I was hoping to get this posted in time for Christmas, but things don’t always work out the way I plan.
I wrapped three dowels with some homespun and attached the punched pieces to the ends. I used another dowel to push holes part way into a piece of styrofoam, angling the outer holes and keeping the center hole straight.
The styrofoam, which was a cone, fit perfectly inside the bucket once I cut the top off.
You can see how the angled holes hold the two outer dowels in place.
“What’cha doin’?” ~the elli-bell
Ellis is extremely helpful when I’m working, and when I’m not.
I could fill the bucket with tissue paper or moss or lots of things to hide the foam but I’m going to use these:
Yum…
Candy Cane Kisses. So scrumptious!
Back
I attached a little pocket to the back of the bucket with a vintage bone button that holds an identity tag.
Do you love rocking horses as much as I do, Ellis?
“zzzz…” ~the elli-belly
I particularly like how this design lends itself to a simple palette. Just two favorite colors, though you could definitely get fancy.
Because I’ve attached the finished piece to a little galvanized bucket, I decided to add three festive “sticks” with these little pieces attached. The sticks will pop out of the bucket with the help of a little styrofoam.
What do you think of styrofoam, Lilly?
“i do NOT like styrofoam!” ~the lillykins
I have to admit, I don’t like styrofoam either, but sometimes needs must.
I’ll age these pieces in coffee, add fabric to the backs and cut them out before attaching them to the sticks.
Sticks, Otis?
“i’ve nibbled sticks in my time. *yawn*” ~the oatbran
Hopefully, I’ll complete this project before Christmas. This will be one of the most memorable Christmas’s from a “wow, this is unusual” standpoint. Welcome to the pandemic!
In case you’d like to use some, or all, of the colors I used for Lori Brechlin’s Turkey and Tallowberries design (click here for her etsy shop), here they are in all their glory. From left to right and how I used them:
h212 ~ turkey legs and pupil
p9 ~ turkey tail and wing
p3 ~ tallowberry vine
h206 ~ tallowberries and turkey wattle
jp2 ~ turkey body, beak, and wing/tail detail
jp11 ~ turkey head
5 ~ background and turkey eye
What do you think of my color choices, Ellis?
“i’m cuddling with the lilly-kins, i can’t be bothered with colors.” ~the elly-belly
So, Ellis and Lilly-lou-hoo are busy. Otis? Do you have any thoughts you’d like to share?
“zzzzz…..” ~ the oatbran
Well, since my feline fellows are MIA, it’s up to you, gently reader, to tell me what you think.
This is the first time i’ve punched this design, but lori’s patterns are some of my favorites. You can find her things here. I traced this notforgotten farm design on weavers cloth and thought about my color choices. I decided on my background color right away.
Valdani 5 is one of my favorites. It works well with almost all the valdani colors i use and is easily aged with coffee or tea. the other colors i decided on were somewhat serendipitous. I didn’t plan them beforehand so i can tear them out and start again if i choose.
So far i’m happy but i need a little help from my friends. Usually i ask lilly, ellis and otis, but they’re busy today, so i’m turning to my canine friends.
Josie, what do you think of my turkey? Is she realistic?
“zzzzzzz……..” ~josie-jo
Josie lives with four young kitties, and is kept busy keeping them in line all day long. I know she’d approve if she could keep her eyes open, so i’ll keep punching…
I’ve filled in the tallowberry vines and decided to use valdani h205 for the berries themselves. This is such a great orange; very soft for orange and it easily mixes with golds, browns, blues and greens, like i’m using here, but also works with reds, and every neutral. What do you think Duke?
“look at my bowtie. i love every color under the sun! orange blends with my grey beard perfectly!” ~the dukester
(i swear, dogs are the enablers of the world. while i have every personality trait of the loner, shy, “leave me alone” feline, i definitely embody the enabling canine.)
i’ve been slowly getting back into punching after struggling with thumb, wrist and elbow pain for a few years. i decided to start simple with “warty witch”.
i drew the pattern freehand on weavers cloth…
then pondered my color choices. i needed a little help deciding so asked otis what he thought.
“you should use this one ’cause it’s the same color as me.” ~oatsy-toatsy
while i respect his opinion, i decided to go with the traditional silhouette colors, black and white.
valdani h212 and 5 are two colors i use often, and i think they’re perfect for “warty witch”.
what do you think, lilly?
“purrfect! they’re the same colors as me!” ~the lilly-kins
as with most of my pieces, i used my cameo needle set at the lowest, #1, setting. the valdani is 2 strands of perle cotton #12. i gave “warty witch” a coffee bath, attached her to a painted wood board and added a grosgrain ribbon as a hanger.
here’s a little warty witch i punched for the season. you can find the pattern on my etsy shop, the simple quiet design, by clicking here. i’ll be back soon to show you the colors i used.
i finished miss b’s turkey ~ hooray! however, i’m taking this opportunity to share with you another rug i finished recently.
wytch one?
“wytch one?” is a pattern i created many years ago, and it’s always a fun one to punch or hook. i’ve just listed this finished rug on my etsy site which you can find by clicking here.
if you’re interested in the simple pattern for “wytch one?”, you can find it on my etsy design site by clicking here.
