This week I finally got the time to finish one item and make something new. It seems that I spend more time cleaning and taking Bean out, he really is an energetic pup and if i don't wear him out every few hours, he spends his time indoors, annoying me.
My great niece got a giant dollhouse last Christmas and so far she has decorated it with Barbie items, so i wanted to make her a rug for the house. I picked an antique design from Kopp's book and kept the colors in pink and blue, since those are her favorite colors. I wanted to use 3 strands of floss to keep the rug in scale, but it was way too much work and repetition, so I jumped to 6 strands for the background. It gives it a bit of a raised effect and it is not what I envisioned, but I am sure she will love having a real rug for her doll house and maybe someday she will get real furniture for it;)
If it were me, I would spray it with walnut ink, but she is a girlie girl and bright it will be. The rug is 7 1/4" x 6".
Another idea I had, was to make little tea coasters and stuff them with balsam. I thought a small piece like that would fit nicely into a thank you card and I could give them out as little gifts too. I used one of my photos from the trip and printed it on printable fabric, but I misjudged the size and they have become little pillows. I do like how they look and still a nice gift idea. I don't really like the stiffness of the fabric paper and I really do not trust the inks if it gets wet. I did heat set it and then run under cold water but I did notice a bit of red ink. It is a nice idea to use with photos to make pillows or even a mini quilt from your favorite trip.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend. We have the annual art show in Wickford and the folk art music festival in Newport, so hoping to get to the art show, I haven't been in years.
13 comments:
She is going to love that little rug! I know I do.
What a cute rug, she is going to love it. You did a great job.
Hope you have a great weekend, going to Newport will be fun (my home town)
Love the rug, Deb...perfect for a dollhouse!! Have a great weekend!
Lovely job on both projects, your niece will love it.
The rug is the perfect touch. You find all kinds of ways to use your creativity.
ohmy...that little rug is so adorable! And, nice idea with the little pillows! You go, girl!
Such a cute rug, Debbie - your gr. niece is a lucky little girl. Lovely pillows and a good idea to make them from photos - you're always so full of good ideas. :)
The rug is adorable! Your great niece is going to love it for sure! Also what a great idea to take a photo and turn it into a pillow!! Brilliant!
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Sweet projects! The rug is darling, I think she will treasure it.
That little rug is ADORABLE - she's going to love it! And I love your pillows, what a great idea. If you do coasters, you could paint them with mod-podge or a textile medium to make them water-proof, I think....worth a try anyway.
Your Niece will love that rug! So pretty!
The pillows turned out nicely! I'm thinking that after a few days (and longer) the inks will set even more... hope your having a wonderful weekend! :-)
I just love that little rug for a girlie girl...she's going to adore it...bring on the pink filled doll house...
The little rug is adorable. You were able to get a lot of design into the space. It looks like something you would find in a full size rug.
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