Tuesday 3 September 2013

... and an Embroidered Pencil Pot

I have been obsessed with all the posts on Pinterest where people have used embroidery and cross stitch on every day objects... And I finally got round to doing one of my own! This could be a great back to school project to organise a homework station, but we don't have to deal with any of that...yet!

I had this boring old pencil pot that was so dull, it was hidden away behind the sewing machine in my craft room... It had been consigned to being a storage pot for my scrap threads and fabric. Don't forget - you have to save every bit to use when Making New Fabric!!
I was going to "stitch" a design directly onto the metallic finish but whilst I was looking for inspiration, I found this great post from Camilla Fabbri which was virtually what I was going to do - and as I had to have the same colour, I got the spray paint out!
And then instead of going for a range of colours for the "embroidery", I decided to stick with the orange, and used wool and a thick needle to create some long stitches in a random diagonal fashion... and then added a bottom border... if you get what I mean?!
 Much better!!! I will definitely let this pot have display space now!!! What to get my hands on next?!

19th September 2013: Update - this post was featured here at Crafts a la Mode
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14 comments:

  1. That looks fabulous, such a clever way to upcycle a dull object.

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  2. I love finding embroidery on objects that you wouldn't think of. So clever. Thanks for linking up!

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    1. Thanks Allison, can't wait to try it on something else!! xx

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  3. This is such a cool idea! Very creative!
    Thanks for sharing at the Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop! Have a wonderful day!

    Katie

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  4. Hey, I have that pencil pot~the plain boring one though! :) Thanks for linking up to the Upcycled Linky Party at http://love2upcycle.blogspot.com/2013/09/upcycled-linky-party-23.html

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    1. Maybe you could make it "un-boring" too Tricia! xx

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  5. Another great idea for these wire tubs, turns out they are pretty versatile!

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  6. Featured this week and pinned!!

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    1. Thanks Linda! We have added a button to the post! xx

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