My friend,
Angela's daughter...
...will become a teenager this Fall, and she's asked for some help with a project.
She wants to have a minimum of 60 bunting flags...
...to hang for a birthday celebration.
I can appreciate the enormity of the tasks she's laid before herself...
...as I was a rather
zealous mother, myself, when I was younger. Grin.
She's
smarter than I was about asking for (and accepting) help, though...
...the result being a greater
diversity in bunting flags, plus new
connections forged with others.
I consider thirteen to be a truly
magical age...
...the portal to womanhood...
...and often the last year for birthday wishlists which include both makeup
and toys!
Since I have four daughters of my own, and remember the joy of this milestone birthday for each of them...
...I wanted to help Angela make this one special for her daughter, as well.
I made the pink flag first...
...with handmade batts made of white wool roving and sparkly pink Angelina fiber.
Since she has a specific size requirement in mind for each flag...
...my felting endpoint became when my flag was
just the right size.
She especially requested
bling...
...so I glued on sparkly pink crystals when the flag was dry.
The purple batt used for the second flag...
...was made with grape-colored wool and white and acid-green Angelina fibers.
I added bamboo noils and small bits of multi-colored pre-felt...
...for extra color and texture.
For some reason, this one came out a bit oversized...
...and needed to be trimmed a little when it was dry (using the pink one for a size reference).
It was fun to take myself out of the equation and focus on someone else's
vision for a change...
...and what a great idea for a future project of my own some day.
I'm sure she'd welcome more bunting flags...
...so if you'd like to try one (or more), please click on "Angela" in the top line of this post for a link to her blog.
