i have been wanting to rearrange the mantle a bit
[notice i said rearrange since i don't plan to buy anything to add].
so, i looked around the house and
got some inspiration from mandipidy's recent mantle post
& her pretty bunting banner wall art tutorial
[thank you, mandy!] and i got right to work.
i came up with the following items to include:
- a framed crocheted name plate
-an old framed family photo
-our mini globe
- felt, yarn & fabric scraps
- old school glass coke bottle
i cut out a piece of fabric to fit into the frame with our
crocheted name plate [to make it 'pop' more]
then i set to work, making my own bunting banner wall art.
i used felt for the backing, then glued fabric triangles into place,
added the yarn and arranged the letters.
i had kind of a hard time figuring out what i wanted it to read,
but eventually got over the 'thanksgiving feel'
i thought the words 'give thanks' had.
i also de-constructed a bouquet
[my favorite way to enjoy flowers, a cluster of vases]
and used the coke bottle for one kind of flower
[the rest of the flowers in vases are not pictured, sorry].
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finished product |
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i didn't sew like mandy, but used fabric glue & iron-on letters |
i was happy to highlight my word of the year
and the globe has special meaning this year,
as i am traveling to guatemala and ireland.
[and i fly to guatemala one month from today!]
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i'm going here! |
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Looks good and super cool.that you are going to Guatemala!
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That turned out sooooo cute! And take me to Guatemala too, won't you?! :)
ReplyDeleteSimply cute! What a nifty neat idea. Please share your creativity with my followers, link to my blog bash K.I.S.S. Happy to be a new follower too. :) Enjoy your travels and bring back lots of great ideas to share.
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Love it! Colors are great!
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Thank you so much for linking to my blog bash K.I.S.S., your creativity is much appreciated. Please be sure and link up more inspiration on Sunday. :)
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