These can also be called mini pillow ornaments. They are a fun size with the clock being 3x3.5".
I cut pieces of an old white sheet with pinking shears. I painted the front pieces with watercolors, allowing them to bleed and blend.
I stamped 2 of the 3 fronts with my hand-carved stamps. For the 3rd, I used a purchased stamp. I accented some faintly-stamped areas and designed border patterns with black permanent marker.
For the clock stamp, I taped together 2 small erasers and drew on a rustic clock and carved it out. I used the 2 erasers because I didn’t have a wide one. It makes the stamp more versatile in altered artwork in being able to be stamped as one-half.
All of the ornaments were embellished after assembly. I glued the fronts and backs together with fabric glue, leaving a top opening to stuff with fiberfill and to add ribbon hangers. I used grosgrain ribbon for the clock.
I then hand-sewed the beads embellishments and designed the tassels. Because I did this after assembly, I glued a felt piece to the back of each to cover the mechanics.
I stamped the dragonfly with a portion of my large, hand-carved dragonfly stamp and used sheer ribbon for the hanger.
I stamped the flower vase with a purchased stamp and used sheer ribbon. Essential oils can be applied to the sachets to dispense lovely scents into the environment. They are also easy to ship and to put in holiday stockings.
I wanted these projects to be quick and easy and I enjoyed the slow-stitching embellishment technique, though I think that generally includes/features hand embroidery.
For my next batch, I will probably sew them together, especially if I want to bead borders. The glue made it difficult to get the needle through in places.
Thanks for looking!
This is 11th in my 18-posts Chameleon Badge pursuit!