Royal Birds

Hi all!

This is the 2nd project for this weekend using antique grain sacks.

The first was my experiment with a jewelry dress form, as seen in my last post.

I also made these birds from a grain sack.

The crowns and beaks I made from polymer clay.

I've been working on a few other projects as well using reclaimed fabric.

I'll be posting those at a later time.

Thanks for stopping by!

See ya soon.

Karen Ann



Tattered Hearts

Tattered Is My Heart

You've Torn It All Apart

So I Picked Up All The Pieces

Smoothed Out All The Creases

Stitched It Back Together

But It's Tattered Now Forever

Hearts are one of my favorite things to make.

They're simple and sweet and there are so many different ways to make them.

With Valentine's Day approaching, I have a good excuse for making and displaying them.

Last night I ventured down to my sewing room, gathered the most tattered bits of lace and fabric that I could find, and set out to make a few hearts.

I wanted this to be a relaxing project, so there were no patterns involved.

I cut the hearts into different sizes and imperfect shapes.

The bits of lace and trim were very old antique adornments that were easily torn into random pieces.

The more tattered they were, the more I liked them.

I was caught up in the joy of creating and thinking of how we've lost so much beauty in this world for the sake of convenience.

These pretty silver hooks once adorned the cuff of a beautiful lace gown.

In todays world hooks have been replaced by velcro.

Where has the romance gone?

Handmade lace and delicate silk have been replaced by manmade synthetics.

As I sat there stitching I realized that my love of everything old comes down to romance.

Not the huggy kissy kind of romance, but the comfort that I find in the softness of a worn quilt or the faded fabric of an antique dress.

Even this old chippy door from an antique armoire has that feeling of romance to me.

I'm sure there must have been a pretty dress with lots of ruffles behind that door years ago.

The mirror where someone once admired their relection is no longer there.

I've replaced it with some rusty chicken wire and it seems the perfect place for my tattered hearts.

May you find some romance in your world today.

Love

Karen

"I Can Make That Myself"

If you're a crafter like me, perhaps you think like I do.

When I'm shopping and see something I want, I look at the price and say to myself, "I can make that myself for a lot less".

Then I purchase the materials to make the item and never get around to actually making it.

Well, I finally did.

I made ruffles. Ruffled pillows and ruffled sheets.

The one on top is a thrifted find and is made of cotton and is embroidered in the corner.

I made the white linen ones.

There are two with ruffles around the edges and one with ruffles covering the entire front of the pillow.

I also made two for my chairs.

They are beige with blue flowers.

I added a big ruffle to the top of the sheet too.

I repurposed a tattered old tablecloth to make these lavender sachets to hang from the bed post.

You can never have too many pillows or lavender sachets.

I think it's time for me to nap now.

See ya soon.

Karen

Recycled T Shirt Scarf

I found these great t shirts at the thrift store for 29 cents each. I washed them, cut them apart and made this interesting scarf. I think I'll make some for my etsy shop.