Finished FAT Pockets

Here are all 3 of the FAT pockets: I used blocks I made in the late 1990's. snip snip and theyr'e good to go. metallics, fancy fabrics and copies of orginal ATC's I made years ago. tulle layered on top with lots of small free motion stitching with (gulp) silver metallic thread. Even tho the silver metallic thread kept breaking I used it to finish all 3 of the FAT pockets, what I did was added invisible thread to the metallic thread and it seemed to help it not to break. These measure 5 inches by 3 inches.

Venus Midnight Bloom 3 (finished)

I might as well keep going since I am on a roll. For some reason this might be what I am destined to create, who knows? So far I have made ATC's, postcards, 4x6", 5x7'" and 8x10"s. Maybe I will venture into a larger size. The only problem I see in working in a larger size is the peltex being too stiff to do the free motion stitching I am so fond of doing on my pieces.

American Cancer Society Fundraiser

"Fuchsia"

All generous donations goes directly to ACS, checks, money orders, credit card, paypal payments are written to "The American Cancer Society", no middleman handleing any payments.

This is an ongoing fundraiser that started a couple of years ago you can read up on it here:

http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/NewFiles/ACSFundraiser.html

Fiberartists from all around the world have donated their Fiberart for the fundraising. Any research done benefits all humankind not just Americans. I have donated many works of fiberart. Collage Mania II fundraiser starts:

Monday, May 5, 2008 starting at 9 a.m. CSTAll collages available for a minimum donation of $80.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 starting at 9 a.m. CSTAll collages available for a minimum donation of $40.

My donation (above) is done on silk then using Neopastel Artist's oil crayons for highlighting, silk, felt, bonbon wrappers, leather and seed beads then free motion stitching. I am still learning with 3 years of experience.