Well, I got a hair brained idea to try to embroider on a large old lampshade of mine. Just for fun. Make it My Little Ponies, for Emmie. OK. No problem. She has about a thousand coloring book pages to make a pattern and embroider for my own personal use. So I start to attempt to sew on this big hard to hold shade. After 20 minutes, I feel my fingers are going numb and very sore. I stop sewing because I need to get a thimble or three. Next day I run out to get a beautiful leather finger cover by Clover brand, but instead I see a really cute orange silicone finger cover with a metal tip at end of finger to punch the needle through the darn lampshade with (same brand, Clover). I decided this is the thing for me. Wrong. I get home, and soon discover that I do not push the needle through with the tip of my finger, but the pad of my finger. So that one got returned. Thanks to Micheal's, who took it back without a receipt and gave me store credit. By this time I have decided NOT TO EMBROIDER DIRECTLY ONTO LAMPSHADE any more. Another reason for this is because I had to sit with the lampshade to where I could direct light down inside while trying to find where my needle tip was on the other side (the inside of lampshade). Rarely would I have the location correct due to the shadow on the needle!!! All the more agony for my damn fingers!!!!!
Here is what I started that I won't finish now:
Here is my first complete pony, shaded with colored pencils. I think she turned out kinda cool.
Heck, we may just decoupage so she can help. That would be real fun for her. Knowing me (much more of a crafter, than seamstress), I bet I will decide to make it a fun, gluey mess. Probably. Should we add glitter too? I'm thinking YES!!!!
5 comments:
What little Princess wouldn't want a little fairy dust on her ponies?? I think this is a great project. The Little Pony is sweet. Your Grands are so lucky to have such a talented Grandma.
I read the first sentence, and I knew embroidering on a lampshade wasn't gonna work... decoupage is a great idea, either that or some sort of applique using iron on stuff... but the heat from the lamp might interfere with that. As for the glitter? well, you know what? Any crafter can tell you that glitter covers up a whole load of mistakes... lol
É lindo seu trabalho, adoro.
bjs
http://eueminhasplantinhas.blogspot.com.br/
Some great ideas can be very painful....but your end result has great potential. Pony #1 has so much personality, I can't wait to see the finished project.
The pony lampshade looks really cute, but sorry about the sore fingers! Since I'm a quilter, I can see the pink embroidered pony being sewn into a blanket or pillow cover. :)
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