Last night, when I was playing with Kaleidoscope Kreator, it occurred to me that the quilter’s star template would be perfect for spirelli. I found a photo with the colors I wanted and created a 20 point quilter’s star. I also created a couple 10 point stars so I could turn the whole thing into a Christmas ornament.
Here’s how it turned out:
I edged the stars with gold Perfect Pearls. The tassel is hand-made from the gold and lavender thread I used for the spirelli.
I’ve been playing with Spirelli lately. The other night I cut out several shapes and decided to chalk them before adding the thread. most of them I did in pretty pastels, but I chose to do this one in fall colors instead. After finishing it, it occurred to me that it just might work as tail feathers for a turkey. I was hoping I had some clip art I could use for the turkey’s head and body, but I ended up making my own. Here’s how it turned out.
Everything on this card is hand cut, including the spirelli shape. I didn’t make a pattern for the turkey, but the spirelli is from a pattern I made quite some time ago. You can download it here: http://www.handcraftedgreetings.com/pdf/StringArt1.pdf
