Speak to me, O Muses!

If I have a Muse, she whispered in my ear sometime this morning. After making those beaded medallions, and then pleating that green ribbon and sewing it to them, I laid the medallions on either end of a belt I'd been given and thought to myself, "Now WHAT?" Well, I think I know! I have some green satin that I could pleat and attach to the belt, framing it on one side, and then add some camel-colored chainette fringe (the belt is camel-colored) and voila! I may have a sell-able piece! <sigh> if I can part with it. I really do like those medallions...

Well, come on, May! I think you're going to be THE month. I hope to maybe at least schedule that photo shoot for the store this month, if not actually have it - I just need to coordinate with work, the model, and the photographer for that to happen. I have 6 pieces at the moment that are priced and ready for adding to the store - I just want them to look great when I post them!

I was given some beautiful fabric today for making HipScraps with, and after a tiny bit of research I learned that the fabric actually are head wraps sold by The American Cancer Society of America at their site, tlcdirect.org. They are far too big for use singly as HipScraps, but I think I can make each one into two or more (depending on size) HipScraps. They were given to me by my very good friend, Elena, whose mother recently passed away from cancer. The head wraps were hers - Dana's. Per Elena's request, one of the head wraps is reserved for a Gypsy costume she is building, and another she has asked I name the resulting HipScraps after her mother. The fabric for what will be come the 'Dana' is a lovely camel color, with a line drawing of twigs and leaves on it in black. I happen to know where to order some great beaded tassel trim in a matching camel color, or in black, so I think I'll be able to do Dana justice when I create the 'Dana' HipScrap(s).

Each of these head wraps sells at the American Cancer Society site for $18.00, and the price of the resulting HipScraps will reflect that. I have thought about it, and think it would only be right to make a donation to that organization, or one that Dana preferred, from the proceeds of any sales from HipScraps made from these six head wraps. Here's a photo of them all together:

I'd write more, but honestly, I want to get to work on that medallion belt idea - it's kinda burning my brain right now! More later, I'm sure.