Thrifty Wall Art

I know, I know, it's not original. But it's so pretty!

I've seen fabric framed in embroidery hoops like this everywhere in blogland, on Pinterest, in magazines, and it's popularity lies in it's simplicity and thriftiness. We needed some colour above the sofa in the living room. Grey walls, grey sofa...it's was all getting a bit dismal in the cool November light. I bought small amounts of fabric from Liberty and John Lewis and aimed for a slightly fifties, retro feel to tie in with the room and our tastes. I don't have the deep pockets to buy metres and metres of expensive fabric, but I'm good at buying a fiver's worth and making it go a really long way.

It's not finished. I will add to it over time and let it just grow organically, like a great big happy fabric tree, but I just wanted to show you today.

You just need to carefully cut your fabric to about 1 inch or 3 cm more than your hoop size. Once it's in the frame and you've tightened it, you can either trim the excess fabric with pinking shears, or thread a simple running stitch around the edge and pull it tight and knot. The main thing is that the hoop sits flush against the wall.

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Happy belated Thanksgiving to my American friends and readers! I hope you had a wonderful day.

Tomorrow is 24th November which means it is one month until Christmas Eve!! I don't know about you, but I still have an awful lot of crafting and shopping and list writing to do before then. But tomorrow I have a very quick and easy Christmas craft project to share with you, something that takes (almost) no time at all but will hopefully make you feel festive and happy.

Thanks for being here and reading and commenting. I've said it before and I'll say it again - you are all very lovely. And a big hello and warm welcome to my new followers - it's good to have you here.