I needed a “card” in a hurry and thought this was going to be a quick bish, bash bosh of an idea, oh foolish, foolish one!
I started out with a mini canvas and easel (£1) and a pack of felt sunflower embellishments (pack of 6 for £1.50, I have noticed the prices for these bits and pieces are gradually sneaking up ), both from The Works.
However, after faux stitching round the canvas with a black biro, the sunflower and lettering didn’t seem to work. To accommodate the letters left the sunflower moving further and further to the side leaving too much “white” space that I didn’t know how to fill, if you know what I mean.
I was loathe to start chopping the flowers, but in the end I succumbed in order to fill the corners, but then the whole sunflower didn’t gel, so in the end I decided to chop four of them and dispense with the stems entirely, over lapping the sides of the canvas in the process.
Looking at the pictures again now, the “DAY” might have looked a bit better if the letters had come down ever so slightly, but by then after being moved and glued several times I was committed.
I glued the canvas onto the bottom of the easel so I could again overlap the edges with a couple of the cut off leaves. Three extra wooden ladybirds and a scattering of 3 black dot clusters help pull the idea together. I think it works?
The back of the canvas isn’t the prettiest of things, with its big staples, but as no one will actually see them when it’s on display I guess I can live with that.
As an extra bonus, this is the easel I made for my niece, currently on a years gap year in Australia. I’ve posted quite a few variations of this idea, but they always work for a quick card but doesn’t look it!
