Soda Can Ornament
I've been stitching on metal lately and experimenting with various ideas, one of which is making pendants with thin metal shim that I design with stitching, punching and painting etc. The metal is sandwiched with heavy interfacing and felt backing, stitched around the outside edge with machine satin stitching and cording zig-zag stitched around the entire shape. Then the top is nail punched so you can add a jump ring and a cord with a magnetic glasp. They appear to be very heavy but in fact are very light but durable. I've used brass and copper with different methods of finishes.
After working on these I decided to try and make a metal ornament for Christmas. I took a soda can and cut the top and bottom off and rolled it in the opposite direction to make the metal lay flat. Then I found some clip art of an angel and made an oval pattern with the angel outline on the computer. I sandwiched the metal with thick interfacing and felt backing and satin machine stitched around the edge. I placed the angel pattern on the pendant and punched the angel using the sewing machine and no thread and then punched the background area all over. Then I went back in with a stylist metal ball tip tool and debossed the background area around the angel which made the angel pop out and be embossed. I then put heavy cording around the outside edge and zigzag stitched it to the oval edge leaving a few inches loose at the top to tie a knot for a hanger. Then I used a magic marker to color the background making the angel really pop out. You can also leave the metal just plain for a more sublte look. Magic markers work very well on the metal and are permanent and the shine of the metal still shows through. I also hand sewed green beads around the cording. This ornament is 3"x4" and again is very light weight. but firm and durable.
Angel Ornament 3"x4" embellished metal
Happy Holiday to Everyone!!
After working on these I decided to try and make a metal ornament for Christmas. I took a soda can and cut the top and bottom off and rolled it in the opposite direction to make the metal lay flat. Then I found some clip art of an angel and made an oval pattern with the angel outline on the computer. I sandwiched the metal with thick interfacing and felt backing and satin machine stitched around the edge. I placed the angel pattern on the pendant and punched the angel using the sewing machine and no thread and then punched the background area all over. Then I went back in with a stylist metal ball tip tool and debossed the background area around the angel which made the angel pop out and be embossed. I then put heavy cording around the outside edge and zigzag stitched it to the oval edge leaving a few inches loose at the top to tie a knot for a hanger. Then I used a magic marker to color the background making the angel really pop out. You can also leave the metal just plain for a more sublte look. Magic markers work very well on the metal and are permanent and the shine of the metal still shows through. I also hand sewed green beads around the cording. This ornament is 3"x4" and again is very light weight. but firm and durable.
Angel Ornament 3"x4" embellished metal
Happy Holiday to Everyone!!
Posted by lpcolor at 12/17/2009 12:03 PM 
Categories: metal stitching, ornaments, Christmas ornaments
Tags: metal stitching markers on metal ornaments stitching on metal embelishing with metal magic markers on metal Christmas ornaments
Categories: metal stitching, ornaments, Christmas ornaments
Tags: metal stitching markers on metal ornaments stitching on metal embelishing with metal magic markers on metal Christmas ornaments
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