Love that Cotton!

Quite some time ago I started working on a cotton project.  During the first few pieces of embroider I got an idea to make some of them cotton into sequins.  I love them and I love using them.  So I began to sell them on etsy.com at my shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetArtUnlimited .  I think they are cute so I thought I would say a little bit about them.  I really doubt I would use them on something such as clothing because I am afraid they wouldn't wash well.  They, however, are so wonderful for an embellishment for a few other things that would not be washed.  Let me show you a few and then I will show you some things I did with them.

These little sequins have quite a bit of sparkle to them due to the paint I used on them.  I really love the ones that have several colors the most but they unfortunately are the hardest to replicate.  So mostly I will have to just do them and call them custom.  If I use a single color I can make those again. 

Where did this start out.  I was playing with paint and cotton and wondered how stiff or how bendable it would be.  I did a lot of experiments with it and actually thought it felt like a soft leather.  So I started to embroider on it.  Here are a few of my first designs.

These are my "Crazy Hearts".  Because they reminded me of crazy quilts. 

 Oh yeah this sort of looks like leather with a sparkle!

Then why not black? Leather like indeed!

Oh yes there the sequins are.  I just love them so let me show you a few gift cards I did as well.

I have had a whole lot of fun with these sequins.  Maybe you could have some fun with them too!