Hi everyone,
I hope you are all well. Thank you ladies for your lovely comments left on my last post. What I should have said on that post is “It’s for you” is the old fashioned way of saying “Got Text”!!!
I was recently introduced to altered embroidery hoops. Those are fun!! New obsession starting me thinks!
This is one I altered. It wasn’t what I had planned at the beginning so half way through I had to change ideas and try and make things fit but I am happy with it. I used scraps of fabric and kept to four colours of paint so it was an economical project to make.
For the base of hoop I used a scrap piece of curtain lining. I know I have said it before but I find it great for stamping onto. I did coat it with gesso first. When the gesso was wet I pushed some mesh into it which you can see in the top left hand corner and behind the little girl circle above. I stamped the little girl and the script using blue paint and added the circles using a plastic top dipped into some paint.
I stamped and cut out the embellishments and sewed them on to the base fabric. I find this leaves the layers a little bit, I don’t know, bouncier if that makes sense and not so flat. I added a bit of gel medium where necessary afterwards. I did put a bit of cotton wadding behind the little girl piece so it stood out a little. It did make a different. I did make a mistake and put the fabric in the hoop, tightened it up, glued it at the back and then did the sewing. Of course it all stretched and went saggy. Luckily I managed to pull it apart, put the fabric back in and stretched it tight again.
I painted the hoop itself with my fingers and added some paint marks to add a bit more interest.
The wreath is a die cut which I cut three times, glued the pieces together and then painted it.
Crafty Individuals Stamps used:
Imagine Child CI 101 – Had this stamp for years. You can tell by the code number it is an oldy. Love it. Such a beautiful face.
French Script CI 017 – Another old faithful. This stays on my work desk.
Four Postmarks CI 124 – Another oldy but much loved.
The paint colours I used were French Blue, Cream, Brown and White.
Thank you for looking.
Take care,
Flo x
This is stunning Florence, love the layers and textures. I have made quite a few altered embroidery hoops and just love it, they also look good with a couple together too.
Hugs
Linda xxx
Thank you so much Linda. I hadn’t realised how much fun they are. Hugs Flo xx
Awwww…. and Ooohhh… 😍😍😍 This vintage embroidery hoop went out really adorable!!!! Love it so very much!!! Great choice of colours and stamps and such fabulous look wirh the cotton wadding behind the girl and the meshes!!!! Any detail you added is just perfect!!! It’s a delightful home decor that anyone would love having!!! Very well done!!!
Hope to see other inspieations as this one 🙂
Hi Alice. Thank you so much. So pleased you like this. Hope all is well. Hugs Flo xx
How wonderfull this looks, so pretty. I just love it.
Lovely to hear from you. Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comment. Hugs Flo xx
Hi Flo, what a wonderful idea and it is stunning. beautifully altered with this vintage look, loads of dimension and gorgeous in the blue shades. Lovely little girl image and love the script in the background. Love everything about it, Kate x
Thank you so much. I am pleased you like it. Hope all is well and you haven’t been too affected by the bad weather. Hugs Flo xx
This is beautiful, Flo! Love all the techniques you used here.
Thank you so much Linda. Lovely to hear from you. Hugs Flo xx
Simply beautiful Flo xx
Thank you so much Jannet. I hope all is well. Hugs Flo xx
Very nice….peaceful looking.
Thank you so much. Lovely to hear from you. I hope all is well. Hugs Flo xx
Great project! Love the colour choice and the little girl stamp!! I do enjoy using all kinds of things to make something pretty from it and this hoop has it all. Love it Flo!
Hello Soozy. Lovely to hear from you. Thankyou so much. I think these hoops are going to become an obsession. They make wonderful frames. Great for recycling pieces. Hugs Flo xx
I love this stunner Flo, and great to see some close ups and read your process too! Beautiful work!
Hugs, Ali xx
Thank you so much Ali. Hope all is well and you have not been affected too much by the storm. Hugs Flo xx
Just beautiful !
Thank you so much Jill. Lovely to hear from you. Hugs Flo xx
So pretty Flo. Thank you for sharing your process, I love mixed media projects.
Absolutely exquisite Flo and it reminds me of Bone China. I love the layers and fabrics that you’ve used, It’s just so beautiful x