My Grammas are
THE COOLEST people I know!
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| My chainsaw-wielding, wood-chopping, goat-milking, quilting fun-loving Gramma. |
Fearless.
Strong.
Lovely.
Smart.
Funny.
AMAZING.
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| Yup, that's me... {awe...} ...And my bungee-jumping, parachuting, quilting, crochetting, beautiful Gramma. |
Things that remind me of my Gramma are my FAVORITE things!
Both of my Gramma's sew, quilt, crochet, etc.... My first memories of crochetting, knitting, & embroidery are sitting on my Gramma's couch, learning from the best! My mom taught me to sew & cross-stitch, and everything I forgot while at Gramma's! Haha!
So I want to incorperate things that remind me of my amazing heritage in my sewing room.
I LOVE old wooden spools of thread!
I have collected quite a few....
I decided I need a cool hanging rack/shelf/thingy to display them on.
Where do you go to find inspiration???
PINTEREST, of course!!
Then I got to work...
I took this COOL chalk-painted frame.
Added fun fabric.
Trimmed this $9 Walmart thread rack to fit.
Painted it black.
Attatched it from the back with screws...
VOILA!!
Another thing I love that gets me all nostalgic...
~Pincushions~
My Gramma has one that is handmade, super old, and perfect! It is crocheted, and beautiful!
(I covet it!)
So I did some research, and found the pattern!!
And made this:
Here's how:
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| Trace shape of finished pineapple onto cardboard. (I used a Borax box. I cut two and glued them together for strength.) |
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| Cover the back of the cardboard shape with fabric... Hot glue is AWESOME! |
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| Trim the excess fabric |
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| Next comes stuffing... LOTS of it! |
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| Carefully cover the stuffing, and glue fabric to the back. Again, trim the excess. |
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| CAREFULLY glue crocheted pineapple to stuffed fabric shape. |
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| Last, weave the ribbon. It took a while to figure it out! But once I did, it was easy! |
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| Finish with a bow, and Voila!! |
Two down!!! I'll post more when I begin to put my room together!
LOVE those Grammas!!
:O)
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