So they are finished!
My Artist Trading Cards are all ready to wave bye bye to when they are entered into the swap this evening.
I was going to show you the finished ten cards yesterday, but as you may have gathered, my blog was misbehaving.
Apparently, the gremlins had been in and “misrendered the html” or something. Anyway, the WordPress “happiness engineers” put some anti-gremlin powder down overnight and it’s all back to normal now.
You may spot that I redid the “meadowsweet” card, as I found I really disliked the grey edging I’d added.
Not only was it untidily sewn, but it totally dominated and detracted from the rest of the design. So I got rid of it.
And these are new…
This next one’s my personal favourite…
And I made sure the backs look ok too…
(Ignore that grey tape at the bottom far right!)
They’ll each have a label added on the back, showing my name, contact details, date, number and title, before going in the swap.
I figure that whoever gets them can always sew them onto a pocket or bag if they don’t want to keep them as “art”.
But I’m wondering whether miniature textile art is the way forward…
I love to make it, but would anyone buy it, or are they destined to be my secret hobby from now on?
What do you think – and which one do you like best? ♥
I love them all! If I had to choose it would be Flora and Flores for me. Fab mix of colours….or as my old textiles tutor would say,”fabulous juxtaposition of fabrics” x
Good luck with your swaps; have you seen the CCArchive cards over on my website shop? Not quite the same, but it is fun to make these little fabric collages.
They are lovely Sarah! And what a fab way to share your fabrics archive!
What a great idea! They’re all so pretty and colourful, but my absolute favourites are the Daisy Chain and Wild Thyme cards. I can imagine miniature textile art going down well at craft fairs – it’s exactly the sort of thing I would buy, either as a unique gift for friends or family, or to keep and treasure.
I would buy them and have a selection framed. They would be a lovely decoration in my sewing room (or any room really). My favourites are apple and lotus.
I too would have a selection framed. They would be a great talking point as I’m sure very few would have come across them before. Meadowsweet is my favourite.
They’re all lovely, they would look great framed, or maybe sewn together into a little book?! Think apple is my favourite, great choice of background fabric 😉 x
I wondered whether you would spot it! 😉
I love them! My fave is the Meadowsweet. I love the colors and the embroidery on top is lovely. I lined my mantle with ATCs (others and my own). They’re such a great size and so much bang for your buck. I haven’t seen textile ATCs, though. I bet you could sell them on Etsy. That’s where I got most of mine.
Thanks for the info! You’re not supposed to sell ATCs, according to the rules they’re just for swapping. But you can make and sell ACEOs (art card editions and originals), which are the same thing but made to sell!
Oh, right! It’s all in the name. 🙂
There are stores that have converted old cigarette vending machines into machines that vend little pieces of art. These would be great for that.
What a great idea! Love it!
They are all lovely but my favourites are Daisy Chain and Wild Thyme … they would be gorgeous framed and I am certain you would find buyers for little textile artworks like these … Bee xx
Sweet! I really like the Thyme one as well, but I think the apple and flores ones tie for my favorite. I hope you’ll show what you get back!
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