 Here's the butterfly postcard that I made this past weekend. I held off sharing it to allow time for it to reach it's destination. This one started with the butterfly ribbon on the left side of the card. I have 2 drawers full of ribbons and other gewgaws that I'm trying to use in postcards. I thought a monochromatic card might be fun . I pulled 3 shades of gray for the background, stenciled a butterfly in metallic paint. Stitched around the butterfly in silver metallic then added the ribbon and black edging. After it was done I thought it needed just one more thing....bling! I added 6 crystals and it was done.  On the topic of crystals, I actually glued these on and this Loctite Super Glue is the Mack Daddy of super glues! These crystals came from JoAnn's and I'm finding that they don't stick all that well with the iron. But a drop of this glue and they are permanent.  I bought the glue when I cracked my $80 ruler plate. Val at The Longarm Network recommended that I try super glue. The helpful lady at Lowe's recommended the Loctite and she was right. The table is as good as new. It doesn't feel weak at all on that side. The crystals are not coming off my postcards and it took 4 hours for the crystal that I stuck to my finger to eventually come off. In other news I did not need to start my day with a 5 foot black snake slithering across the front porch (at the OPEN door) while we were trying to figure out why the baby birds had fledged early. I think I burned my vocal cords screaming. But the snake is dead and the birds are back in the nest. Don't even try to convince me that black snakes are "good" and we shouldn't kill them. Believe me, Chris agrees with you. But he knows that if that snake didn't die that there would be a for sale sign in front of the house by tomorrow. I'd be paralyzed if I didn't know that it was dead.
Tina in NJ
6/23/2016 03:08:45 pm
Hope your vocal chords recover soon. I'm with you on the snake. 6/23/2016 05:03:11 pm
Dead Snake = Good Snake
Becky in VA
6/23/2016 05:19:35 pm
You are such a lucky lady - to have a snake-killing husband! Did the momma bird come back to the nest? I'm not normally afraid of snakes, but I think I'd have been screeching too - just because it was unexpected. Thank goodness for Chris coming to the rescue. He not only saved the baby birds - but you too! I won't ask why you decided you should test the longevity of the glue by sticking a crystal to your finger - nope, I won't.
Mrs. Plum
6/23/2016 10:46:26 pm
Love, love, love your butterfly postcard. As for the snake, I'm glad to know there is something you fear--you strike me as one gutsy lady, in the best way possible. 6/24/2016 07:48:27 am
Hope the vocal cords are recovering well ... last time i screamed over a snake it was silently. I thought silent screams were only in books!
shirley swift-bruner
6/24/2016 08:11:00 am
well, that snake was after the birds, so i would have killed it, too. but we do have a giant black snake living under our barn....he's about 7 foot now. one day i saw him get a frog....poor little frog.
laceflower
6/24/2016 09:40:38 am
I'm laughing with empathy; we have a similar problem with lizards. Millions of lizards, although it seems like more!
patty
6/24/2016 10:45:56 am
The postcard is beautiful and you are using up stuff you already have - yeah! I have had to deal with all kinds of creatures, but never a snake. Thank goodness it didn't get in the house. I still think about the juvenile raccoon that almost got in my house in the middle of the night thru the kitchen window. I would have had to put on my big girl pants to deal with him if he had gotten in! I never open the kitchen window anymore unless I am in the kitchen and I always close it when I leave. 6/24/2016 09:14:51 pm
Love the postcard! How do you send your postcards? Do you put a stamp on them, and away they go, or do you send them in an envelope? 6/25/2016 03:37:56 pm
I was hoping you would say that! :) I think having the card itself postmarked is part of the charm and fun of these postcards. I really ought to make some! I have a hatbox full of trims...what a great way to use them up!
Sue
6/26/2016 06:47:36 pm
As a fellow member of the "scream until your vocal cords bleed" contingent, you may be as surprised as I was to learn that snakes are protected in our state. From the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries website, Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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