We've had some birthdays to celebrate in the last week. That's right, I am blessed to have many virgos in my life (I say this because I am a virgo, I'm told those who aren't don't always find us all that charming...). Now that all the gifts have been opened, I can share some of the lovely prezzies I shipped off last week!
Something NOT Textile related! What?
Today is my sister's boyfriend's birthday. I talked to her awhile ago about what kind of things he would like/ they need, and while I got lots of great ideas, almost NONE of them could be accomplished in a week or couldn't possibly be shipped to North Carolina. They do both like art though, and I have seen pictures of their lovely apartment and I thought they could really use some strange, Scandinavian-inspired papercut art. I was really pleased with how the piece turned out and once I mounted it on some nice creamy cardstock, I had a blast sorting through my 1948 wallpaper samples to find an appropriate background. I love this brown and yellow plaid, and I especially like that the pattern is not straight- it's a bit wonky. Perfect.
Collaborative Design!
My husband and I both work in design, but we RARELY collaborate. For his sister's birthday though, we wanted to do something really special- she is a really amazing person who has been so incredibly generous with us in every way possible and we always have a hard time finding a way to show her that.
So we moved heaven and earth and worked together on something.
It was pretty fun once we got past the yelling and the swearing (yeah, we're both really fun team players).
I can truly say that this design is Fred and I meeting in the middle and going somewhere fun and different.
So we moved heaven and earth and worked together on something.
It was pretty fun once we got past the yelling and the swearing (yeah, we're both really fun team players).
I can truly say that this design is Fred and I meeting in the middle and going somewhere fun and different.
My Attempt at Being "Cool"
Also for my sister-in-law, I made this crocheted necklace. I've seen a few of these about on the world wide web- cool and trendy texture-heavy necklaces with bold color blocking using both bright and neutral colors. Not exactly the adjectives I'm known for, but, my sister-in-law has good taste and I tend to think of her as the older sister I never had who will forever be cooler than me no matter what, so I brought my A game and I think it worked.
Some Little Handmade Note-y Whatnots
I used my trusty big circle punch on another piece of 1948 wallpaper to make some pretty gift tags for all my precious birthday goodies. They turned out so pretty and made me feel so birthday-fancy that I just had to include them in the gifty post.
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