Tuesday, October 8, 2013

The Kanzashi Fabric Flowers Again

Remember when I was talking about Japanese Kanzashi fabric flowers and had a link about how to make them?
http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2013/09/how-to-make-japanese-kanzashi-fabric.html

Great minds think alike.  Peggi was already making them for her latest Day of the Dead sugar skull piece.
http://tapestryfair.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-holiday-finish.html

Here are the three designs in the series unstitched, just so you can see what adding the flowers adds to the design.  Nice job, Peggi!
http://www.tapestryfair.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=1

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Today is Scissors Fob Day UPDATED

Well, this isn't an official holiday but I found new scissors fobs for sale everywhere this week, so I am announcing that today is the day to add fobs to your collection. If, like me, you don't like to use scissors fobs*, then pick up your favorite to use as a zipper pull on that fabulous project bag you just couldn't resist last year.   BeStitched has a nice selection of owl fobs from Barbara Elmore to celebrate fall and Halloween.
http://www.bestitchedneedlepointshop.com/store/fob-by-barbara-elmore/dp/17979

Needle Works is having a Fern Ridge Collection trunk show (fifteen percent off).  These are scissor fob kits and look to be very light weight.  Love the mermaid!
http://www.stitchinginthetexashillcountry.com/the_needle_works/2013/10/fern-ridge-scissor-fobs-trunk-show.html

Of course the ultimate in Halloween Bling fobs is from Ruth Schmuff, who has some amazing Boo! fobs for sale.  (Don't miss the Hello Kitty one, either.)
http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/needlepoint/--b-1.asp?category=53

*Personally I find scissor fobs heavy, always in the way when I'm cutting, and I never go anywhere so I don't need to know which pair of scissors is mine.  Here in CH, they ALL are!  LOL  That doesn't mean I don't want some of these fobs Just Because....

UPDATE:  More scissor fobs!
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2013/10/fobs-canvases.html

http://weoftheneedle.blogspot.com/2013/10/many-new-products-now-in-shop-and.html

http://www.theneedlebug.com/blog2/2013/10/new-scissor-fobs/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.