Happy Thanksgiving Week!
Just a couple more days until tons of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, yams, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie... can't wait!
I wanted to share this simple Thanksgiving/fall craft with you before we head into the Christmas season. It's super easy and fun to do!
I started with three frames I purchased at the Christmas Tree Shops. They were painted with bright neon yellow stripes, but they were on clearance, so I couldn't pass them up. As you can see, I painted them white.
Next, I found a lovely little red leaf from outside and traced it onto a scrap piece of canvas.
Then I stitched around the pencil marking with red thread. First I used a sewing machine, and then went over it again by hand. Next, I cut around the stitched leaf, leaving a small margin of canvas.
I placed this on top of a piece of burlap, and set it inside one of the smaller frames.
Next, I took the actual leaf and placed it onto a piece of canvas along with a few strands of burlap and put it into the other small frame.
Finally, I printed out a simple phrase in red ink onto computer paper, and placed it into the larger frame.
That's it! I have the two leaf pictures on either side of the framed text. Let me know what you think! I'm thinking this could be fun to change out each season!
Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family! I have so much to be thankful for, including all of you. Thanks for all your support and kind words!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words :)
DeleteHow absolutely adorable! Very creative! Thanks for sharing at my party at House on the Way! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteLeslie
Thank you, Leslie! And thanks for hosting :)
DeleteThis is adorable! I love the red stitching and that you also used the leaf in the other frame too :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving and thanks for sharing this idea! Brie @ Breezy Pink Daisies
Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Brie! I wasn't originally planning on using the other leaf, but I'm glad I did... such an easy way to fill an empty frame!
DeleteLike this! Tracing then stitching leaf is brilliant! Pinned:) Following your blog now. Follow me too at www.sewsweetvintage.com I posted "dolled up" to whimsy wed.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I'm glad you like it :) Headed over to check out your project!
DeleteHi Sarah, found your Thanksgiving project and really liked it. You inspired my creation of leaf mug rugs. I was looking for a craft that included fabric and sewing and thanks to you, the parent helpers in my classroom will have a handmade gift to say "thank you. "
ReplyDeleteThat is so wonderful! I'm so glad the project was an inspiration for what sounds like a great craft for your parent helpers!
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