Friday, April 10, 2009

A Real Needle Case

Although I love looking at vintage-inspired art created by others, I don’t generally tend to lean in that direction. My style is usually a bit more whimsical—probably because I am such a color junkie.
Recently, I decided to take a stab (pardon the pun) at making something with a vintage theme and I have to admit it was fun going thru my stash to find feminine bits of lace, velvet, silk ribbon, etc.

Inspired by the article “Sealed with a Stitch” in the Dec/Jan ‘09 issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors, I created this vintage-themed needlecase. I printed some copyright-free images onto inkjet cotton and played around with some shrink plastic and rubber stamps to create the embellishments. This was fun to do and would make a nice gift so I’ll have to remember that when the holidays roll around.

But next time, I think I will reach for a bright orange polka-dot fabric, some purple rick-rack and maybe a few hot pink buttons……glittery ones. Oooooo.

6 comments:

  1. oooh... since this is right up my alley style-wise... i am LOVIN your piece here! ;) beeeauutiful! ;) xoxoxo

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  2. Love the needle case. Fabric selection is perfect for this case.

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  3. Thanks, Gals! It was fun to go vintage for a switch! May have to try another one! Thanks so much for looking!
    debmck

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  4. I'm happy to own this! I've received loads of compliments on it...Peggy

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  5. I'm happy to own this lovely piece! Hugs, Peggy

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