23 January 2014

Embroidered Box

I have finished the little embroidered bird. This was a fun, quick project to practice silk shading.
I bought this little wooden box...
and quickly transformed it with a couple of coats of acrylic paint...
The bird embroidery was destined to become a padded top...
I also lined the inside of the box with the same cotton fabric...
It is just the right size to hold my embroidery tools for class...
I am happy - it's another small finish!

16 comments:

  1. what a cute box and so nice you were able to find the perfect fabric to embroider for it.

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  2. your silk shading is wonderful, it looks really great. I love what you've done with this box and I've got a bit of box envy now!

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  3. lovely... the box is perfict!!

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  4. Just love this, What a great idea! I may have to give this a try!

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  5. What a lovely project - and such a good adaptation of this fabric! Thanks for the inspiration
    Hilda

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  6. Anonymous23/1/14 21:59

    I really like your idea of embroidering on the printed fabric! The box turned out quite pretty.

    :) Linda

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  7. It's beautiful! Love your new box!

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  8. That is such a lovely finish, Emily.

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  9. Wow! Great project and great finish, congratulations!

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  10. Well done! Great that you found an immediate use for your piece too.=)

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  11. What a great little box. I really don't think there can ever be enough embroidered birds in the world and yours is absolutely gorgeous.

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  12. What a beautifully finished box, it really looks amazing!

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  13. Delightful!
    Incidentally - where did the box come from? I'm been looking for a box to mount a couple of oddments of embroidery...

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  14. Your bird is beautiful and sits so well on the fabric.

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