If you’re working toward the goal of stitching twenty canvases in 2020, you probably already have a completed project ready for professional finishing. Before you send your canvas off, consider some creative options that might make a difference. Here are at least 20!
Ornaments don’t always have to look like this:
Hardback Cookie
Try something different, like a gusset with a curly hook:
Add a bell or a flourish
Make it a cone
Put your ornament on a stick
Make it two-sided
It could be a coaster
Hang it from a straw bag
Monogram the back to commemorate an event or to make more personal
Stitch a series and make a baby mobile
Stand Ups can be done different ways too:
Domed
Gusseted
Or Easel backs
Small canvases can become large pillows if you applique or inset the needlepoint.
Or something that was supposed to become a small pillow, might look great as a weighted stand up on your bookcase.
Or a perfect place to hang your keys at the back door.
A canvas that was supposed to become a big pillow, might look fabulous in an acrylic try.
And if you have a canvas you thought would be a lumbar pillow, it might also look great as a tri-fold clutch!
If you’re framing one canvas, you might want to frame many and create a gallery wall.
Belts can also be used as:
Key chains
Dog collars
Trays
or flip flops!
And finally, if you’ve always wanted to try finishing something on your own, purchase a luggage tag, credit card holder, jewelry case or clutch and have fun!
Happy Stitching and good luck to everyone who is doing 20 canvases in 2020!
