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Sunday, 3 November 2013

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!!!!

Sunday, 27 October 2013

Mini colourful pillows!!!

Back in February and in March, I was experimenting with some oval crocheted table runners, to prepare myself for this big project....

I had fun in playing with table runners, but I didn't know how to reuse my first products, that were nice but not so good to display on a table!!! ;oD

Yesterday afternoon I HAD THE IDEA !!!!!!
Easy peasy my dears : I had just to fold my projects in halves widthwise!!!!!

Follow me.....

...then, I took a hook, some colourful contrasting yarns and I started to sew the 2 halves together using just a row of slip stitches, that formed a nice chain in the front...