I decided to get last year's issues of Punch Needle and Primitive Stitches to get a pattern that I liked. The nice thing is, you can order back issues at a reduced rate if you get the EMagazine, which is nice, since you can just print out the patterns, that you want. I wish I did more cross stitch, they do have some wonderful stitcheries, as well.
This pattern was in the summer issue, it is perfect for summer. I made mine with a round border, instead of stopping at the rope, which is uneven. I plan on mounting it onto a round wood box, so I will paint and prep the box next.
The design is about 8" round, but worked up quickly.
Another fun thing I did this week was to make a card. The design was a free painting pattern, from the Artist's Club, by Christy Hartman. I did it on watercolor card stock and used my water color pencils.
And I also did another image transfer. This is a photo of my son and husband, when we went for a hike one day. I wanted to make him something for his Birthday, since we always give him a gift certificate. I like to give him something to hide the card in, so I will tape it to the back.
Well, as you can see, it didn't work. I really don't like working on mounted canvas, not enough stiffness to press down the photo. I will have to try wood, next time. And maybe it is time to try some photo transfer medium, to see if it works better.
So, I fixed it. I had another copy, that I forgot to reverse. The photo was redone in a watercolor filter, so I trimmed off the excess white and decoupaged it over the first photo. I had extra edge showing, that didn't look right, so I sanded and antiqued the edges. Not perfect, but something fun to hide his card in.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. We are expecting snow to come in tonight, so tomorrow will be a stay home day, perfect day to work on more projects.
what a huge difference in your second photo transfer... it looks great... I love both your punch needle project and the little card.... you are so talented in different things
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Really like your Whale and Lighthouse piece.
ReplyDeleteYou continue to amaze me.... Love all three projects, but the lighthouse punched piece is my absolute favorite....you have such a gift for that...and a round box finish will be perfect. I have never heard of that magazine....which might be a good thing as I do not keep up with the ones I do get. And I wish I could find a home for the thousands of craft magazines (mostly cross stitch) that I have. There just seems to be no interest in them, yet I am not comfortable with throwing them away. Snow for you as well? Wow. We got another 4” or so last night, but the sun is making a peek-a-boo appearance this morning. But we are heading back to the deep freeze with -25 to -30 windchills and regular “high” temps around 0. Enjoy your weekend time! Robin
ReplyDeleteLove your punch needle finish!
ReplyDeletewonderful pieces! As always what a nice gift
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Your card is gorgeous.such a sweet image, I love the soft colours and beautiful detailing.
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