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I did framing work on 5 pieces today. Two of them are re-works because I decided to put glass in them. In order to do this, I had to rip them off of the mat board around which I had wrapped the pieces and then glued the overlap to the back. It was a delicate operation to separate them from the mat board, iron on interfacing and then cut to fit the frame. I feel much better now that they have protective glass in front of them.<\/p>\n
This one will go back to work in a few months, after the remodeling is complete (that’s a whole other post):
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This one goes back to Terry, after I removed it from his work cubicle more then a year ago (I think). It, too, will probably go back to work after the remodeling (Terry and I sit in the same building):
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Next, I framed this piece (Sue Hillis’ Wine a Bit) that I stitched last August:
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So, it now looks like this:
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The wine bottle charm is so thick that I couldn’t use glass. It is mounted on acid-free self-adhesive board.<\/p>\n
While digging through my pile of finished pieces waiting to be finish-finished, I found this piece (Just Nan’s Crystal Heart) that I stitched last May:
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I just happened to have a frame laying around for a 5 x 5″ piece and it didn’t look too bad, so it now looks like this:
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I used spacers to allow for the charm used in the center of the piece.<\/p>\n
While in Walt Disney World last month, we bought a bunch of artwork that needed to be framed. Yesterday, I went to Michaels and picked up frames for Wine a Bit and this Tinker Bell postcard:
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I also had two large posters custom framed. They will be ready in about 2 weeks and I can show them off then.<\/p>\n
When I was at Michaels last week (yes, I’ve been there a few times recently), I picked up a frame for this Tinker Bell sketch and immediately popped it in when I got home:
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I love this piece because it is a sketch actually done by a Disney artist, not a print or poster. I have a limited edition Tinker Bell print that is already matted that will also need a custom frame, once I pick up the posters. I also need to pick up two more frames for 5 x 5″ stitched pieces, if I can find them. I need one in brown and one in white. If I can’t find anything premade at Michaels, I’ll take them into Lise at The Strawberry Sampler<\/a> to be framed at some point. Maybe during the next framing sale, but I’ll have to save up for it, because I have at least one other piece (and hopefully at least one more finish by then) that I’ll want to have framed.<\/p>\n I’m going to press Terry into service tonight or sometime soon to get some of these pieces hung up, including the two pieces that I had framed by Lise during May’s framing sale. I haven’t taken photos of either of these yet, so I’ll take and post some once they are hung.<\/p>\n One more thing to show, while I’m at it. I made this beaded bookmark today, as well: It will be one of a series of bookmarks that I am going to make for my father-in-law’s wife, Nan. She likes to read and has one lone, well-used paper bookmark to her name, so when we were up there in August, she asked if I would stitch her a bookmark. Of course, you know me, I couldn’t make her just one. I decided to make bookmarks using all sorts of crafting techniques. So, she’ll get this beaded one, two stamped paper ones, a stamped leather one and at least one stitched one.<\/p>\n I can’t believe that I didn’t crawl out of bed until 11 AM today and still managed to get all of that framing, plus the bookmark, done by around 3 PM. I’ve also done a lot of cleaning since Friday. I’ve generated 5 or 6 bags of garbage already and 2 bags of donations (mostly clothes) that we dropped off at Goodwill yesterday. I think I might bake a cake tonight, too. Plus work through some laundry. And pay some bills. And call my mother. And write a letter to my grandmother. Hmm… I think I should log off now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I did framing work on 5 pieces today. Two of them are re-works because I decided to put glass in them. In order to do this, I had to rip them off of the mat board around which I had … Continue reading
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