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Hello.... Terri..... it's not all green.Yeah I know. So why am I calling this a green fan.? Because 95 % of it is recycled leftovers from interior design jobs. It pleases me to no end when I can do that.
As you can see from a previous post I have entered a fan swap with Vintage Rose Designs and I thought how great it would be to do a fabric fan from recycled items. What could I come up with.
So I cut out my fan shapes from mat board left over from a framing job. Went though my dropped fabric sample books from Robert Allen. Checked my trunk of miscellaneous trims and what nots. Printed out an image of Marie Antoinette used K & Co.'s vintage paper frames and some rhinestones and Anna Griffin ribbons...the flower was one of the left over from a floral job. And the feathers were left overs from another project. It's rather simple but it all coordinated together pretty nicely.
The only problem is...which really isn't a problem at all...is that the fan panels needed to be 8" in length for the swap and this one with the cording was a little over 6 1/2" shy of 7".
When you cut the little sample fabrics out that is pretty much all you have enough for.
So I went with pretty papers for the swap. I will show you the one I made for my swap partner near the end of this month or the first of September depending on how the mail goes.
I have a couple more fans that I'm working on that I won't be swaping. I'll show them in a future post.
14 comments:
I love green...this is stunning...wow glad I stopped by to take alook...wish I had such nice remnants..lol...
it's adorable Terri...it's always great to reuse isn't it?
That looks gorgeous Terri, I love it. All the fabrics and trims coordinated wonderfully to make a beautiful fan.
Hugs!
Sonia
It's beautiful! And what a beautiful use of your scraps.
absolutely beautiful!!!
:) Missy
Oh it's gorgeous! Maybe it's just destined to hang in your studio! I made a pendant today that upon reflection is just NOT going to work as a piece of jewelry, and it's going to get turned into a bauble to be hung somewhere in the office.
Now you are the one who makes lovely things! I love this idea too. I hope we will be able to see all of the entries on the fans...Sharon
P.S. Thank you for commenting on my jewelry!
Great idea and resourcefulness Terry!
love, kelee
I love it! Made from scraps makes it all the more amazing!
I love anything made from left overs, much better than sending it to a recycling plant, and look how gorgeous it is, I think you had a lot of fun creating this didn't you?
Can't wait to see more :)
Beautiful!!! You are very talented and I love seeing your creations!
Oh, and you are welcome for dinner anytime! Thank you for stopping by my blog and for your very nice comments!
Have a great weekend!
Deb
I was really busy these days. But when I came back, you have greeted me with so many good news, and a bad one was also there.But this fan is cool.
Hi Terri!
Your Fan is Gorgeous! I am still working on mine. Yes, I know it needs to be mailed soon. Love your site! Off to explore it more!
Artful Blessings,
Kathryn
Thank You all for you kind words. I really do appreciate them all.
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