpopphotography?ref=ts">HERE</a>.</div><div>Find me on twitter by clicking <a href="http://twitter.com/lilacpop">HERE</a>.</div><div>Connect wtih me on flickr <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24546607@N04/">HERE</a>.</div></div>

Detroit Necklace

I made a couple of new necklaces over the weekend. These ones are stamped with "DETROIT" and could be a for a woman or man. I can...

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It All Started With A Purse and an Idea

<div><br /><br /> </div><div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442350323340717410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyjMHSWuuS2QQolzQGP7cdDrygmcj8Z0DhyW1tKepK3IgNQrls6y4wywlkZVpLbYxkvYlle5FDWE3nlirw_SZwrPSQodBgWgYzQsacu39CyAWOXI_hVqz6DD3Mq6HW7Gif2TmXVnp_4U/s400/camera+purse+1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> <div><br /> </div><div>It all started with browsing through <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> and seeing illustrations of antique cameras and I decided to draw on my purse. I started getting stopped on the street and asked about it. Then I came up with the idea of "purse tattoos." I am hoping to offer them on my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> shop--you mail me your purse and I "tattoo" it and mail it back. I'm still working out the details.</div><div> </div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442353015160610050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwijqR2EZDVJ5ooCzHCegvuC1em8-5xGvD_0Uo545MpbdFTEkZhqnjYKLiLnt3bu61MFTtLEcS4wK7Ylfi7FJBMFTpg6tG3TWKU8keHr6ui97Ftn17f5EktkvSw_aoghWGUv7MMf7kt4/s400/DSC_2284.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Then a friend asked me to do one on a vintage <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tourister</span> suitcase called a Tiara.</div><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442350309043486050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE-6R1Jh0bkgNa5AU-TAzN-cN15ozeJ28Am4iNwqY-xeZzbSEZSaoOX7IfPsEG6AEuSNu3xWy7-3v33aBEmoIihKxp-nhLldm3-XEy1iaxcFpcFToKkG53iLvoMZritAeQU_gJB1zHgE/s400/peace+purse+3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><br /><div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442350311666086706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqK7C0do-6-aQt3Y08khxAirW_9FFTAANEDxA-PIBXyTOKxmLfWop17-hYXgYk8TJReaISpcCq-W1cMP2aNw-LL2uO4dt_9_9IEIA0uSWDXdrXRmSguivpPAkOjbqC5xMpNXmrS7aGQoU/s400/peace+sign+purse+1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><br /><div> I stopped in at Eight-o-Eight (a resale shop) in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Clawson</span> and Carmen, one of the owners, gave me a bunch of her purses to tattoo. This one is an illustration of Carmen herself!<br /><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442353004951120978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4rfY2HF4ieptUC5dhndGpS0rdl7oXe49k5JIdHnfr1hA9MwoLe4wmDRqm-8E8YjaXD2-kVy-ZajcWQ0MVChCzD1WDuaH5Q7KaDOTdxuMQjkc0eIbYhmqX6vA9tPBZSg5FhyPUF8FTJA/s400/carmen+purse+3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 368px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442350327181011842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fuxuCSfDWsoM-oiSs6Qnj0S0V07k_Ok_TfYT_0yaLhvBQ4FnFnmm9qxsDfVEKaMKFnAdLhWPT6_uacfRMtKStrfmjATlk5Ew_YsUetw1WRku8SfWaM7C7_Crubum59mgWytFO9gIPD0/s400/white+purse+2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div align="center">I bought this cute white purse at Eight-o-Eight and I'm going to offer it in my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> shop too. Check out the vampire teeth on it!</div><div> </div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442350331927897026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXai7vbWjTC2iETc4TgJQyZyRT3Q2UjP3Tc-1452nVtcKr4zPbk_OzOFX4MpTnaw358Uijc_hfse-kjL5n2aMKmxWaJvxVnLJO4ROyhpM3Zng8q77zpZzdLrLC6mv78yC9balW_U1-lA/s400/white+purse+4.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> Most of my product shots are self portraits and I always do them in front of the same wall in the same way and although I do like them sometimes I just get bored. So I hopped up on our trunk and took this one. I liked it so much that I got my daughter to pose for me too.<br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpO3RtjDHPBCrC4MZsGook-LhKTK-_k1lN895keug_-Z-BlIFyZ6EBMev76pq8XFC-btvTt0FQWF_MH6HTGPKgSfe2JPLeDaOhJdEUgpNFOuVtbwRf0tSypeTelkmNI-4_kwV4LJg24A/s1600-h/Justy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442349558843436418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpO3RtjDHPBCrC4MZsGook-LhKTK-_k1lN895keug_-Z-BlIFyZ6EBMev76pq8XFC-btvTt0FQWF_MH6HTGPKgSfe2JPLeDaOhJdEUgpNFOuVtbwRf0tSypeTelkmNI-4_kwV4LJg24A/s400/Justy.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29Ja1C7sFYaXhPM5g198OYZaB8FlFoFFJEZFEU1zeyFqNCBGLKMGRonJmLBPsbS6v1LSx6P33MYsGLMjq3F6aH04F_qSdew8Qn2hmzm8mMkQNPJrk8P_6AgsKfQqEBrX-7NMeZa7pXMo/s1600-h/Self+portrait+window.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442349555024079394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29Ja1C7sFYaXhPM5g198OYZaB8FlFoFFJEZFEU1zeyFqNCBGLKMGRonJmLBPsbS6v1LSx6P33MYsGLMjq3F6aH04F_qSdew8Qn2hmzm8mMkQNPJrk8P_6AgsKfQqEBrX-7NMeZa7pXMo/s400/Self+portrait+window.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Then I decided to take some self portraits. And there you go-it all started with a purse and I think it ended with some of the strongest self portraits I've done. Or at least I hope!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5K7uPnNtjfRSusLi7jBAH5M3OzUIRTnOIJckSAo_s6YgAuWQb3czXphrCViYtxgtqFZWx0nzwXxRAypWdTgbZXK0ki4gVwtmYZIWlBEu0px6FXtEux82yKWpA278OV5DqgTXh-KQbsQ/s1600-h/DSC_2771.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442349544411004914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5K7uPnNtjfRSusLi7jBAH5M3OzUIRTnOIJckSAo_s6YgAuWQb3czXphrCViYtxgtqFZWx0nzwXxRAypWdTgbZXK0ki4gVwtmYZIWlBEu0px6FXtEux82yKWpA278OV5DqgTXh-KQbsQ/s400/DSC_2771.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 388px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydLmGYVSusDhuBbjJvnnTLPVUlD4ydzau6WQnx-LREQfPgzV7-5djDyfZJRQOuE_DB1d_k9O1QTbDfYOXPVYIgbhv6U0Ui4FcrcO6epvu3KURTEespoaLoCgor85sylVcsMdHDFYEIUg/s1600-h/DSC_2777.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442349540390112850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydLmGYVSusDhuBbjJvnnTLPVUlD4ydzau6WQnx-LREQfPgzV7-5djDyfZJRQOuE_DB1d_k9O1QTbDfYOXPVYIgbhv6U0Ui4FcrcO6epvu3KURTEespoaLoCgor85sylVcsMdHDFYEIUg/s400/DSC_2777.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kvBbgNJ3bHiUP6_2_JvSbxOnIQ5nYg15X4imXqgc8sOlr4RDSDauOuPPbk_qmMZZeoF-kBdrZBvND4YamLWgaRRrTRFQ2sc_FIEYpLotEQfVajp0DV-iQWqLPznfQs9CIr4f-jwRP-I/s1600-h/DSC_2768.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442349537275526450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kvBbgNJ3bHiUP6_2_JvSbxOnIQ5nYg15X4imXqgc8sOlr4RDSDauOuPPbk_qmMZZeoF-kBdrZBvND4YamLWgaRRrTRFQ2sc_FIEYpLotEQfVajp0DV-iQWqLPznfQs9CIr4f-jwRP-I/s400/DSC_2768.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 340px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

It All Started With A Purse and an Idea

It all started with browsing through etsy and seeing illustrations of antique cameras and I decided to draw on my purse. I started getti...

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Felted Scarflette Made from Recycled Sweater

<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAa-X_zxnlprvMOJFZGNy1bQ2BBcwjXHQwK4eeCpYOLVc5EL1M_DDrDaKO19akD6VvsC1Gzg_23yxm6Tcdr28hKfENz_1g6waWa9XTBMq76uyMAYB61sfMXlx3Hz-8KAt25yYq3RT47Q/s1600-h/blue+scarflette.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896769042874754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAa-X_zxnlprvMOJFZGNy1bQ2BBcwjXHQwK4eeCpYOLVc5EL1M_DDrDaKO19akD6VvsC1Gzg_23yxm6Tcdr28hKfENz_1g6waWa9XTBMq76uyMAYB61sfMXlx3Hz-8KAt25yYq3RT47Q/s320/blue+scarflette.jpg" style="WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center"> We finally had a day to just relax at home with no plans so I pulled out my sewing machine and made this scarflette! I felted this vibrant blue sweater a long time ago and used it for the liner of a bright orange felted scarf. But there was still quite a bit left and finding a sweater (or even yarn) in this bright a blue is rare so I used it up! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi2_R16PyfetCOi1s8xUEl8hvzQmFrSJx3i6Z2Gxjo3HKHd3jA-O1g1UTM5jlTzEZb7qzENGXVfICh_VdfkgHL9WenT_ZBuFJvi4DNL-kmBaIOhiNlqZW8wyUSPvMpSP8EOzQD_6jc10/s1600-h/blue+felted+scarflette+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896765256455842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi2_R16PyfetCOi1s8xUEl8hvzQmFrSJx3i6Z2Gxjo3HKHd3jA-O1g1UTM5jlTzEZb7qzENGXVfICh_VdfkgHL9WenT_ZBuFJvi4DNL-kmBaIOhiNlqZW8wyUSPvMpSP8EOzQD_6jc10/s320/blue+felted+scarflette+2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 181px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ufCbGZXbV7K0vx2Ee2PVIn-gfOEwgHmSU4-E2Y3W866Gx-MTIIGmff-S9yZGBPe7o4XFQ6oDYGP5-8oyWpDRVDZDIomYKgRY3JO1vfXStXWH-m3_QpmZwnNnkG9n9C8l5CCiwYB5LkA/s1600-h/blue+felted+scarflette+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896761521604994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ufCbGZXbV7K0vx2Ee2PVIn-gfOEwgHmSU4-E2Y3W866Gx-MTIIGmff-S9yZGBPe7o4XFQ6oDYGP5-8oyWpDRVDZDIomYKgRY3JO1vfXStXWH-m3_QpmZwnNnkG9n9C8l5CCiwYB5LkA/s320/blue+felted+scarflette+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I cut the sleeve off and cut the ribbed end off as well. I sewed the end shut and turned it right side out. I used my rotary cutter and a ruler to get a perfectly straight strip which I made into the ruffle in the end. To sew it, I inserted it between each seam and pinned it shut. Then sewed it-pretty simple actually. I decided to sew snaps in the inside to close it. It needed something else but with such a bright color I wanted to keep it fairly simple so I sewed on a collection of my grandmother's vintage buttons. Now I have to decide if I'm going to keep it for myself or sell it on etsy...<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx5qhyphenhyphen5JpqPB4qfvAa3NIwJwRaORYWaT2a4dFTNoALJh06eweP8uDBFJjVQu-koz4E5-E0msmqhUxmhNh-0R4pdZBiQWQGziEf1hJMhXXPaua4coA9_VvLvgX8_3LzYbX67IjGyt-aMM/s1600-h/blue+felted+scarflette+4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896758506073154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx5qhyphenhyphen5JpqPB4qfvAa3NIwJwRaORYWaT2a4dFTNoALJh06eweP8uDBFJjVQu-koz4E5-E0msmqhUxmhNh-0R4pdZBiQWQGziEf1hJMhXXPaua4coA9_VvLvgX8_3LzYbX67IjGyt-aMM/s320/blue+felted+scarflette+4.jpg" style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-XP2V0hh1ZXZ57QnO7LkcGrvBX6YGDd2lXxd1oIwX1YnVI0otFmDDutfiw3hbltuxaN-GVmSxvhE1Oxk0HBzCVPTLO60b9v5IYtqgoFYbn9TUo1y0Z5m6-GHG_BSmmGSGF-gOoyq9UQ/s1600-h/blue+felted+scarflette+5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896610364354514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-XP2V0hh1ZXZ57QnO7LkcGrvBX6YGDd2lXxd1oIwX1YnVI0otFmDDutfiw3hbltuxaN-GVmSxvhE1Oxk0HBzCVPTLO60b9v5IYtqgoFYbn9TUo1y0Z5m6-GHG_BSmmGSGF-gOoyq9UQ/s320/blue+felted+scarflette+5.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br />I have this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32939492">necklace</a> below listed on etsy and it has been sitting there a while. It's a really cool necklace and after evaluating the listing I decided it needed some better photos, which then led me into evaluating all my listings and I decided to reshoot a whole bunch!<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32939492"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896435449638642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyMiaRQ5TgnJwb71_hkKnqekxNgoQsxY7M7PaIXZWmIRkDSO492ayjBk5yy6a-Ew5AfXNIi9BLWGToHFNwrp1mcpOtiFILPwvuEqf4rs0eTW2iqFhFZlskEzey_asUeEzMeQTLF3IEAE/s320/leaf+loops+necklace+4.jpg" style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24577814"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896429852183122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZIHP1wAahV8LkJeqyJ90W8nQGpNTsgXXU-He_aJzOpoFfaL9-Rs36UNopFUnRT4Kr-vPsGLgFPtUpsn72TX6QFuo2X4pWF8XuWYQ35-BGvWJUp10oI2RkRGQ1-EQZZiEqn-2cKR4szw/s320/stacked+bird+necklace.jpg" style="WIDTH: 182px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />This is another <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24577814">necklace</a> that looks really great on but I didn't have any photos of anyone wearing it. I also lowered the price a bit.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZslXuwgQOLO4gN1vDk0n2ccSPy6SxuTkFrjCjArnLy4Ngmw4TGDFCJQtvfvbxBf3tV8QSDHqPKYAgT_UKjDH_kpLXeZxaUnvZFf6NpswP_J_qc7mvUAN2I9guWgJV775gtecTBL58dA/s1600-h/ceramic++bead+necklace.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896420866471714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZslXuwgQOLO4gN1vDk0n2ccSPy6SxuTkFrjCjArnLy4Ngmw4TGDFCJQtvfvbxBf3tV8QSDHqPKYAgT_UKjDH_kpLXeZxaUnvZFf6NpswP_J_qc7mvUAN2I9guWgJV775gtecTBL58dA/s320/ceramic++bead+necklace.jpg" style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24577814"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427896417224728258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58W_ySsDMOfBTUT0HhX-2V0OqVbO7pbM3sO-M3OZb3IWkW6iQdHLHzaV2hFI8uMk3vyzAswtYebxtuqFKFcjJv6Imn3mD_RY2KA5GVVQJJEcqp7PXkEVKssbqDP-MwtO_U7OAVPwuwxg/s320/big+bird+necklace.jpg" style="WIDTH: 208px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />These are a couple of new necklaces. The <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24577814">bird one </a>was made by piecing together little bits and pieces of chain that I had leftover. I can't waste good chain! I hammered the circles by hand to connect them all. It has such a cute kitchy look to it!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div><div><div><div><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDvPwZKYr9jWA2N8oT0FkZgBux-fglia0tsANF8d6-k4gmoztrP2Fd9p5112B7mnvm71ZavPtkiDBBRha_8cj48yurache4GyMGCmtsyX-_nFwKz4ldBm190fdbpDhQNsFB0oyj0GI-A/s1600-h/janna+blue+portrait.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427895670406520322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDvPwZKYr9jWA2N8oT0FkZgBux-fglia0tsANF8d6-k4gmoztrP2Fd9p5112B7mnvm71ZavPtkiDBBRha_8cj48yurache4GyMGCmtsyX-_nFwKz4ldBm190fdbpDhQNsFB0oyj0GI-A/s320/janna+blue+portrait.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">I took a self portrait while I was at it too. I have really been loving the wrist warmers lately!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>I love comments so please feel free to leave one!</div></div></div></div></div></div>

Felted Scarflette Made from Recycled Sweater

We finally had a day to just relax at home with no plans so I pulled out my sewing machine and made this scarflette! I felted this vibrant...

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