Create Prayer Flag

This prayer flag was created for my dear friend Edel, in the Go Bananas Swap on Lettuce Craft.  When I saw the embroidery design on Urban Thread, I knew I wanted to use it for something.  I dug through my stash and couldn't find much in the way of plain fabrics for the background, so I went with a soft tan on on cream floral print that I felt matched the scrollwork in the embroidery.

I did a row of hand stitching along the edge and dush through my charms stash fro the letters for CREATE.  I didn't like the color balance of the charms, so I altered the C and the T with some Vintaj metal patinas, to try to bring in more of the green and turquoise from the embroidery. 

Journey Prayer Flag

This prayer flag was created for seeuudee in the recent Prayer Flag Swap on Lettuce Craft.  The lovely seeuudee enjoys all these steampunk, and one of her themes was Journey.  Since it was made in the early days of the pandemic when everyone was strictly hunkered down, everything physical is from stash. 

I'm pretty sure the fabric was hand dyed, and came from someone in a swap on the now defunct Craftster.  The gears are jewelry charms that I painted white and distressed with a reliefing block.  The lace is from a ren faire costume made a lifetime ago.  The embroidery designs are digital downloads from Urban Threads. I loved using this project as an excuse to play with my new-to-me embroidery machine. 

And finally the beads are Swarovski crystal from promotional packs Fire Mountain Gems sent me.  They are too tiny and not the right shape for the types of jewelry I usually make, so they've been in my stash waiting for a special project.  I like how the clear AB heart picks up on the pink, blue and purple in the flag.

Love One Another Prayer Flags

Before joining the Prayer Flag swap for the first time, I decided to make some practice flags for a few friends I was supposed to see in March.  Sadly our get together was cancelled, but I was able to send them their flags.  I made 8 of the same one. 

They were machine sewn onto the backing fabric, which was a dictionary page with definitions of the word Love on it.  The text was stamped onto muslin, then gone over with a sharpie since I was out of fabric markers and didn't want to order one during the pandemic.  The wooden heart buttons were also sewn on with my machine.  (Goodness I love my Viking!)  The fibers along the bottom are a mix of yarns and lace in my stash and some skeins pottermouth brought me on her way through in early March.  Each had the recipient name on the back, along with the song lyric that was stuck in my head while working on them. 

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now.