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The week-end has been fantastic because for the first time in a long time, I am not on antibiotics and I don’t feel as if I need them! I finished the last course last Thursday and my history has been that by the week-end, I have another sinus infection. I am hoping that I have finally beat this thing into submission!!
Secondly, we spent most of Saturday playing "Clean Sweep" in the garage. We had stuff in there that we moved in 5 years ago and have not looked at again. I also keep my messy art supplies there and they were in disarray. We made three piles:
keep, give away and throw away. Steve took a Jeep load to the dump. We have a huge pile to go to charity. Then we rearranged the stuff we need to keep. Our garage is not that big so it is important to make it look less cluttered for prospective buyers. It felt good to get one thing done. Now I need to do this with every closet in the house.
Today, I played. I decided that since I have sent fiber postcards all year in lieu of cards, I should make fiber Christmas Cards. So this is what I did. I made a template and cut batting:
Then I wonderundered several green fabrics:
Then I cut wavy strips:
I layered the strips on the batting:
I quilted and couched sparkly yarns and ribbon:
Next, I trimmed away the extra fabric and cut a diagonal line through the fabric and voila – two trees!
Then I cut backs:
I zig zagged the edges, glued some beads and added a ribbon tie:
Add a greeting and signature to the back and it is done.
They will be sent in vellum envelopes along with our annual Christmas letter.
Gerrie, wow! They are SO cool!!! Love ’em.
Wow nice cards
Very thoughtful
I hope folks appreciate them!
Happy Holidays!
What a wonderful idea – I do a lot of work in both fabric and paper and these would translate beautifully to a paper collage. I shall have great fun playing with this! Lovely idea!
What a very neat idea. I think that I would be proud to give and/or receive that.
Good grief – all that work! Surely, these are gifts made with love and anybody with a tree would be happy to have them. What a nice idea.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing!
They look great! Hmmm, something to think about for next year. I already started different ones for this year.
What a lovely idea, you are clever !
These are wonderful!
you are so frickin clever, mom.
Well I just heard in my head the host of the HGTV show on crafts say “thats clever!”. I might steal it too. 🙂
Very clever! Good luck with the clean sweep… I have similar boxes, but my excuse is that I do not have a curio cabinet in which to show my stuff…..
The tree cards are so cool, Gerrie! I’m impressed about the garage too. Our basement is in rather desperate need of that process. Sigh.
What a fantastic idea for a card!!! I love this so much. You are a genius!!
OK I ADMIT that I will be stealing this idea. Is that too awful? I know so many people who will love this and besides that it looks like a fun addition to any workshop that runs outta steam!
Adorable! I love a card that can double as something else (magnet, ornament…)