Brainy

I made a detachable collar a while ago that is embellished with individually cut and hand-sewn felt pieces. In this photo each felt piece is pinned into place to create the composition, but I've since created the actual collar underlay and glued and sewn down the felt pieces to it. The final piece is pretty much as it appears here.The collar is held to the piece of clothing underneath by detachable magnets that clasp to some metal washers embedded into it. I like the convoluted brain-coral like texture.

Eventually I would like to create and entire outfit to go with the collar. A fancy skirt might be fun to work on I think, but who knows when that will happen, eh? Making things is especially hard these days with my scattered, absent-minded pregnant brain.

You may be wondering, "What the heck have you been up to Nancy?" Making these things!!! would be my answer. Having fun, fun, fun with FIMO, a rolling pin, and some marbles. Oh and I got a new camera with super macro abilities thanks to the best husband ever. Here are some pics. Enjoy!

Then I got a pasta machine for the rolling. That's when the edges got more interesting and became more island-like. I'm currently working on an archipelago: