Pennants Fly at the BiblioBall.

Last Friday was the Desk Set’s BiblioBall, and in my role as a crafty volunteer I created a string of nearly one hundred snowy white pennants to hang from the rafters at The Bell House.  You can see them here, alongside lovely trapeze artist Jean Loscalzo (who is also hanging from the rafters):

What you can’t see is what they’re made of: a lacy white cotton eyelet, threaded onto forest green jute twine from the hardware store.  I liked the look of the fraying jute paired with the pennants’ raw edges.

The BiblioBall was a smashing success and raised over $7,000 for Literacy for Incarcerated Teens.  I was proud to have my pennants play their small part there.   But I am confident that they’ll have other chances to shine in the future.  I can picture these white eyelets swaying in a breeze over a picnic, or perhaps an easy-going summer wedding too.  I’m hopeful that they’ll have a long life and watch over many future occasions of good fortune.