There is an easel with a blackboard, that I recently restyled from a plain wood finish with a crackle finish. It is located near the front door in the entryway of the house. It is the perfect addition to make a statement to anyone entering.
Recently I created a banner made from materials of the Fabric Elements™ line by Rebekah Meier and wanted to share it with everyone.
To make the hearts, I die-cut a base from white poster board. After surface painting a white-on-white fabric and the waffle muslin fabric from the collection, they were also die-cut in the same size. Two pieces of iron-on, fusible interfacing were cut to match and used to apply the fabrics to both sides of the poster board base. (The decorative fabric on the front, waffle fabric on the back.)
The next layer was a smaller heart cut from batting and then trimmed with pinking shears around the edges.
The top layer is made using painted lutradur and finishing with stamped letters from Ann Butler's collection of stamps. This heart shape is cut one size smaller than the batting layer. This layer is sewn with a zig-zag stitch to the batting layer before being glued onto the larger hearts.
Decorative trim is glued to around each of the hearts. Punch holes on the sides of each heart to add strips of fabric for tying them together and for end ties.
Such a great craft, it adds such a homely, rustic feel.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading and leaving a comment. When I create my projects I always think of how they can be included easily in my own decor.
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