TA-DAH : the BIG TREE !!!!

In this post I've shown you a couple of trees and I've told you that soon I could have revealed you what idea I had for the big tree….

Today is the day!!!!!!

In the meantime, I've bought a canvas (60x90cm) on which I laid some pieces of crochet, like ….

….. clouds, raindrops, grass and some old felt friends (look here!)…..

I was playing with them for a while, just to find the right composition…

…..and I didn't forget these little guys, the right ones to complete this woodland scene….

….but I didn't want to leave the canvas in white, so I decided to use some ochre (it's what I had in my cupboard! I'm not really enthusiast about yellows, but, at the end, this was not a bad choice! Phew!) for the background…

….then….I just wanted to cry!!!! Honestly : do you imagine what does it mean to sew all this stuff on a canvas????? Note that the back wooden frame is quite annoying in projects like this one, because it force you to use a part of the canvas (when you have to use a needle!)….

So, after a couple of days, I decided to collect all my patience and some colourful threads…sigh….

….when I was in my half way in sewing the raindrops, I thought that maybe they could be better to be sewn in the centre rather than along the border….

…..but you know what ? You can learn only from mistakes !!!! Next time (?????) I'll going to sew the drops differently : today they are right fine in this way!!!! ;oD

This was the back of my canvas after all the sewing….!!!!!…..

I had to use the glue for the grass, because it lays along the border…..

….and for the creatures of the woods….DONE !!!!!

As you can see above, the border of the canvas has been glued with B&W gingham ribbon!

Now, this little "masterpiece" is hanging on one of the walls at the entrance of our home ….

….I just wanted to celebrate this event taking a picture of me (thank you Paolo!) with my canvas…

….. so you can smile with me!!!!!!! ;oD

If you are interested in some of the motifs used for this "piece of art" , well these are the patterns I have followed :

• diamond (yes, they are NOT squares!) grannies : from the book by Heather Lodinsky "150 Knit & Crochet Motifs anything-but-Square Shapes for Garments, Accessories, Afghans, and Throws"
• clouds : I have added some scallops at the base, but the pattern is this one !!!!
• raindrops : here !!!
• grass : just follow the pattern for a simple star !!!

Everything is said, so…..

xxxxx Alessandra

Today link parties : Link your Stuff! , Craft Schooling Sunday, Pin It Thursday and hookin hump day #58 link party fiber arts !!!! Join me and have fun!!! Thank you!!!!

Numbers Week : my crafts !!!!

I've just used one number.....

.....that is OUR number !!!!
I think Margot (OUR cat!) could be offended by that..... ;oD

xxxx Alessandra

Alphabet Week : my crafts !!!

I've traced the letters I needed (inspiration from my Pinterest board Words)...

Then I collected few origami papers....

.....and one oval canvas....

where I laid the cut letters on....

....and I glued them on....

....with some colourful pompoms !!!!!

This sign is hanging on my personal bookcase in the living room.....

....just to remember myself not to be a lazy reader!!!!! ;oD

This is MY LINK !!!!

xxxx Alessandra

Flower Week : my crafts !!!

This was an easy thinking!

I grabbed an oval canvas (20x30cm) and some acrylic colours, as ochre yellow...

...and some neon pink...

...then, using the template given in the book, I cut out some daisies from white felt and I chose 3 buttons for the centres...

...with some red cotton thread, I sew both the buttons and the flowers on the canvas...

with a simple backstitch and some green thread, I sew later the stems...

to finish the ochre vase, I glued a ribbon along the "border"and used it even around the canvas...

Last touch? Another ribbon, this time a floral one, on the top back of the "piece of art" (!!!!!), just to hang it somewhere in the house...

This is where my LINK is!!!!

xxxx Alessandra