Sunday, 15 January 2017

Gifted Gorgeousness 2017 - Washing Up and Sarcasm!

The first gifted Gorgeousness of 2017! Gifted Gorgeousness is the SAL organised by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching where once a month we show off anything craft and gift related (no matter how stretched and tenuous the link)
This month I've got two things to show. The first is something I made as a birthday present for my sister. (I made one each for me and the girls as well)
I scanned in one of the precious handwritten recipes I have from my Mum (complete with little smudge where it got wet and the ink ran), added a border, uploaded it to Spoonflower, and had it printed onto linen cotton canvas, then hemmed it up to make these tea towels.



There is a really good tutorial for sizing your scanned recipe properly on the Spoonflower Blog

The other gift is something I made for Eloise. I thought she could put it on her desk at work. I've seen a lot of designs quite like it around the interwebs but none of them were quite what I wanted so I ended up making my own version up. I finished it as a free-standing paperweight.


There is a tiny zip lock bag of yellow split peas inside to give it some weight, so if she gets really hungry at work it can always double as a convenient soup making resource.

14 comments:

  1. Kerryp7715 January 2017 at 06:03

    You are so creative Christine. The teatowels are a fabulous was to preserve a memory. What was the recipe? The sarcasm stitch is really cool. I could do with that on my desk! Nobody ever gets a straight answer from me!

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  2. stitchersanon15 January 2017 at 07:16

    I love the teatowels. So unique!

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  3. Julie15 January 2017 at 07:52

    The tea towels are such a special project, I bet the family were thrilled and quiet emotional when they opened those.

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  4. The Knitting Cross Stitcher15 January 2017 at 07:56

    Beautiful gifts,the tea towels are a brilliant idea.

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  5. Justine15 January 2017 at 10:23

    Two wonderfully creative gift ideas! I love the tea towels and imagine they are far too precious to dry dishes with.

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  6. Jo who can't think of a clever nickname15 January 2017 at 11:48

    Thanks for taking part in GG this month. Two great projects! The recipe teatowel is a really good idea. My cousins made their Mum a memory quilt using a similar method last year.
    Love the sarcasm quote too, quite appropriate here. If you find one on pedantry please let me know as we have a lot of that too.

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  7. Bea15 January 2017 at 15:23

    What a fantastic idea the tea towel is, but I bet it never dries a single dish. Love sarcasm - I know many desks that could sit on.

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  8. Preeti17 January 2017 at 01:59

    Wow!! Both your gifts are very creative :) Love the sarcasm quote.

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  9. Carol17 January 2017 at 07:52

    You are so creative, Christine!! Always love coming here and seeing your latest projects. The recipe tea towel is so innovative and fun--they turned out great and I'm sure they are treasured gifts :)

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  10. Sheryl17 January 2017 at 10:35

    These have turned out so well, what a good idea and great gift.

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  11. Mary - Lecoeurceltique17 January 2017 at 15:04

    The recipe tea towels are a great gift and I like the paperweight for Eloise's desk.

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  12. Tiffstitch17 January 2017 at 15:55

    Amazing idea for the tea towels, and such a fun gift for your friend!

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  13. Mini22 January 2017 at 01:54

    Wow Christine, the tea towel idea is so new for you,I never knew we can do anything like this.
    The Sarcasm cross stitch is also good.

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  14. Kaisievic22 January 2017 at 17:42

    The tea towel idea is so very clever and I love the saying for Eloise's desk - great idea!

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