Showing posts with label handsewn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label handsewn. Show all posts

Friday, 16 November 2012

Folksy Handmade - Crafty Christmas Cards



Suncatcher Christmas Tree Card


I've made my first Christmas Cards this year after I had been experimenting with hand painted suncatcher designs on other cards. I like the idea of something a bit different for Christmas cards. And I like the idea of a craft being used to create the design. So for this week's Folksy Friday collection I've put together a selection of handmade cards with different crafts being used to make the designs. Something special to send this Christmas.

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Quilled Christmas Tree Card
Paper Daisy Card Design
Greetings Card with Copper Heart
The Owl and the Pussycat

Christmas Mistletoe and Robins Card
Under the Stair Studios

Origami Wreath
Water Lily Wishes
Brown Tweed Christmas Robin
nicepontoffles
Handmade Fabric Applique Card
E and Z Make


Papercut Christmas Card
The Bird & the Button
Christmas Card Red Jingle Bells
Ritzy Swish
Handmade Card Mum and Dad
O'Reilly & Beau








Monday, 31 October 2011

Vintage Look Beaded Christmas Gift Bows


Hand-woven, old gold, beaded Christmas gift bows


Magenta Beaded Christmas Gift Bow


I've been thinking about making some Christmas gift bows for a while, using the method that I used on my twine Gardener gift bows. But I couldn't think of what material to use that would give me a festive look, but would hold it's shape.Then this weekend, I found the solution. Raffia. And this raffia is a fab shade of old gold that looks like vintage metal. The finished bows remind me of vintage brooches, with a very luxurious look about them.

The centres are made up of wool on the Magenta and Purple versions, and all of the bows have hand sewn metallic beads to finish them off, and give extra sparkle.