Yvette

I know I say this a lot (or maybe not enough), but I miss my friends and relatives back in Florida. Every time I miss a birthday party, baby shower, baptism, or even a Friday night dinner out with friends, it is like a million knives flying through my heart.

This is why I was so touched (and excited) when my cousin (technically my husband’s cousin’s sister-in-law, but after being friends for 20 years, and catching the bouquet at my wedding, we are practically blood relatives) asked me to create a special wreath for her mom’s Pink Party, celebrating 5 years of being free of breast cancer.

She told me exactly what she wanted and I was thrilled to get right to work.

A rag wreath is one of those projects where you really have to LOVE person for whom you are making it, because it is quite time consuming. Good thing I LOVE these ladies!! 😉

Each strip of fabric is ripped and individually tied to the wreath base. The more strips you fit on to the base, the fuller the wreath is. I wanted a FULL wreath. I used a total of 3.5 yards of 5 different fabrics.

One of the fabrics was a floral print with pink ribbons. Another fabric had the words “Faith, Hope, Love, Charity”.

I love how the different shades of pink give it depth and texture.

I love the end result so much, that I am planning to make myself a springtime rag wreath (if I start now, it may be complete by spring!!)

I hope my cousin loves this wreath as much as I loved making it. Here’s to a lifetime of health for the beautiful “L” and a cure for breast cancer.

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Although I’ve been working on some fun beaded accessories, I still love using fabric in jewelry.

This fabric covered button is set on a round bezeled fashion ring. The fabric is Haven’s Edge The Garden Turquoise and the ring, which sets normally at about a size 6, can be squeezed tighter or opened to adjust to almost any adult finger. The bezel measures a little less than one inch diameter. I coated the fabric in a decoupage sealer to keep it from getting dirty by wear.

What I like most about using fabric in jewelry is that each piece can be personalized using the fabric of your choice giving you options as well as one-of-a-kind looks. Click here to see some other fabric jewelry.

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