Anyone who visits, knows that I have a ‘thing’ for my sheepies. In all fairness, I love my goaties just as much – and really need to do MORE STUFF with a goat theme! lol
I don’t know where this week has gone? Just kind of flew by… I’ve been busy, but don’t seem to have much to show for it! (I’ve been working on another 3 dozen ‘soap in sheep’s clothing’ (aka felted soap!).
I’m hoping, even if you don’t have a ‘thing’ for sheep, you might take away some ideas/inspiration and apply it to your own ‘thing-y’ WHATEVER that may be?!
I’ve been hopelessly smitten by St. Valentine’s Day bUg since our XMas decorations came down. I made a few more ♥-shaped ornies.
You don’t have to be a serious scrap-booker to make these ornies. I was actually re-organizing a drawer of bits when I found some wood heart cut-outs (available at most craft stores). You could make ANY shape ornie from card stock.
I decided to use book pages from an old romance novel (it seemed apropos) and stained/aged them with coffee. (To give a vintage look to paper, spritz with a strong solution of instant coffee; place the paper on parchment paper in the oven on the lowest setting to dry. Once dry, you can iron the paper if you’re planning on running it through the printer.) Or, you could use sheet music or any decorative craft/wrapping paper.
Trace the heart onto the paper and cut it out… I also stamped a sheep onto the paper. Next, apply a coat of Mod Podge or dilute white craft glue to the wood heart and neatly place the paper onto the surface. Carefully smooth and remove any air bubbles. Apply another thin coat to the surface of the paper to seal.
Now comes the fun part… you can decorate with trim, lace, bits of this and that, buttons, glitter! Whatever suits your fancy. I used tissue paper hearts, bits of paper lace doily, pink sequins, ribbon and vintage lace. (I decorated front & back.)
I used ‘letters’ cut out from old magazines for little messages: love, ewe, bliss, etc. Some I cut and pasted; others, I used packaging tape to transfer the ink image from a magazine page onto my ornie.
I wanted simple & prim: ornie, gift tag, garland… for the sheep lover & fiber enthusiast.
I drilled a hole at the top and added a piece of twine to hang! I think this would be a fun project for the kids too!
Sheepy Hollow Farm 