Le "Velveteen Rabbit" et "La Femme"

And, the Velveteen Rabbit is now complete, as is my next brooch creation, "La Femme." These were pretty fun to make. If no one snaps them up, I will be perfectly happy to wear them myself. :)

Velveteen Rabbit, Part 1

Here is my pretty little Velveteen Rabbit brooch center. I'm going to the craft store tomorrow to search out the perfect ribbon to place this brooch upon. What do you think?

Now for the book

Harry Potter 5 was quite satisfying. There were good effects, good performances, a tight storyline, and cool outfits. All in all, a very good adaptation of a book that is more than a couple of inches wide. The plot moved very quickly, I felt as though I barely had time to catch my breath before the next event was taking place, but all of the important elements were present in the movie. I very much enjoyed this adaptation, although the director would have done well to make a special extended edition in the same vein as Lord of the Rings, although I have no idea if that would have been approved by the producers.

Now for the book!

I'm adding some new stuff to my etsy shop. Currently, I only have some crocheted glove things. I'm working on some embroidered brooches in a storybook theme and then the new Seven Wonders theme, which should be available in the coming weeks. I will definitely post pictures. :) I'm trying to go for a Victorian kitsch sort of theme overall in my shop. I've always loved the really over the top Victorian lace styles, so I thought it would be neat to combine that with embroidery. We'll see how it all turns out. Any suggestions for my storybook theme? I am starting with the Velveteen Rabbit, and will probably also include fairy tale characters as well.

Pirate pendant fun!

Last night, I was tired, but couldn't get to sleep because of a headache, so I was horribly bored and resorted to looking up friends on google to see how long it would take to track them down. I'm impossible to track down because thousands of people are named Rachel Johnson. However, my friend Michelle has a fairly unusual name, and she has a fairly extensive online presence, so she was a piece of cake to track down. If you are ever in need of a unique and special gift, she makes awesome clay pendants and other jewelry. I'm a big fan of pendants since I never got my ears pierced, first because I wasn't allowed and now because I see it as unnecessary. She also has a great sense of the cool and unusual. Check it out!