Cajun Stitchery: Cajun Corner – Vol. 7, No. 1

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Cajun Corner – Vol. 7, No. 1 – January 4, 2015

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It is now 2015. Where did 2014 go?

Tomorrow we are open for business and I haven't gotten everything that I needed to do done yet. I'm still working on orders and redecoratinng for Mardi Gras. Good news is that all of the Christmas decor has been taken down and put away, except for the front door. I have an idea for the front door Mardi Gras decor that I hope will be done and hung by the end of the week.

The front door wreath will be a fleur de lis. I drew half of a fleur de lis on paper then cut it out for a pattern. Then I took 2 pieces of foam board, one o top of the other for 2 layers of foam board, and pinned the 1/2 fleur de lis pattern on top. A razor was used to trace the pattern and cut through the foam board. Then the foam board was placed side by side with the straight edges matching and taped together. Voila! One complete fleur de lis identical on each side. Next came the mirror mylar. Regular white glue purchased at Dollar Tree was used on the foam board. A bead of the glue was run around the edges of the foam board and then the fleur de lis was placed, glue side down, on the mirror mylar and left to dry for awhile. Then the excess mylar was cut away with the razor leaving about 1/2 to 1 inch outside the foam board. Next came the scotch tape. The edges were taped and pulled to the back of the foam board. Yes, an entire roll of tape was used. The fleur de lis was finished. Next step is to decorate the fleur de lis.

I saw a beautiful picture of a metal sculpture of a Mardi Gras mask which I digitized into embroidery and stitched out. The design was then cut away from the excess fabric and glued to the enter of the fleur de lis. It is drying as I type this. The same white glue was used to adhere the embroidery to the mirror mylar. That may work but I won't know until it dries.

After the embroidery is attached to the fleur de lis, then I have to think of other decorations to make the door wreath outstanding. Certainly beads will be involved.