I mentioned I was working on a couple more “button ladies,” and I’ve just finished them.
May I present Eva? She is number 4 in the “She Wore Buttons for Pearls” series. She is stitched with black perle cotton on a sand-colored linen and laced onto foam board.
Eva is a bit of a daredevil, and she plays a mean game of croquet. She is equally comfortable racing down the beach on the back of a horse and playing parlor games on a quiet evening. She may wear jodhpurs on a normal day, but watch out when she gets dolled up for a glam evening out!
And this is the lovely Marie. Number 5 in the series, she is stitched with white perle cotton on the same sand-colored linen and laced onto foam board.
Marie is part tomboy, part girlie girl. She lives on a ranch, where she rides horses, feeds chickens, and mucks stalls—and she loves every minute of it! In her downtime, she can be found writing poetry, shopping boutiques in the next town over, or kicking up her heels at the local honky tonk. She’s the softest, prettiest-smelling cowgal ya’ ever met!
I think these two might be my favorite yet. They’re both available in the shop right now.
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Now, before I go, I have a quick question. These pieces can be framed, or they can be hung as-is with a little loop I’ve added to the back. (Thanks to Glenda for helping me realize a loop might be nice!)
Would that be sufficient for you, or would you rather see a more decorative ribbon loop that extends up from the top of the piece? It could still be tucked behind the piece for someone who didn’t want to use it, but would you want that option if you were buying these pieces?
Thanks for your input, and Happy Weekend!
oooooo. I love Marie. In fact, I wish I WAS Marie. What a neat series. Hopping over to the shop to see if she is still around. Have a great weekend!
written on January 29th, 2010, at 12:29 pmPretty!!
What I ended up doing (and I wish I’d taken a picture, but it was the day before Christmas Eve & I needed to get them wrapped to give to my mom!) was making a loop with a piece of decorative sheer ribbon that matched the colors of the designs and I stitched it near the top on the back so that you could see it from the front, and that worked perfectly.
Now, to specifically answer your question ^-^ I think a loop that doesn’t show would be handy. Someone can always go ahead and add a decorative one that shows, if they want to, but if they don’t want to & don’t want to use a frame, the already-there loop would be great.
written on January 29th, 2010, at 2:39 pmyour friends eva and marie are simply lovely…no loop is what i would prefer i like a simple look…
written on January 29th, 2010, at 3:51 pmI love mine sans-loop. I think that people would easily be able to add one if they wanted it… But that’s just me.
Love the new ladies!
written on January 30th, 2010, at 12:55 amSimply gorgeous! ‘No loop’ option for me too :D
written on January 30th, 2010, at 7:34 amoooh! your button ladies are GORGEOUS!
written on January 31st, 2010, at 6:40 am