Went to U-Frame it to audition frames.
This simple silver one is the winner. Literally that evening they called me to tell me the job is done. No glass, I’m not that interested in glass on top of my handwork, not to mention, it gets really expensive.
Here it is framed, on the wall. This is a small hallway, you can see this as you come in the front door, although you have to get close. I’m ok with people getting very close, so much so that they might even find my mistakes.
I finished woodland friends, I even put my initials and the year in there, I think I should have done over 4, not two, it is so tiny. This is before I ironed it out.
Here it is ironed. I decided, maybe its’ time to lace the work myself. I had gone to Good will and found a nice frame. Then onto You Tube, so I could get a good tutorial. I’m sorry to say that I’m not thrilled with Ceesie Smitt, it’s ok, but not all that good. Of course, I found much better tutorials and set to work.
Its’ not complicate, there are some tricks of the trade, my huge mistake with Ceesie was cutting the background fabric too small. No need, it doesn’t matter if there is plenty of fabric back here.
Dropped it in the frame, without glass. The acid free foam board is pretty thick, and although this frame came with some stupid saying mounted on a thinner board, I’d rather go with the acid free. I was able to reuse most of these pins to hold the work in place.
Wrapping paper and painters tape seal off the back.
It is bright gold, but I don’t find that that detracts. Also, the frame is square and the work was a little more rectangular. So there is more edging along the side than on the top and bottom. It look fine.
I just realized that I didn’t finish the tree between the elks. Oh well, I think it will just stay that way. all in all, a nice piece, and they won’t know that it isn’t supposed to look like that.
Now
, to send it off with a book for big brother. Of course, I’ll be starting something new very soon. Leah