Spurred on by my love of my 'darling' picture, I started my next one of 'glitter and sparkle'. Last year in The Nest, my boyfriend and I had christmas just the two of us, and we bought two gorgeous gold glittery crackers. The card was so pretty that I couldn't bring myself to throw it away, and kept it all last year, until I suddenly remembered about it and used it in my latest piece.
I embroidered the words in the same way as last time, only this time drew around the aperture in the middle of the frame so I didn't go outside the boundary.
To cover the frame in the glitter card I carefully measured, marked and cut out the card and then stuck it to the frame with PVA glue. If you're trying something similar and it doesn't quite match up and goes over the edges, just neaten it up with a mat and craft knife to give a lovely crisp edge.
After pressing the calico I stuck it to the back of the frame first to ensure it was in the right position, then stuck it to the backboard of the frame, which made sure it was anchored in position. If you find once removed from the embroidery hoop and stitched you can see some of the pencil marks, don't worry as when you stretch the fabric again to glue it, you can often make the marks disappear.
I love this piece, especially when fairy lights are reflected in the glitter and it really does glitter and sparkle! it looks lovely with all of the Christmas decorations, but I think I am going to leave it out year-round as hopefully when the sun hits it, it will be equally sparkly and pretty!
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