This week's
Iron Craft Challenge is all about LOVE. We were challenged to make a valentine for someone we love. Well I got a little excited and made Valentines for lots of people that I love. It all started last week when I decided to make sewn cards with fabric scraps. The idea was that I could send one with each etsy order, so the recipient could use it (and it would match). Here are my first two:
As you may have noticed, the first one (left) was a bit messy and the scraps were sewn straight onto the card. This left the back of the card looking like a total disaster. By round two, with a little advice from the hubs, I decided to first sew onto an index card, and then sew the card onto the folded card. Then you still see stiches on the card, but not a zillion.
I made a third card that night, much neater thant he previous two! Also, I used a gluestick on the back of the index card before sewing it on... just wanted to keep those thread ends tucked in! Each of these is going to a friend whom I love.
A day or so later came the Iron Craft Valentine Challenge. I wanted to make a few Valentine's for specific people -- with specific fabric. There is school fabric for a teacher friend, traveling / luggage tag fabric for a far away sister, polka dots and hearts for friends closer to home, soccer stuff for my beloved, and wine for one special wine loving cousin of mine!
I am really pleased with the final result! And thankful that Joanns had cards on clearance so I could finally push myself to try this whole sewing on paper thing out. I mean, seriously, I have been wanting to do this for months!!
And because you asked so nicely, here is the back of a card. :)
