Christmas craft - to pink or not to pink?

[stitchwishes]

Re: Christmas craft - to pink or not to pink?

Call me crazy, but I like some pinked and some not! Maybe because in the pic they're all together and it seems more like a dimensional forest that way, some blurred by distance or weather.

Love them, what a clever idea and a fun use for all those decorative stitches!

[CraftySweetPeas]

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They're really sweet...I actually like a mix of pinked and not-pinked.....adds extra interest. very pretty and festive!

I was thinking the same thing! I think they'd be darling in random order.

[Cokie]

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Those are really cute! I like the pinked edges.

[just4me]

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They're really sweet...I actually like a mix of pinked and not-pinked.....adds extra interest. very pretty and festive!

[ncmphoy]

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Thanks! I think I like the pinked edges too. I'll see if I can pick up the rotary one quickly. That'll save me time.

I got the idea from a super old tutorial of Jenny's that was a Christmas pennant/flag garland.

I have a handful of Christmasy charms and a bolt of fusible fleece, so I need to get to work. I think the white ones are pretty cute, not sure how it'll look on patterned fabric though. I might dig around and find some ribbon or ricrac in my stash.

I'm gonna experiment with the hangers. I have some buttons, beads, bells and do-dads I can try out.

[Caroline T.]

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Pinked edges yes. Instead of punching a hole for the thread hangers, perhaps use star shaped sinquins

http://www.joann.com/darice-star-sequins-5mm-400-pkg-multi/1979913.html?gclid=CjwKEAiAr4vBBRCG36e415-_l1wSJAAatjJZ8C4jAMC8aYCB-5RRym0F2Rh5deEOtqR4tJ_JNcymkBoCq0Pw_wcB

Thread the star first and then using a small dab of glue to ateach to the top of the tree

[Anna Leigh]

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Those are cute and clever. For the edges try experimenting with lightly applying CheckFrey.

[Hulamoon]

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Pinked is cuter. Some small buttons would look cute too.

[CraftyJnet]

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I like the edges pinked. I have a rotary cutter with a pinking blade that I use with a ruler.

[ncmphoy]

I am making Christmas ornaments out of charms with fuisible fleece cut with the M* small wedge ruler.
Once cut, I'm running them through with decorative stitches in Christmas colors. These are my test batch.
I plan to use a small hole punch to add the hanging string.
So... 1st question... do you think the stitching will unravel? Would it stop if I ran them back under the iron and re-melted the fusible?

And... do we like the edges pinked or not? These I had to cut, decorate, then pink, so I lost some size. Maybe I should get a pinking rotary blade? Can u use those with a ruler?


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