I have some more crewel work from the 1970s. These panels with the great Jacobean flowers and birds were embroidered by my mom. They hang in the living room over the stereo cabinet. I absolutely love them! I love the colors, shapes and textures, and the wonderful impact they have being hung together.
Like some of the other treasures in my parents' house, I would love to take these, but I don't want to be a vulture stripping their house. However, I'd like to point out that the "living room" isn't lived in or even walked through as a passage to other rooms. It's just there, and where these are hung they can't even be seen from other rooms. I'm just sayin'...
I heard about a fun Pay it Forward for 2009. It is pretty easy, and a fun way to share a Random Act of Kindness. I will send a small crafted item that I make myself to the first three people who comment on this post that they would like to be included. I will have a full year to send it, so you will never know when it is coming, the surprise will just appear one day! If you sign up for me to send you a little something, you are also committing to posting about this on your blog and sending something small to your own first three commenters. If you don't want to participate, don't mention the Pay it Forward in your comment. The idea is that it is a LITTLE surprise, not something that cost a fortune, just a little something you could make yourself. I heard about this from Patty @ Pip Stitch, so I know I will be getting something really great, and it will probably include caramels! Whatever I send out will probably have an edible treat as well.I look forward to seeing what the other VTT gals are sharing this week, and I hope to see you over there commenting up a storm!
22 comments:
Hi Elizabeth..
The crewel pieces are simply beautiful..I love them. Happy VTT..hope it's a wonderful day..
Hi Elizabeth, the crewel pieces are lovely. Isn't it scary that things from the 70s are considered vintage? Are we getting old or what? LOL
Happy VTT
Love, Ann
how fun, I would love to participate
I hope I was not to vauge, I would love to participate in pay it forward :)
What beautiful embroidery..i bet it's very tempting to take them :)
I'm so vintage that it seems everything I own is vintage. (*blink*)
They are lovely pieces, Elizabeth. Maybe some day they will hang in your home.
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Chris
I love crewel. It was one of the first crafts I learned as a child. These are beautiful.
I always thought these were pretty.
I remember when ladies used to have
this type of crewel work on handbags.
In my family we are supposed to put our names on things we'd like to have, maybe you can write your name on the back of the embroidery?! But in my family someone was likely to come along, cross out the name & write their own,LOL!
I have some beautiful embroidery my Mum did too.
Roslyn
Those are so elegant! I started embroidering as a teen with an Avon pillow - now I stick to cross-stitch - whenever I find the time!
I'd love to Pay It Forward! Great movie, great idea!
these are great and I really like the colors that were used. No wonder you like them so much.
These are beautiful! I remember my aunt having some similar. I signed up for Patty's pay it forward, but would be glad to do it again under you!! It should be fun.
I love your crewel pieces. They are my colors. I made some pretty ones in the 70s but they were 70s colors which I didn't even like very well then. I'm a pastel person. Needless to say I no longer have them.
Charlotte
Those pieces are lovely. I wish I had the talent for something like that!!
Again, your pieces are beautiful. Crewelwork was very "vogue" then, wasn't it? I remember some in our hallway but unlike you, I didn't save things...
Perhaps you could hint that for a birthday or some other occasion, the crewelwork would make a perfect gift for you. Meanwhile enjoy them in their current spot,right.
Kathy b
It would be 'crewel' to take you parents treasures!! hahaha!
These are so pretty! I'd like to try my hand at crewel one of these days! And someday I'd like to post another vintage thingie myself! ;)
Would have loved to be part of your "pay it forward" but think I'm too late.
That being said, I do love the crewel work pieces! The colors and pattern is fabulous!
Enjoyed, as always!
Blessings to you!
Claudia O.
Elizabeth, how I've missed your blog!! The crewel pieces are beautiful, my mom has one that's a beautiful butterfly and I am now determined to make her find it!!!
I've been offline for a few months (I posted about my saga) and am so upset I missed your PIF post(you give GREAT gifts!! Still swooning over your bday giveaway!!!)tho I have not forgotten you were one of the first 3 to reply for my PIF...
I hope all is well with you and I'll be looking forward to reading your blog again...
<3 Tara
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