Get Crafty Fairies And Elves- Embroidered Kids Drawings

Get Crafty Elves And Fairies- Embroidered Kids Drawings

It’s been a year since or less since I sewn a little gingerbread cottage on a stained top for Cat and now her sister Mouse is proudly wearing it.I haven’t done much embroidery since then, so when Maggy of Red Ted Art said she was doing a Fairy and Elves craft I thought I would set about doing something different.I saw in Jenny Hart’s Embroidered Effects a fab idea for embroidering your child’s drawings.

I got Kip to draw a picture of a fairy and a toadstool for me.I then used tracing paper to copy the picture and transferred the drawing onto a pillow case.It’s not the ideal fabric, linen or thick cotton would have been better.Once I had the pencil lines on my fabric, I traced over using a washable fabric marker which you can get in a craft shop.

I then began embroidering, using satin stitch for the dress, random back stitch over some pink netting for the wings (you can’t see it very well), split stitch for outlines.I used long strands for the hair and a button for the wand.

Once I had finished I carefully washed the fabric.All the washable fabric marker came off leaving just my embroidery.

Great idea eh? It’s a lovely way to make keepsakes of your children’s art and drawings, just think they will be individual and unique.

A special thank you to Maggy for letting me be added at the last moment.You can find more Elves and Fairies crafts over at Red Ted Art in this month’s Get Crafty.

14. May 2012 by Aly Hodge
Categories: BLOG HOPS, CRAFTS | Tags: CRAFTS, elves, embroidery, fairies, Get Crafty, kids drawings | 15 comments

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Claire

What a beautiful thing to do. I,m saving this idea for when my babes are older. Thank you for sharing.
- http://www.plus2point4.co.uk Aly Hodge
  
  I’m glad you liked it.Everyone came up with such great ideas to preserve their kids art work.
Liz burton

I really like this idea. I’m not nearly as good at embroidery as you, but I did similar on a tea towel. It was lovely. Until the dog ate it :0( She has a ‘thing’ for tea towels!
- http://www.plus2point4.co.uk Aly Hodge
  
  Oh no! I’m a bit rusty at the moment but I have a doodling pillow case I practice stitches on before I do a real piece.
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http://www.facebook.com/AdeleandJames Adele Crozier

Beautiful idea we did similar and framed it as a gift :0)
- http://www.plus2point4.co.uk Aly Hodge
  
  I had thought of that for later on in the year.There’s so much scope for this kind of project.
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Ali at www.KidsChaos.com

Such a lovely idea… Will definitely have to have a go at this!
Ali
- http://www.plus2point4.co.uk Aly Hodge
  
  I want all my kids to do a big picture to hang on the wall one day.
http://notevena.blogspot.com Kylie Hodges

Oh that’s just lovely. I am really looking forward to Joseph learning to draw properly so I can embroider his masterpieces!
- http://www.plus2point4.co.uk Aly Hodge
  
  Thank you Kylie.It was fun to do and my kids were impressed on how it turned out.
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maggy

Oooh Aly, this turned out just lovely!! Great idea to use a washable pen – I would have done it in pencil, which can be so hard to see. The final stitching is wonderful. I really need to do this with my kids’ drawings!

Maggy