A Proper Place For Buttons
In keeping with the last 2 days of making storage jars/containers more appealing, I just wanted to share another idea I had for a Sweater Label. This is my project for today.
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| A great jar with rounded square corners needs a label. You will see the entire jar shortly. I measured the jar label in order to make the pattern to cover it. |
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| This time I want to embroider "Buttons" on my sweater piece, so I traced the pattern onto tracing paper and wrote the letters as I want them. This is it! |
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| I have cut my sweater piece and also cut out the tracing paper template for the embroidery. Now you can see the jar. I love square jars! |
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| The tracing paper is pinned to the piece so I can now get out my floss and start sewing. This is the very same technique I used for my Scissors Case on April 5th. |
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| The stitching is finished, but I am not sure how well this has turned out until I tear away the tracing paper. I must take a Very Deep Breath first. :-/ |
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| The process of taking away the paper has to be done very gently not to pull the stitching out of whack. |
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| You can see my little pile of tiny pieces of tracing paper. The tweezers are an essential element as a helper to accomplish the task. OK, it's readable. I'm happy. |
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| Now the same drill as the last 2 nights: the gluing of sweater to jar. |
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| Glue has been glopped. :-] I learned something new tonight, though. Using another stick to hold the piece down while glopping with the other stick made it so much easier. No messy fingers/hands/etc. AND I also "picked up" the sweater label with the stick to place it on the jar. So very cool. |
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| A nice improvement. |
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| Taking its place on the shelf with my White Button container. Tonight's jar holds all manner and color of buttons. Until I sort them otherwise they will live happily together here. I like the mish-mash of variety. |
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| Of course you may know by now that I LOVE buttons. Goals For Everyone Tomorrow: 1-Observe the buttons on your shirt, dress, or coat. 2-Look at the details on them. THEN: Think what a brilliant invention buttons are! Maybe ask Google about the history of buttons. :-] |
That is a great idea. I wanted to add lettering to the lining of a basket because its in my laundry room and other types of labels wouldn't work. Think I'm going try this!
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