"Connections" Embellisher Challenge

Among other things, this year I plan to enter a few challenges and competitions. So, I'm kicking off with the "Connections" Embellisher Challenge.

Dale Rollerson at the thread studio has this challenge on her website.

Here's the base layer, all felted together with nasty looking barbed needles on the attachment for my sewing machine...I so don't want to be getting one of my fingers caught up under those mean little suckers!!! I loved this bit like it is - very glowing, with a bit of gold sparkle...was hard to move on and do more...

But, I bravely soldiered on, and here is the result, pictured with the beads and label which still have to be attached before I can send it off on it's small adventure! It's headed to Perth and then, hopefully, onto Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and London...lucky little bundle of stuff!!!

I think my favourite bit is the heart I felted onto an old piece of woollen blanket with an assortment of silk fibres...and another refugee from the '80's jewellry box...I adore the colours!!!