What to do? The metal piece in the center of Michele's feather pin was broken. And at that angle, you couldn't get much of anything in there.
As for the top part of the pin:
See that pink center? The back of it is pointed. Once upon a time, there was a piece anchoring that to the metal one in the feather. Gone.
"Forget it," Michele had been told. "Can't be fixed. Nothing to be done."
Well, Michele didn't want to hear that. And we had just finished the chocolate brown bracelet (see "Look Again"), so I guess she thought I was up to the challenge.
I tried feathers, fabric, paper--nothing worked. But then I tried one more idea. Or should I say a notion.*
Oh, and in case you were wondering, the metal piece is still broken. I sewed right over it.
And what about that crystal top? It turned out to have two new lives, one as a pin and one as a pendant. Here it is with its new relatives.
As for the top part of the pin:
See that pink center? The back of it is pointed. Once upon a time, there was a piece anchoring that to the metal one in the feather. Gone."Forget it," Michele had been told. "Can't be fixed. Nothing to be done."
Well, Michele didn't want to hear that. And we had just finished the chocolate brown bracelet (see "Look Again"), so I guess she thought I was up to the challenge.
I tried feathers, fabric, paper--nothing worked. But then I tried one more idea. Or should I say a notion.*
Oh, and in case you were wondering, the metal piece is still broken. I sewed right over it.
And what about that crystal top? It turned out to have two new lives, one as a pin and one as a pendant. Here it is with its new relatives.
*Big thanks to the "Notions Queens" at Britex, Stone Mountain & Daughter, and the Ribbonerie for their help on this project.
©2009 Laynie Tzena.
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