Monday 20 February 2012

Sunday Stamper:193. Stitch in Time.

Well, did I ever give myself a task here! I thought I would have a go at a shadow box as I had some cheap swedish ones on the shelf waiting for the moment. Then I found a vintage advert for sewing machines and printed it off my cd, and left it in the colour blue for the background. Then came the first challenge, as I got carried away in the blue moment and was worried that it would be too monotone! The box was painted with blue distress inks, tissue was stamped with the Tim sewing stamps in, yes you've guessed it blue, then stuck around the frame. Then I  die cut the dress form and the needle paper. I made a dress out of some blue material and found some blue pearls. I made the skirt stand out by sticking some sellotape on the hem, stops it fraying too much. Then I wanted a pair of scissors, but no such stamp in my stash, so I drew a pair and stuck the drawing to grunge paper and coloured the blades with  silver acrylic and the handles blue. I then needed a sewing machine, so I found a drawing and adhered it to more grunge and made a table with a matchbox and some pieces from an old wooden fan that I  coloured. The button pelmet was in my stash, K&Co I think but I've had it ages and forgotten! I added tissue tape to a wooden reel with a top from the Tim set and distressed an old tape measure in my sewing box. The tab at the top is one of Wendy  Vecchi's. Phew, got there! Just as long as you don't think it's a bit, well Blue?

sewing room

Have a good week everyone, don't work too hard! x

8 comments:

  1. Hi Carol, yes I hope the photo is on now I pressed the thingy watsit a tadge premature and it published me before I could stop it! Enough to make a girl blue! xx

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  2. The picture up now,I love it, and not too blue. Where did you get your shadow box from?

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  3. FABULOUS alteration Barb....it looks gorgeous in blue!!...how sweet is the little table! Love it!
    Jan x

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  4. This is FABULOUS!! Love the colour choice, Hugs May x x x

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  5. oh wow mum - this is one of your best - really stunning. Those scissors look really. gorg.x

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  6. absolutely stunning art Barbara.. love love love it!!! Thanks for joining in with the Sunday STamper x

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  7. Wonderful Work Barbara, I love the blues and the scissors too. Hugs Rita xxx

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