Our house is situated on a hill and every year we get snowed in for a couple of days, this year was no exception. We didn't get any new snow today, but there was plenty left from yesterday's snowfall. For the most part I enjoy being nestled inside our home, the perfect excuse to relax and do a bit of crafting. Although my WIP [work-in-progress] pile is getting out of control--patchwork pieces strewn across stacks of fabric--I chose to start a new one, you know, to get the creative juices flowing.
After making several wall + pockets, pic + pockets and pin + pockets the past few months, I wanted to work on a new design. Meet the pin + board, cousin to the pin + pocket, minus the pocket.
These fellas are only half the size of some of their cousins. Coming in at 6"x9", they are compact and lightweight. A plain linen covered board was a bit too simplistic, so I thought I would spruce it up with a little tree design. [Trees are my all-time favorite image.] I fused the trees on to the linen and then fused the entire piece on to cork. Cork, you say? Yes, cork, I told you these are lightweight. These pin + boards are versatile and can either be hung on the wall or stuck on your fridge [one has wall hangers and the other magnets on the backs].
:: pin + board 01 ::
:: pin + board 02 ::
One nice thing about making the pin + boards is no sewing is required. Although my head is swarming with new design ideas which will require a little sewing + a little hand embroidery. I can't wait to make some more, but for now I'm going to tackle that growing WIP pile.
these are great and i love your 'enjoy' and 'do' tags. i can not wait to see the sewing + hand embroidery. love this!
Posted by: christina | Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 09:28 PM
I love these and I agree trees are wonderful!
Posted by: patricia | Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 09:36 PM
Simply beautiful.
Posted by: Alex | Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 09:54 PM
those are excellent.
Posted by: daria | Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 10:13 PM
seriously, when are you starting your own magazine?
Posted by: sonia | Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 11:35 PM
Sally, they are gorgeous! Love everything about them.
Posted by: myra | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 12:13 AM
hi!
welcome pinboard!
I live it like the others!
bye, manela
Posted by: manela | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 12:15 AM
You're the queen of good ideas. I love this Sally.
Posted by: Yvonne | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 01:18 AM
Love them Sally. Can so relate to the swarming head too :-)
Posted by: Esther | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 02:14 AM
I'm with sonia.
SHIM + LIFE
Posted by: martha | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 03:56 AM
WOW! I LOVE these sooo much - especially ::pin + board 02:: AMAZING! A-hem do you ever swap? Hint, hint ;o)
Posted by: Kristina | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 04:32 AM
amazing sally! they are beautiful and you are such a great inspiration.
Posted by: erin | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 05:36 AM
The tree on pin board #2 reminds me of a birch or an aspen. So pretty.
Posted by: Mama Urchin | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 05:39 AM
I like these! What did you use to fuse the linen to the cork? I have a whole set of linen covered mini-cork boards in my craft area for my inspiration boards, but I glued them together.
Posted by: luckybeans | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 05:57 AM
These are terrific! What is freaking me out though is that I had a dream where I made a tree out of that very same dotty fabric!
Anyways, I love all your wall pockets/boards. So simple and pretty!
Posted by: Melissa | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 05:59 AM
Very cute, Sally. You have great ideas!
Posted by: Alicia A. | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 06:02 AM
Very nice and I love the bright colors you chose for the leaves!
Posted by: Michele Annette | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 06:42 AM
loooooooove those trees!! genius, sally.
Posted by: julie | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 06:46 AM
these are wonderful! i am with you on the trees... my favorite image too. i love these modern/abstracted ones.
Posted by: amisha | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 07:15 AM
Love the fabric you chose for the tree branches and trunk. So fun and cheery.
Posted by: kathy | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 07:37 AM
You have such great ideas. I am with Sonia, when are you going to start your own magazine? Or at least do a TV show. It would definitely be better than Uncommon Threads, the ONE sewing TV show that we get.
Posted by: nightowl | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 07:53 AM
Beautiful... It's so inspiring to see what you're up to. Your pictures are always so nicely done too.
Posted by: Beth | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 08:38 AM
So cute. I love the idea of hanging them with magnets. That's so smart... of course my own fridge is covered in alphabet magnets... but someone must have a clean fridge, right?
Posted by: Amy | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 08:46 AM
love those two "tree" fabrics. i finally hung my wall pocket, right above my night stand so i can tuck away pretty things to make me smile in the morning. i love the whole idea of cork. cant wait to see more!
Posted by: hannah | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 09:17 AM
They are so lovely, I also love tree designs, you make beautiful pictures, I'm sure your WIP-pile
will be lovely as well.
Posted by: erika | Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 09:34 AM