Group Postcards

Today I finished the main stitching on the overall heart design. I even like the way the stitching looks on the back!


I covered everything with contact paper and sticker hearts before adding some metallic paints. I used a small roller for the teal and a brush for the purple.


Then, I removed the stickers. I will play a bit more with this before cutting into 6 postcards and embellishing further.

Yellow Bow

Just grabbed the two closest pieces of wool felt and found some contrasting embroidery floss. First did a running stitch around the heart, then wove the yellow through the running stitches to make the loops. I finished with a bow so I wouldn't have to finish off the thread, then couched the "tails" of the bow. Of course, I just had to add a button. I thought I'd try spray starch to protect the loops, but it also wound up flattening everything.

Future Postcards

This heart will be stitched to the canvas and will receive some thread embellishment. At some point, it will be cut into 6 postcards. Each postcard will then be embellished separately to become a unique piece of artwork before being mailed to the recipients on my exchange list. The background is a natural colored canvas and the heart is a maroon cotton with metallic pink flowers (a "must have" fabric once I laid eyes on it!).

Christmas Postcard

I finally finished one of the 4 Christmas postcards due to my group from ArtUMail. I was trying to get the tree to pop out to 3D. The glue, though dry, tends to stick and the bulk makes it hard for the card to lie flat. I'm not sure I'll attempt to make duplicates for the other 3 or if I'll create something new for them.