This is the spring pattern I designed for material to make a pillow and two tea towels. It was fun to draw, easily sewn, and is a cheery addition to my kitchen. It is just the reminder of coming garden flowers that I need in April. I drew the black on white design, scanned it and filled in the colour in Photo Shop. Then I uploaded it to Spoonflower. Now the tea towel hangs in my kitchen and the pillow is on our couch.
Once again our church elves have been busy making ornaments and decorations for the seniors in our local residence. Here are a few of the ones I did as examples to inspire my handy and talented helpers. I apologize for the darkness of the photos.
Our version of a snow globe thanks to Pinterest.
Here is an angel from a cardboard tube, some tulle and tinsel.
Santa Clause has a cherry nose and a fluffy white beard. He is also made from a cardboard tube, some felt and glitter.
I made these examples but our eager elves go above and beyond. It is always a surprise how much a person can do with some glue and scissors. It gives our seniors so much pleasure and we spend an enjoyable afternoon crafting.
My grandson’s most recent passion is chess. He reads about it, plays it on the computer and will challenge anyone nearby to play. I decided that I would make him something chess-related for his birthday so I designed this pattern for Spoonflower. I changed the grey scale for his favourite colours of blue and green.
One side is blue and white.
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The flip-side is green and white.
At our church we host a tea for the ladies of the church and their friends twice a year (Spring and Autumn). We all have lost loved ones, family or friends and these teas give us a chance to spend a pleasant afternoon being served tea and special baking treats and sharing our experiences. We set small folding tables up that seat four and decorate them with seasonal decorations. We use real china cups and saucers and share a short meditation and encouraging words. We all enjoy our tea and conversation. This is the invitation and envelope that I made for our next event.
Our church is having a special tea in two weeks time. Here is an example of one of the invitations and envelopes I made for the event.
Our teas are an opportunity for women to gather, share their experiences and offer each other support. It is also a time when the women of our church and their neighbours to be treated to some special elegant attention and consideration. It is our chance to show them God’s love by serving them with tea, refreshments and listening hearts.
Designing Patterns for Fabric
For the last three years or so I have been using a new outlet for my creativity – designing patterns for fabric on Spoonflower, a company that prints personal designs on fabric which the designer may use to make projects for themselves or offer for sale. Here are some of the patterns I have created.
Shamrocks and Daisies
Planted Garden
Helmets and Columns
Rooster Row
These are the rather raw originals. Photoshop is a handy tool to clean up erasures and join lines. Some of my designs I have printed and made into scarves, runners and pillows. It is wonderful to see my creations transformed into fabric that I can use. The company also sets design challenges each week that designers may enter. The designs are voted on and the most popular creation result in a prize for the contributing artist. I have enjoyed these challenges and making things from the fabric that I can wear or give as gifts. If you love drawing and like a challenge start making patterns for fabric on Spoonflower.
Here are some of the crafts we were making in our group at our church for the seniors living at the local nursing home:
Puffy yarn hearts – made by winding yarn over a cardboard shape.
3D heart shape – putting 4 heart-shaped cutouts together.
Woven yarn heart – like the sewing cards we did as children.
Rose and lace brooches – rolled felt roses on lace with safety pin backing.
I think the seniors will be well pleased with their Valentines!
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