Cool Recycled fiber piece

My quilty friend and former neighbor in Meriden, Connecticut just sent me this really cute fiber pin.  The pink backing is just a piece of paper the pin was mounted on...the bird itself is made out of felted sweater wool and the zippers were recycled out of old stuff as well.

I look at designs like this and think  "Wow...how did they come up with it?"  I don't think I'd ever think of something as clever as this.