If you remember I began with a couple of paper bags which I had saved many moons ago because I liked them.
I will post just one of them for this blog and do the other tomorrow or whenever.I opened the bag and ironed it flat.
I used some pelmet vilene for the inside and sized it first with a coat of thin pva. Then I painted it and stamped it.
Next I glued the paper bag to the lining, painted the veins on the leaves with gold paint and gave it a coat of acrylic wax.
I satin stitched around the edges and folded it into a padfolio so that the leaves lined up.
Next I made an acetate pineapple to attach to the front to use as an opening flap.
I drew the pineapple from the padfolio onto some soluble fabric and layered up some sheer fabric and some acetate sheet. I free machined the pinap
ple with gold thread.I used a soldering iron to cut out the pinapple and then washed away the soluble fabric.
The pineapple was then stitched onto the front of the padfolio overlapping the join.
A piece of dyed organza ribbon fastened the padfolio closed.
Finished.
3 comments:
What a stunning result with a simple paper bag. This is a wonderful idea Shirley and I particularly like your use of acetate, especially the way you have overlapped it.
What a lovely padfolia, shirley, I love the pattern on the paper bag, thanks very much for the instructions, will have to have a go at this.
this is great. I really like the effect of using the bag base. It's come out all sophisticated :)
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