New Project - Fabric Post Card Display Wallhanging

I just finished a wall hanging designed to show off my collection of fabric postcards.  It's designed for 3 different sizes, and the fabric cards just slip into the spaces.  I'm pleased with how it turned out. 

I ordered this cool corazone (corazon ?) fabric from an online store (http://www.vistalatina.com/)

awhile back, intending to use it  to make some postcards.  I finally got around to making some cards from the fabric. 

Here are 6 cards that I've made using the corazone (heart) fabric.

Some New Trades

The following are for different trades. "There are no ordinary cats" is for a fiber page trade with postcardpizzazz. The cat portrait is a copy of a painting my daughter did of my mom's cat, Sissy. The portrait and quote are placed on a log cabin square turned on point. All the fabric strips are "recycled" from my scrap box.

The spider is one of 3 fabric postcards made for a trade on postcard pizzazz. I loved the batik spider-web background fabric and knew I just had to create a spider! His body and legs are cut from stiff felt and there's a little bit of black fuzzy yarn on top of his head.

The 3 bracelets below are made from handrolled paper beads for a trade with Fiber Art Traders. Those beads are pretty addictive to make. I ended up with a lot more than I needed and made some bracelets for myself, as well. The matching earrings are an added surprise to the recipients.

And lastly, a "mini" quilt made for a trade on postcard pizzazz. I used strips of left-over scraps to create a type of log-cabin design. I tried not to duplicate any of the fabrics. While I liked the effect a lot, I thought it needed a little something, so I appliqued the butterfly to the quilt. It doesn't show up, but there is a bit of beading on the butterfly, thanks to my in-house beader (AKA mom).

Birthday Wallhanging

My daughter's birthday is in August, so I made her a birthday wallhanging. Since she has an August birthday, she's a Leo, but I also added her Chinese horoscope sign, the monkey.

Sunflower Postcards

My latest postcard trade was to make a fabric postcard based on a photo or picture. I chose a photo I took last summer of a giant sunflower in my garden. Here are two cards I've made so far....I have one more to go.

CAN you make a postcard from a CAN?

Yes, you CAN. Here are some cards I made for a trade on Fabric Art Traders. We were to use aluminum cans. So here's what I came up with for my cards. It's actually quite easy to sew through the aluminum. This takes recycling one step further, don't you think!

Fusing Plastic Bags

This is for Janie - this will show you how to fuse plastic bags. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNziDXtm1SA

ATC's

I made my first ATC's (Artist Trading Card) for a trade. They are small 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" cards. The theme was "Spring Recycled" We couldn't buy anything new, but had to use what we already had. So I recycled some dryer sheets by fusing them together, stitching with metallic thread and coloring them with water color paints. Then I added some "stuff" that I had hanging around (beads, flowers, ribbon, tulle, glitter paint, etc.). It was a fun assignment and a good way to use up bits and pieces of stuff. I'll trade these six, and get back six others! Click on the photo to get a close-up look.

Fabric Postcards

Here are some of the fabric postcards I've received.

Some New Postcards I've Made

Here are several of my latest fabric cards.

This one is for a swap called "Fabrege Eggs". It was sent to England.

More Fabric Postcards

Fabric Postcards

Here are a few of the fabric postcards I have been making recently. Well, I guess it keeps me off the streets!