How do you spend rainy day weekends? I usually tend to some house cleaning and then I get crafty. That’s what I did yesterday as the rain poured and the wind blew like mad. But first, I made a quick trip to the thrift store to hunt for….. plastic placemats. Yep, I wanted dollar store-type plastic placemats. I’ve had the desire to make one of those pennant/banner garlands for quite some time; however, I wanted mine to be waterproof, weatherproof and durable.
I scored at the thrift store and found these two styles of placemats, which were not only waterproof, their colors complemented each other and they were only twenty-five cents each. I grabbed my spool of floral wire and some jute garden twine, then created two triangle templates, one slightly larger than the other. Then I got to work with cutting out and assembling my garland.
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| ©Linda Nelson 2016 |
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| ©Linda Nelson 2016 |
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Isn’t it cute? Peel-n-stick black vinyl lettering or a permanent marker could be used for adding a saying, but I’m going to leave mine as is for now.
Then I made a velvety pumpkin from a blazer-style blouse I purchased at the thrift store. I’m giving that one to a friend; I’ll add the little pumpkin to my collection.
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I also spent some time experimenting with a new felted mushroom design for future production. I’m not exactly there yet, but the two that I made have given me a better insight into where I’m taking this.
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| ©Linda Nelson 2016 |
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Well, I hope you’ve been having a very nice (and crafty) weekend, too.
