Just be - Embroidery Hoop Wall Art

One of my favorite color combos is orange + gold + royal blue, and though it might not be totally on trend with this year's emerald green Pantone color, I find that this rich color combo is easy to work with and always produces great results!

When I inherited my grandmother's sewing notions, I was delighted to discover a cache of wooden embroidery hoops. I don't know why she thought she needed 18 embroidery hoops, all the same size, but finding such a large number of these allowed me to fearlessly experiment with turning them into anything BUT embroidery hoops.

This project is fairly simple to create in just about an hour using a doily, embroidery hoop, and assorted ephemera. Create a memory piece for a family or an inspiring reminder to yourself - mine is to just "be" happy with what is.

To create this project gather the following supplies:

Clearsnap Product:

• Smooch Spritz in Candle Glow, Navy Twinkle, and Gold Glow
• Basic Necessities Jumbo Spritz Bottle, filled with water
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Cat's Eye in Chestnut Roan
• Color Catcher

Other Supplies:

• May Arts Silk Ribbon
• Wood Embroidery Hoop
• Intricate Doily
• Ticket
• Connie Crystal beads and crystals
• Copper Wire, in 2 sizes
• Chipboard butterfly
• Copper hinge
• Alphabet stickers
• Hot glue
• Old crochet doily that can be cut up

Assembly:

1. Insert the intricate paper doily into the embroidery hoop as if it were fabric and tighten. Trim the edges of the doily.
2. Lay the hoop in the Color Catcher. Spray a horizontal line of Smooch Spritz in Gold Glow across the top of the hoop. Next, spray a horizontal line of Smooch Spritz in Candle Glow across the middle of the hoop. Finally, spray the bottom of the hoop with Smooch Spritz in Navy Twinkle. Spray with water and allow the lighter colors to drip downward towards the Navy Twinkle part of the hoop. Dry with a heat gun.
3. Tie a piece of blue silk ribbon into a bow and hot glue to the top of the hoop.
4. Spray a chipbaord butterfly with Smooch Spritz in Candle Glow and distress the edges.
5. Wrap the center of the butterfly (body) with copper wire and beads. 
6. Cut two pieces of crocheted doily and adhere to the top and bottom of the center area of the hoop. 
7. Adhere the butterfly between these two doily pieces.
8. Tear a ticket in half, ink with ColorBox Fluid Chalk ink in Chestnut Roan, and tuck under each wing of the butterfly. Hot glue into place.
9. Add the hinge and sentiment to the bottom of the hoop.
10. Twist wire around the screw end of the hoop to make a hanging loop.

I hope you enjoyed this fun little artsy project. Do you have any remnants from the past that you could upcycle into wall art?

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