"Scrap"py Projects

 Hi friends!

Ever since I started offering premade wood items in my Etsy shop, I've had random sized scrap wood filling up a bin in my studio and it makes me nuts. It seems like such a waste to just throw it away, so little by little I've been making "scrap"py projects that includes paddles, hornbooks and slatted frames to cut down on some of the bulk.

"HIPPITY HOP"

Primrose Cottages Stitches

"AMERICANA PETITES"

Little House Needleworks

"THE ROBINS ARE HERE"

Brenda Gervais, With Thy Needle and Thread

I'm really enjoying firing up my scrollsaw and coming up with these finishing boards for my pieces. It allows me another creative outlet when I need to do something a little different. It also helps when I have those randomly sized stitched projects I don't know what to do with!

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A Snowmen Redo, Client Finishes and Chinese New Year at Bellagio

"Brr... It's Cold Outside" from Brenda Gervais got a bit of a redo this year. I found this old tray at a second-hand store and I just painted and dusted it with some white chalk paint to make it look weathered. It happened to be the perfect size for this piece so I just slapped some magnets on the back and called it a day. It's always good when you can redo a piece you're not in love with with minimal effort isn't it?

FEATURED CLIENT FINISHES

 "Love You"

Hands on Design

Mounted Fabric Easel

"Cottage of the Month - March"

Country Cottage Needleworks

Mounted Fabric Easel

"Sampler of the Month - March"

Country Cottage Needlework

Mounted Fabric Flat

This weekend, we made a quick trip up to Vegas (it's turning into our second home at this point) because the Kansas City Chiefs are in the Superbowl again this year and we were able to go to "Opening Night" at Allegiant Stadium. We were lucky to have two Superbowls in our general area back-to-back and even luckier to have the Chiefs play in them.

We grabbed some front row seats and enjoyed being up close and personal with the players. Such a fun night!

We always stop in the Bellagio Conservatory to see what the Botanical Gardens are transformed into. Every season has a new theme and this time it's Chinese New Year. I'm always amazed at how they turn such a large space into a totally different experience, and once again, Bellagio did not disappoint! If you're interested, take my quick tour!

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Joy & Good Cheer

For whatever reason, this latest finish, "Joy & Good Cheer" from Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle and Thread took FOREVER to stitch and I have absolutely no reason why. There isn't a lot of full coverage, and the design itself isn't that large, but let me tell you -- it's quite deceiving.

I stitched this piece on 32 ct Vintage Country Mocha Lugana (seems to be my go-to fabric when there are a lot of white stitches) and the biggest changes were using Schoolhouse Red from GAST and Black Coffee from Classic Colorworks. The original colors charted are gorgeous, but unfortunately they just wouldn't go with my current decor and other stitched pieces, and you know I wouldn't be able to handle that!

The finishing piece is a wood board I bought at Michaels years ago that I switch pieces out with magnets and washers. The finish itself is just a double-matted mounted flat with a bow and flocked greenery.

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Client Finishes

PATTERN:

"Autumn Wish"

DESIGNER:

Cherry Hill Stitchery

FINISH:

Mounted fabric flat on a wood hanging blank

PATTERN:

"Stitch Con 2022"

DESIGNER:

Sue Hillis

FINISH:

Fabric mounted easel

PATTERN:

"Merry"

DESIGNER:

Hands on Design

FINISH:

Round fabric flat ornament

PATTERN:

"Acorn Gathering"

DESIGNER:

With Thy Needle and Thread

FINISH:

Mounted flat on tiered tray stand-up

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Client Finishes

PATTERN:

"Spring in the Round"

DESIGNER:

JBW Designs

FINISH:

Basic Tart with bow

PATTERN:

"Plaid-demic 2021 Summer"

DESIGNER:

Twin Peak Primitives

FINISH:

Double-matted mounted flat on board with hanger and bow

PATTERN:

"Seasons of the Heart - Autumn"

DESIGNER:

With Thy Needle and Thread

FINISH:

Mounted flat on wood easel with bow

PATTERN:

"Winter Tranquility"

DESIGNER:

Twin Peak Primitives

FINISH:

Mounted fabric easel with bow

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HALLOWEEN FINISHES

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Today I'm sharing some of my Halloween finishes that I love putting out every year.

This "Happy Halloween" piece is a new addition this year. The pattern is from Primrose Cottage Stitches and it was super quick and easy to stitch. I matted the stitching to some black and white check fabric and then mounted it to the front of this spider wood sign I found at Joanns this year. 

"Boo" from the Prairie Schooler is a small stitch that has been matted with two different coordinating fabrics and mounted to the inside of this "Trick or Treat" pedestal sign I found at Michaels. It sits on the top shelf along with my primitive Halloween doll, and of course, Rae Dunn mugs.

"Let Them Eat Candy" by Hands on Design was also mounted to a pedestal I found at Michaels. It's just matted with more buffalo check fabric and topped with a bow. I put this out next to my Halloween tiered tray.

As always, my "Bobbing for Pumpkins" piece by With thy Needle and Thread hangs from my rustic window. This was the piece inspired from Priscilla from Stitching with the Housewives. The sign is from Michaels and its perfect for the piece.

"Ye Old Crow" got a little update this year. I moved it from a black frame to this black window arch and then added some spooky ribbon and orange berries. It sits on a little bench with one of my Halloween gnomes.

"Tingles" by Lizzie Kate also got a little makeover this year. I moved it to an old whitewashed shutter and it currently sits on a bench in the corner (until I move it 100 times). I changed out the bow and added a few of those berries to coordinate it with the other pieces.

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Old Glory

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As I work on dismantling the downstairs patriotic vignettes to move into my sunflowers and bees theme, I thought I'd share two finishes I was able to add to the mix this year.

"Old Glory" by Little House Needleworks was a pretty quick stitch. I finished this piece as a fancy flat backed with some Moda red firework fabric and mounted to the inside of this grey-washed frame I picked up at At Home this year. To tie it in with all of my other patriotic cross stitch pieces, I used the same denim white stitched ribbon. 

"Strawberries and Stripes" by With Thy Needle and Thread was another quick stitch. I finished this piece as a flat circle and backed it with more of the red Moda fabric. I had this white-washed block I had used before, so I attached washers and magnets to the back so I can switch it out again in the fall. This piece sits on my new big tiered tray tower.

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Star Spangled Spectacular

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I was able to stitch and finish Souvenirs of the Heart: Star Spangled Spectacular from With Thy Needle and Thread earlier this month just in time to add it to the patriotic hutch in my kitchen for July 4th. 

I found this red chalkboard easel at Michaels and I knew that with some backing fabrics, it would be the perfect size to fit, so I first dry-sanded the chalkboard a little bit just to make it look a little more rustic, and then I matted the stitched piece first with some red patriotic fabric, and then again with steel blue fabric. I used more of that blue stitched ribbon from Hobby Lobby to tie my other patriotic pieces in, and then just added a small white floral center. This pattern has been in my to-stitch pile for at least a year, so I'm really happy I was able to get it done and out this year, even if it's only for a few weeks!

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Blessed Be

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"Blessed Be" by With Thy Needle and Thread has been in my WIP pile for two whole years. I just couldn't let it sit for a third summer, so I worked tirelessly this week (which is hard with a 10-week old puppy) to get it done --- and it feels so good!

I needed a replacement for my June Cottage of the Month for my hutch in the kitchen, and being that this pattern is square, it worked out perfectly. The piece is stitched on 32 ct Taupe Lugana and I changed most if not all the colors so that I could keep it out with my summer/patriotic displays. It's matted with French Colonial fabric and then a deep red by Moda.

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Two More Spring Finishes

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Today I'm featuring two more spring finishes that I've added to my decor this year! 

The first is "Welcome Spring" by Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle and Thread. This piece took a totally different turn from what I had originally intended -- but that's okay. I found this frame at Michaels (it was actually a print that I covered), and it was the perfect size height wise, so I decided to add some buffalo check fabric to the side to extend the piece to fit. I edged the finish with some coordinating handmade trim and then added a bow with a large decorative egg button. The small nest is not permanently attached yet. I'm still trying to figure out if I actually like it there!

The second piece was "Basketful of Spring Time", again by Brenda Gervais. I stitched this piece on Vintage Country Mocha Lugana and changed some colors to match my decor. The piece its on came from Michaels, and it had a dark brown stain around the edges. I wanted it to be a lighter wood so I dry-brushed it white, and then mounted the stitched piece on buffalo check fabric. The metal flowers were tricky to work around, but I was able to get the piece glued in the center nicely. The only issue I had was the aqua from the bunny's sweater didn't come out in the flowers, so I quickly made a coverbutton of some coordinating fabric and glued it to the center of the blue flower to tie it in. PIece of cake!

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Still Springing Along

 Happy Friday!

Today I'm sharing two more of my Spring finishes from this year. The first was "Holiday Hoopla - Easter" by Brenda Gervais from With Thy Needle and Thread. 

This piece has been through many variations of finishes before I finally settled for a mounted round flat in a watering can. In retrospect, I wish I had stitched it on smaller count fabric so the piece itself would be larger, but since I don't have time to re-stitch it, it is what it is! The galvanized watering can came from Hobby Lobby, and I just used Styrofoam for the base before loading it with some wildflowers.

The second piece is the top portion of "Tulip House" by Hands on Design. 

I stitched the piece on 28 ct black Jobelan and changed a couple of the colors to bring in some aqua. I mounted the stitched piece to the buffalo check off-center because I knew I wanted to add a small galvanized vase to the side to bring in some flowers to mirror the flowers in the piece. The little vase is from Hobby Lobby and is just hot-glued directly to the mounting board. I added a small gingham bow and then just cut some smaller buds to fit inside. Really easy finish!

A few of my favorite Finishing Services this week....

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Brr... It's Cold Outside

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My second 2021 stitch and finish is the complimentary piece to Mr. Marshmallow, also by Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle and Thread and it's called, "Brr... It's Cold Outside." I stitched it on 32 ct. Vintage Country Mocha Lugana using the called-for colors.

The stitched piece was mounted on some black and white gingham and then I just glued some flocked greenery to the top with a large red bow. I found these galvanized trays last year in Hobby Lobby's Spring Shop, and since they're galvanized, it makes using magnets that much easier so I can switch out the pieces for each season. 

This particular piece replaces my Cookies for Santa hutch finish from Christmas.

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