I made these in about ten minutes while waiting to leave for the Lightning in a Bottle festival. I had inspiration from a woman named Betsy Finkelhoo, who I met at Symbiosis Gathering the week before. I was inspired by her use of random bits and scraps, so I made these out of the junk on the bottom of my craft bins. I wanted texture, color, pattern and little stories in each piece. The backs are fixed with felt securing a pin and a hair clip.
Scrap stories include lichen gathered from the forest, ribbon from a free pile, green and black woven napkin from Peru once belonging to my Great Grandmother, pink lace from old panties.
Scraps here include lichen gathered from Faeryworlds festival in Eugene, OR, shirt scraps from my good friend Zoe, brown lace from Lia's skirt, and scraps salvaged from my friend Ivy's sewing room floor.
Yellow lace from panties, scraps from Ivy, pieces cut from free pile scores, tassels from a fabric sample booklet purchased in Portland for $1.
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