reduce reuse recycle
my first trade in this group is right up my alley. it is about using up stuff
that some just toss in the trash or recycle now a days. ATC refer to Artist trading cards and are 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" in size.
this trade was with the http://artisinthecards.blogspot.com/ group i recently joined.
i started with some fabric paper i made using torn tissue from last Christmas packaging and other thin papers painted that were thin glued to a fabric that was destined for the yard sale. half white glue, half water
painted on cloth and over papers randomly placed.
beach glass is what i thought background looked like. and i love beach glass!
some machine free motion quilting in variegated thread to doddle about shapes came next. i have saved can pull tabs for a while and they were attached with thin ripped fabric remnants. some gold paint and a bit of glitz added here and there. i glued them to the backs of a ginger ale carton cardboard cut the same size as ATCs and then zigzaged machine stitch all around.
i had a colorful 2005 AQS calendar that i cut up to make envelopes and sewed the cards into them and off they went with a first class stamp .
i enjoyed my first round with this group even though i had a hard time deciding which of these to keep and which to send so i did it randomly.
sonja
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