Art with My Needle ~ Week 11
The short series loosely called ‘Containers for Special Objects’ finally comes to a close.
There were five containers in total. Each one had been inspired by a shell.
The trinket Box
An Egg
A basket
Parasol & Holder
Miser’s Purse
There were some scraps left over so I couldn’t resist trying to see what way I could use them up.
I had been looking at a magazine in the hairdresser’s earlier in the day while waiting my turn to be made beautiful… The article that caught my eye was about Royal HATS. The late Queen Mother was centre stage with a typical broad sweeping brimmed hat that became her signature. For many years it looked like all her outfits were the one style with a change in colour or pattern to ring the changes. The upward sweeping brimmed hat softened her ageing face.
Playing with the shells in the afternoon that Royal hat was still in my mind. The shell that stood out for me was a small one.
The curve of the shell on the right reminded me of the hat brim.
The dome shape for the stand came from inside a Kinder Surprise Egg.
Kinder Eggs with Capsules and the toys they held
I used half of a toy capsule and covered it with a layer of wadding and a plain yellow lawn fabric. I overlaid the yellow base with some off cuts that I had for the miser’s purse. A second layer was placed over the top and tied in place with some of the copper thread in a similar manner to the decorative ribbon on a hat.
Then came the messy fun part - painting adhesive paste onto the excess fabric forming the brim. I trimmed it into the shape required before using the paste. I curled the upper part of the brim around a pencil and held it in place for about ten minutes. It was still damp so I used a hair dryer on a cool setting to gently dry the fabric.
No Royal hat is complete without a good hatpin so I added beads to long sewing pins and covered them with the same fabric.
Tulle Hat from scraps
My extra container was a pincushion!
Next week I hope to have another little project for you.
Rhyleysgranny said,
November 4, 2009 at 12:48 pm
You are truly amazing. Such fine footery work. Incredible. Just lovely.
(Forgive my absence. I have been doing battle with flue and my brain,hand, eye co-ordination has been a trifle fuzzy :D)
steph said,
November 4, 2009 at 2:11 pm
HRH Grannymar,
Good afternoon, Ma’am
Do we curtsey ‘before’ or ‘after’ leaving you a comment?
Grannymar said,
November 4, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Rhyleysgranny - I am at my happiest footering!
I hope you are feeling better today. I had my flu shot earlier this morning so hopefully I am protected now.
Steph - No HRHing or curtseys needed round here. I am still the same old same old… old… old me!
Magpie11 said,
November 4, 2009 at 3:04 pm
And the bonus? Eating the egg! Good thinking there….are you sure you were never a teacher?
Grannymar said,
November 4, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Magpie, You want the truth….. I was a teacher for one week!!!!!!
I suppose there is a post in that somewhere…
Judy Harper said,
November 4, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I like pincushions, I’m always looking for unusual ones. You’re very talented, which means the next project is sure to be interesting and unusual. How about how to making unusual pincushions! lol Hope you have a great day
Grannymar said,
November 4, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Judy, Every day that I wake up is a great day. Being pain free now is an extra bonus.
I have in mind a project for next week… now where did I put it?
Darlene said,
November 4, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Your needle work is just lovely and very creative. I like it better than I do Queen Mum’s hats. I think they are usually dreadful.
kenju said,
November 5, 2009 at 5:13 am
Grannymar, I love that pin cushion!!!
Grannymar said,
November 5, 2009 at 11:03 am
Darlene, I love playing with fabrics and paper. Even when I unwrap a chocolate I play with the wrapper making something with it… a fan, a goblet or even a dice!
Judy - Of all the items above it is my least favourite.
Alice said,
November 5, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Please do!
Oh, and it’s very rare that I don’t come here and learn something new. Today it’s how a hat can soften an aging face. (Now where did I packed those hats I used to wear when my face didn’t need softening?)
Grannymar said,
November 6, 2009 at 5:30 am
Alice, remember to wear them at an angle with an upward sweep.