Friday, January 4, 2019

010419 CKC January Forgeries


http://drawingsfromamexican.blogspot.com/2011/04/artist-in-animation-vs-animation-artist.html
Counterfeit Kit Challenge
It is no crime to create your own version of the trendy, 
hip products from the inspiration kit using your own stash and ingenuity.

 A new year, a new look...

Susan is first up for 2019 inspiration!
October 2018 Felicity Jane "Hannah"
I tackled two of the papers shown in the Jen Schow unboxing video HERE



& my own variation of these tulle bows
 


The circles were a quick job with a Sharpie pen. I liked more variety in the sizes but had to choose to like the messy scribbled look. The sentiment came from the stamp set in the inspiration, only my own version:


I felt that for me the sweet tulle bows were a little too precious, so I fashioned mine from crepe paper.





I sewed the embroidery floss to the center of each strip of crepe paper with a zigzag stitch, which allowed me to gather it in & tie it together, nice & full.

Oh, I do love the forging almost as much as the memory keeping!
Hope you are inspired.

Thanks for stopping by!

3 comments:

  1. Aren't you clever?! Love all three items. I like the way you picked out the items and then adapted them to suit your own style and needs and then "chose" to love the result! Perfect and a perfect way to start the year. I would never have thought to do a zig zag stitch along the middle of the bow - I really want to give these a try and will keep that in mind! A perfect set of forgeries!

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  2. Leslie: I love your clever intro for your blog post!!! And your forgeries are fantastic!!!

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  3. Worry Less. Pray More! Exactly the sentiment I need to surround myself with. And I have to agree. Creating a look-alike product is intrinsically rewarding. Since I don't find much time to play, now-adays, just thinking about how I would recreate a paper or embellie gives me a reason to smile. The polka-dot crepe is adorable.

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