Wednesday, July 20, 2011

It was meant to be...

On my last road trip I bought an old quilt...I had actually seen it in the antique mall on a previous trip and looked at...but didn't buy it....but I kept thinking about it...wishing I had bought it! So when it was still there the next time around....I felt it was meant to be! It was worn...it had tears and holes in it....but I loved the colors of all the vintage fabrics. I decided to cut it up...first I made a stencil of a heart, then placed the stencil on the quilt so I could decide where to cut out my hearts. I blanket stitched around the edges, then embellished it with a bit of lace and a flower made from a sweater I felted. A lot of recycling going on here!

Hope you can see how I let some of the papers inspire my color choices, when it came to embellishing....at first I didn't know what to do with little quilted yellow heart. The finished size of the card is 5 1/2 X 4 1/4 (regular A2 card size) I have many more quilted hearts of all colors and can't wait to make them into something!

Thanks for stopping by...I would love to hear what you think!!!


Lisa

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Christmas in July classes

This month is Christmas in July...at least for classes! So you can get a jump start on the holiday rush I have 2 Christmas projects. The krafty county wreath class (above) will be on Sunday July 24th at Scrapbook N More in New Braunfels. This can be hung on the wall or set on a table with a candle in the center.

The Poinsettia flower pot class will be Thurs. July 11th at 6:3p pm at Stamp Antonio Arts.


It's hard to believe this year is half over...so many projects...so little time!

Thanks for stopping by! I love your comments!

Lisa