Sunday 25 August 2013

Stars shine....

So in my last post I did state that I would get the edging of the butterflies complete before I start a new project, famous last words!!!

So the new bunting style I have been working on is STARS....
I stared in a plain colour, to get the shape.


I kept it one colour throughout, to keep it simple.


I will put this on a matching dark pink ribbon. But to stop it looking quite so plain, I think I will embellish, possibly with beads.


Whilst making these I decided that they would look lovely in gold. At first I tried a pink star with gold edging, but this did not work as the gold did not keep a strong enough shape for an edge. So I reversed it and made a gold centre and used the pink for the edging.


I am happy with how these turned out, and I now need to find some beautiful gold ribbon for them to hang on. Unfortunately I don't have anywhere great locally to source materials, no exciting haberdashery shops here!


I thought these stars would make a great christmas decoration, without feeling like I was actually making anything festive, as they would look great at any time of the year for any occasion.


Next I want to take the star to another stage, by putting it within a square, but whether I can achieve this is another matter, we will soon find out if it is beyond me!
And I haven't forgotten those butterflies - honest!




11 comments:

  1. I really like the gold centres. They will be great for Christmas.

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  2. Like the idea of decorations for any time not just xmas and the pink and gold looks good together!

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  3. I love the gold centres too. Very glam!

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  4. OOh a star in a square that would look nice. Would look pretty hanging as bunting

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  5. ooh these are so pretty! i love the pink on its own but with the addition of the gold they really turn into something special. I agree they'd make really lovely Christmas decorations but wouldn't look out of place at any time of year :) x

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  6. These stars are lovely. Nice idea for decorating any time of the year!

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  7. the stars are lovely, I like the colours you have used. Hope you have a good week.

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  8. Can't wait to see these stars strung up with ribbon!

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  9. They do look great with the gold centres :)

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  10. Lovely stars, I can imagine lots of different colour combinations you could use to make festive bunting.

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  11. Lovely star bunting! Really like the gold and red perfect for a Christmas garland! X

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