Oooh It's Fascinating

Quick and cute, I see many of these in my future.



I've been wanting to make a fascinator for while now. After I was lucky enough to win this great crafting glue package from Future Girl (thanks!) I decided it was time bring on the feathers.


E6000 (always good to have), Quick Hold, Goop Craft, and their new EcoGlue!

I basically followed the method shown here on Marquette. I cut out the tear drop shape in some felt, and then sewed down the felt strip in the back that holds the barrette for extra security. Next I laid out my feathers until I had an arrangement I liked, and then glued them to the front of the felt. I had some vintage buttons I was going to add on the bottom but decided I liked it as is, simple. I plan to make a more flamboyant version next. I made the whole thing while talking on the phone; see what I mean by easy! Probably try using this method next; I think the beads would look pretty.






Front

Back

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Almost forgot- be sure to check out the kick off of the Tops & Toes blog tour tomorrow over at Not a Yarn Snob where I'll be interviewing the talented designer Sarah Wilson! Kara Gott, our editor, from She Knits In The Loop is offering up some cool prizes too. Check out the neat shirt you can win, as well as copies of the book and how to join in the contest on her blog.
Full schedule as follows!

Here's the 11-day Itinerary:
2/21- Sarah Wilson: Not a Yarn Snob
2/22- Jennifer Tallapaneni: PieKnits.com
2/23- Erika Flory: It's About The Knitting
2/24- Erssie Major: ErssieKnits
2/25- Ann Squire: Annie-O
2/26- Faina Goberstein: Faina's Knitting Mode
2/27- Celeste Pinhiero: Two Stix In The Woods
2/28- Kara Gott Warner: sheknitsintheloop with Laura Nelkin
3/1- Joanne Seiff: Yarn Spinner
3/2- Cindy Moore: The Fitter Knitter Catch the interview with me about the making of Tops & Toes!
3/3- Sean Higgins: Kblicious