I think we'll do owls today. These are royalty and copyright free images. Feel free to copy them to use. (But don't go copyrighting them yourself, okay? That would absolutely fly against the spirit of these posts!)
Clicking on the pictures will bring them up full size.
Oh, and a birthday cake!
My most recent swap on Swap-Bot is for an ATC (Artist Trading Card) that features chain stitch embroidery.
As frequently happens with me, it took me almost until the deadline to figure out what I wanted to do, and then that idea didn't pan out. So late last night, I started over. At midnight, I felt I had a good start on it, and I knew I was meeting my daughter and four granddaughters for a day of crafting today, so no worries--I'd finish the ATC first, and mail it before I came home.
HAH! I worked on the thing All Day. Couldn't believe it took so long, but I'm really happy with it. In fact, I kind of don't want to part with it! But that wouldn't be right, lol, so I'm showing them off here.
If you click on the pictures they'll come up full-size, and you can see that not only is the envelope chain-stitched, the lettered disks are chain-stitched together. It was a fun project!
(Mom, if you're reading this, I used a piece of that paper I won at the Parker Ladies' Night Out to make the envelope!)
I created my own fence for today. See if you can guess why!
The background is a shot I took out on our Oregon coast, at Ft Stephens. I found the candles online. (Hmmm. Just realized there were none to actually blow out, but I'm not real concerned about that--I finished the last piece of Mama's birthday cake just last night!)
I've been very remiss in posting anything lately. Don't know what's the matter with me. As my Dad used to say, "My get up and go just got up and went!" But I'd still like to see your fences! Put the link in Mr Linky, and I'll come visit, and that's a fact.
Time for another installment of free clip art! Use as you will. (If you let me know you've taken something for you own, it will make me smile!)
I’ve been helping my mom move, and in the process have helped her decide where to hang the numerous photos, prints, and paintings. One little set of butterflies reminded me of the hours we’d spent indulging in the craft that produced them. They were worth reproducing, as well as introducing to others, so I went home and made a pair for myself.
You’ll need very little to make your own:
• Two wooden drapery rings
• Paper with a repeating pattern
• Silicone adhesive/sealer
• Clear stiff plastic, or a background paper you like
• A snippet of ribbon in a coordinating color
What you’re going to do is create shaped layers that will simulate a 3-dimensional object, so first choose a picture you have at least three copies of that will fit inside a drapery ring. Wrapping paper is great for that, or you can use three identical note cards.
Cut one image out in its entirety. It’s the bottommost picture you’ll use. Figure out what’s going to stick out farther than the first picture and cut that out. Your last picture, you’ll cut so that only the parts that stick out the most remain.
(I cheated. I wanted to my butterfly to be a little bigger, so I used an extra set of wings. You can ignore that step, or copy it, your choice!)
Trace a circle that’s a little smaller than the outside dimension of your drapery ring on a sheet of clear plastic, and cut out. (The lid from a box of greeting cards works well for this.) I like the clear plastic because when the butterflies are on the wall, their background will automatically match the room, but you can use a pretty paper as your background if you prefer. If you do that, you’ll want to use a fairly heavy paper so it won’t be flimsy.
Now glue your first, largest, layer to the circle. I glued down my extra pair of wings and then glued the full butterfly atop that. This layer is flat.
Do the same thing for the remaining layers.
Happy New Year! I've been away, a mental vacation, and must apologize for being so absent. If you missed me, please be assured it was mutual. I thought about all my online friends pretty much every day--I just couldn't make myself do anything about it. No excuse, and I am sorry.
So I'll return with more free clip-art, to try to make up a little for my absence. Here's the latest installment, which you may feel free to capture and use:
These images are all pretty fair size, but if you click on them they'll get even bigger.
I love this! Do you see the dog? (It's cool when you click on it, too.)
I loved the muted, watercolor feel of this.
Okay, so this is mostly gate, but...wow.
It is NECESSARY to play with my photos!
Wouldn't you play, too?
Almost ethereal.
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