Monday, November 14

Teacher gifts...


This sweet little wren is from a collection of 12!
I could paint wrens all day~
They're so very chipper and have a colorful song!


Fabric transfer from one of my original watercolors...
on a very old piece of sage colored linen~
Fun cotton fabric...
Wool felt...
Plain muslin...


Before I started my super skilled stitch work
my tool of choice was the hot glue gun!
(giggle)
One dress-up day I took a mint green bridesmaid gown...
Cut it into several pieces (with an evil laugh and joy!)
Then hot glued it to Alaina!
Well... she had a footie-pajama on~
I didn't want it to be toooo permanent! ha! ha!


Back to our project...
Wool felt is so much fun! I love to make little outfits for
my needle felted friends. I felt them together~ or a few stitches.
It is a nice way to add a bit of strength to these patches.


I hand sign each treasure~
Stitch a pin back, so they can be easily removed.


I stitched one of these to a blue jean tote bag...
It looked so sweet!
These make wonderful teacher gifts~
A friend stitched one to her laptop case!
Another gal shared that she stitched it to a blazer pocket!

Hope  you have a wonderful evening~
Thank you for so many fun comments, Friends!

7 comments:

Joanne said...

I love the idea of the wren stitched to a denim tote bag ... What a fun and casual gift! Very pretty ...

Avery Hill said...

I'm glad you cut that mint green bridesmaid's dress up... Made a pretty cool costume! ;)

<3 you, Momma!

jennifer768 said...

That is adorable!Love the thought of it pinned to a denim purse.Hugs,Jen

Createology said...

Such a lovely sweet little wren pin patch. I am really enjoying your great ideas...thank you.

Smiley said...

Yikes! I think we should all mind our P's and Q's around you when the glue gun is plugged in! LOL! Either way, we love your creativity!

Blessings and Smiles, Friend!
Deb oxo

Carole said...

What has taken me so long to come to your blog???? I love your work.

x
Carole

Vicki Boster said...

Michelle- the cutest and sweetest gift idea- as only you cod do. I love that little wren-- who would not love this little gift! You are SO creative with your artwork--

xo
Vicki