I made this wristlet tonight for Tasha's birthday. She wanted a wristlet made with this lime elephants fabric from Superbuzzy. I also used a little scrap of Girlfriends fabric and some linen. The front is embellished with hand stitching with lime green embroidery floss and a vintage mother of pearl button.
The back of the wristlet is solid linen. Before I added that panel to the wristlet, I used a disappearing ink marker to draw a little elephant, like the ones from the fabric, onto the linen and I used a simple backstitch to outline the drawing with embroidery.
Happy Belated Birthday, Tasha! I hope you like your wristlet.
ETA: The way the elephant fabric is cut -- so that there are four neat rows of elephants, with none cut off -- was not planned. It was, as Bob Ross would say, a happy accident!
I love backstitch - I used to be part of an embroidery group that met every Friday morning and we were taught to outline with stem stitch - Nah! looks to chunky - backstitch is just lovely. Nice elephant.
Posted by: lily boot | April 02, 2008 at 11:09 PM
that is so CUTE!!
Posted by: heather hales DESIGNS | April 02, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Oh my, this is adorable!!
Posted by: Arizona | April 03, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Tine | April 03, 2008 at 04:51 AM
Adorable! I love the colors! That elephant is perfect! :)
Posted by: Average Jane Crafter | April 03, 2008 at 05:20 AM
This is so adorable - I love it!
Posted by: Lisa Clarke | April 03, 2008 at 06:51 AM
Oh! I love elephants. And this came out so cute.
Posted by: Jen | April 03, 2008 at 07:00 AM
I love this! I could touch up your photos in photoshop if you'd like. It wouldn't take much time. Maybe for a small fee or trade? :)
Take care!
-Kelli/Happy Place Design
Posted by: Kelli - Happy Place Design | April 03, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Thank you, everyone!
Kelli, I have photo editing software. I think my real issue is lighting -- I just need better lamps. Thank you for the offer though. :)
Posted by: Elizabeth | April 03, 2008 at 10:13 AM
I love the stitched elephant.
Posted by: Christina | April 03, 2008 at 10:55 AM
What a nice gift! It looks great! Please please let me know what you end up doing for better late night photo shots. I always wait until the daytime when the natural light is good coming through the skylights to take all photos for this reason. It would be really nice though to take a photo when I want to instead of having to wait until 1-3 pm the next day to get a decent shot.
Posted by: Penny | April 03, 2008 at 11:39 AM
I LOVE THIS!!! Every little thing about it.
Posted by: Jackie | April 03, 2008 at 02:54 PM
That....is SO SO cute.
Posted by: muralimanohar | April 04, 2008 at 01:58 AM
Hey Elizabeth! The new photos look great! Nice white light! I have lighting issues too, our house being very dark on the inside, and Australian light being searingly bright - everything is either gloomy or washed out. But the elephants now look even better! :-)
Posted by: lily boot | April 05, 2008 at 02:45 PM
THANK YOU!!! I love it!
Posted by: Tasha | April 06, 2008 at 05:24 PM
so beautiful, and gorgeously considered in all the details
Posted by: 3GIRLS & a goat | April 07, 2008 at 12:23 AM
I love its fresh, juicy lime colour! The details are wonderful too. :)
Posted by: Christy | April 08, 2008 at 05:29 PM
Love the wristlet - the embroidery on the back, the choice of fabric, the vintage button - just perfect! Your fabric grocery sacks are great - what a good use for vintage sheets/pillowcases. The tie detail finshed it off.
Posted by: Lisa | April 10, 2008 at 05:14 PM
I've looked everywhere on superbuzzy.com for this fabric. Any idea if they discontinued the elephant fabric or if they'll have it back? I love your stuff, it's so beautiful and creative!
Posted by: Emily | August 26, 2008 at 03:18 PM