This summer I was contacted by editor in chief of – beautiful! – online magazine “tinyStudio Creative Life” Suzy Brown.
She had found – and liked – my jeans jacket punch needle application-project on the blog (free pattern and tutorial here).
Not only the revival of punch needling, but also the fact that this particular project gave a thrift shop jacket a new life had caught her attention. Suzy was wondering if I’d be interested in designing a new punch needle project with a focus on ‘sustainability’ for the November issue of her magazine.
Really liking this approach I most definitely was, and quickly and smoothly we agreed upon the two (!) projects I’d be making for the magazine.
One is a decorative wall hanging, its only purpose being pretty 😉
The other one is a project bag that has the same flowery image punch needled onto it, making it both pretty and useful.
I loved making both! I’ve used an old pair of jeans that belonged to one of my kids for the hoop-art-project, which gives it that extra little sparkle of sentimental joy.
The jeans I used for the project bag is from our local thrift store, “The Boomerang” – such an apt name – that only cost me € 5,=. The lining in the bag comes from my mother’s stash of fabrics that I inherited, thus adding a touch of personal happy to this project too.
When I got my online copy of “tinyStudio Creative Life”-magazine last week I was SO thrilled to flip through it: it is truly gorgeous, and so very informative! As I understand from the team, this issue is one of their largest yet with over 120 pages of beautiful inspiration, projects, and creativity boosts. I love it, and I’m very proud to be part of it!
Here’s where you go for a preview of the current issue, and this is where you subscribe. To get an even better insight, there is actually a complete issue for free (!) on the Fibery Goodness-site (the magazine’s makers) – just click here to go there.
All in all this was such a fun ride – I loved every step of the way!
Happy making and happy weekend, sweet people!
Love,
Marianne xx
Absolutely gorgeous, Marianne ! I hadn’t realised that one works also with thread, believing punch-needle work to be all yarn. How wrong I was ! – and how beautiful this is !
I’ve downloaded the special edition and will derive much pleasure, I am sure, from perusing it.
Thank you so much, Margaret! Punch needle offers such a great variety of yarn/fabric to work with; it’s one of the (many) reasons why I love it so much. Ah, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the magazine: it’s made with lots of love, and it shows! Love, Marianne xx
wat een ontzetend leuke en mooie projecten lieve Marianne! Zo creatief weer! en natuurlijk super dat ze in een mooi magazine staan. Veel liefs Esther xx
Dankjewel, lieve Esther! ‘k Heb ze weer met veel plezier & liefde gemaakt en zoals ik in de blog post al schreef: dit was weer zó’n gaaf avontuur! Liefs, Marianne xx