Guess what? I, the woman who is afraid of finishing, who trembles at the sight of a sewing machine, has finished-finished a little project! I know.... hard to believe. You may recall that I am heading to Utah this fall to attend the Shepherd's Bush retreat. To say I am thrilled is an understatement. Julie and I are going to meet up with Jolene and Loraine for a tour, shopping, and a party night get together. I can't wait to meet my sweet friends in person! I didn't think it would be proper to attend a Shepherd's Bush event and not have a SB scissor fob so that's what I've finished. Okay, granted, this isn't the most fallish of designs - in fact, it's not fallish at all but it's what I had in my stash (thanks, Deb) and I thought I'd give it a go. Drumroll please.....
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I wasn't crazy about their red ric-rac so I used this that I had in my stash. I love the colors in it and thought it matched the piece wonderfully. I tacked it down all around and then tacked the edges together on the hangy part after I looped it through my scissors. What do you think?
I'm thrilled with how it turned out and maybe, just maybe I'm getting over my fear of finishing!
BTW, I just wanted to tell you all - those flower frogs in my last post... I didn't buy any of them! Sorry if I gave you that impression. I just wanted to share their unusual shapes and colors with all of you so I snapped some pictures of the display.
This may be my shortest post in ages. Have a great weekend - thanks for stopping by and thank you for all the sweet notes you leave me. Welcome to my new followers - I'm so glad you've joined me for this journey! Have a great weekend; I'll catch you on the flip side!
Peace,
Terri
54 comments:
Love your new fob finish! You, my friend, totally underestimate your finishing abilities. Love the trim you subbed for the rick rack, too!
Have a fabulous Friday and a terrific weekend!
Robin
It's adorable Terri!! You did a great job on the finishing too, I love that rick rack!!
Sooooo wish I were able to go to that SB retreat and meet up with you and the other gals, y'all are my favorite peoples :-) You're going to have SO much fun, can't wait for the great post you'll do about it!
ps. hope my little surprise has shown up by now!
xoxo
It looks great Terri. I think that your trim is much better looking than that rick-rack in the package. And as the person above said - don't underestimate your finishing skills.
Love your finishing! Your trim looks like a crocheted knit...matches perfectly!
A mighty fine finish Terri, good for you!
Great fob!!!! Love how finished it too. It's perfect for the retreat too :-).
Cute Cute CUTE! Great finish.
Congratulations!! the trim looks great and a beautiful finish Terri :-)))).
Have a good weekend.
Adorable Terri! Congrats on the finish. Have a blast at the retreat.
Pat
Great finishing! I think you should get over your finishing fears, most definitely! Love that ric rac! And the blue vase is gorgeous too, btw. I still think you should have bought at least one or two of those flower frogs from the last post. :D
Check out that blue violin! How fun! Your SB fob is fantastic with your cute trim design. Is it fall yet??? I can't wait to meet up with you gals! We are going to have some fun and it's kind of nice having something to look forward to, just wish it would hurry up....Congrats on your patriotic finish!!!! Smiles....
Terri, for someone who has a phobia about finishing, you sure did a fantastic job on your scissor fob! Turned out absolutely adorable.
I should go to that retreat, I could visit Adam then. Hmmmm.....something to think about!
Terri - your fob is fabulous! You did a great job - you should try more finishing!
Can't wait to hear more about your retreat this fall - I bet you will have a wonderful time!
Gorgeous!!!! I love the trim that you switched to. It goes perfectly! :)
Beautiful, Terri!! I think your finish is fabulous..how nice that you are going to a retreat and in Utah, no less. Such a beautiful state!
FABULOUS, Terri!!!!
You go girl!!! Great finish!! And I love your choice of the finishing edge. Wished I were going to the retreat this year. Maybe I'll just go visit my sisters and catch up with you, Julie, Jolene and Lorraine somewhere, sometime. Hugs to you and have a great week!!!
I love your fob! You did a beautiful job of finishing (and stitching too)! I've read more and more where people are getting over the fear of finishing and doing it themselves. I think it makes the piece a little more personal.
Nice finish, Terri...you do good work! I am so jealous that you're going to Utah in the fall...perhaps I will just slide into your car at the closet K.S. meeting to your departure meeting. If I become a fixture, you'll not notice until it's too late to toss me out! LOL
A big congrats on your fob finish. It looks fabulous.
LOVE the rick rack you tacked down~~ Such a beautiful stitch~~
Terri, your fob looks fabulous! You did a great job on the finishing!
Love your "fob"ulous finish! And a perfect display piece too. Have a great time at the retreat and bring back lots of stories!
It could be your Memorial Day finish - either way, it is wonderful! I love your finishing - you did a great job! The scissors are the perfect compliment to your piece.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend, Terri.
I absolutely love your finish!!! It is perfect!!
So excited that you are going to the retreat!! Can't wait to hear all about it~
Cute finish Terri - the ric rac you chose is perfect for it!
Youe little fob is adorable Terri !! and how is nice the blue violin where it is .
I think you must have spent a nice time during the SB retreat : lucky girl :-)
Have a great and sunny week-end ,
Isabelle
Terri, I LOVE your little fob!!! Such a wonderful job and great substitution with the edging. It really goes well with it. I can sympathise with your fear of finishing because I'm very much like that and try to steer clear of anything that needs to be 'completed in this way'.
I'm so excited that you're going to the SB retreat this year! I bet you have a ball meeting up with everyone. You girls will have fun with your shopping and catching up. I'm really wanting to go to a SB retreat in the future, so I hope to meet you at one of them. I think you would be a lot of fun to share this experience with. Keep us posted on anything about the retreat.
Perfect finish for a really cute design. Cool trim to have handy.
What a great finish Terri! I love the trim you used as an alternative, it's perfect for it. I'm with you, the thought of finishing something is so daunting but you've done a wonderful job.
Have a great weekend!
It is just perfect, Terri! Love your ric-rac and how it is a double sided ornament...
Hope your weekend is special :)
Lovely fob, Terri!
Excellent job. I too am scared of finishing. I've only done a couple of finishings myself, but plan to do more this year. Great job.
Terri, I think you did a great job finishing the fob and I just love the 'ric rak' it is perfect.
Have a great weekend.
Roberta
You did a fantastic job, Terri!!!!
Have a great weekend!
Love and hugs.
Well I think you did a brilliant job Terri :o) You should be proud!
You did a great job, Terri! Your fob finish looks great and pretty. I do not enjoy sewing and don't know how to operate a sewing machine. :)
Hello my friend, it is adorable as small pillow and the sewings are so perfected! What becomes moldy! I kiss(embrace) you and send to you of the other one end of the world! Enormous francais kisses
Mary
What a wonderful finish!
I LOVE this SB design Terri and you did it ! You finished something and so beautifully - YGG - do more do more !!!!!!!! OH I am SO jealous of your going to the SB retreat and meeting up with the GF's out there. you lucky girl you. TGIF - Mel
I think it looks fabulous Terri! Now you will be stylin' with the best of them at the retreat. I hope you have a great weekend!
You did a wonderful job!! I think it looks terrific - now you have no excuses to keep on with those finishes, right??
Hugs,
Lisa C.
I just know you guys are going to have a simply wonderful time in Ogden - wish I was going too. Just need to win the lottery is all.
Your fob is as gorgeous as it is finished. I really like the substitute rick rack you used - just perfect. See you can finish just fine and dandy.
Lots of Love
Patti xxx
Very nice fob, Terri! And I'm so jealous that you get to go to the SB retreat!!
For someone who is afraid of finishing, you sure have done a fabulous job. Love the trim you added. You can be very proud of this one.
What a great little fob and you finished it wonderfully! Lucky you, getting to go the retreat! I can't wait to hear all about it.
Thank you for your kind and sweet comment on my blog.
I like bright colors and fun and enjoy the blogs from around the world.
I visited your blog and have enjoyed all the beauty you create WOW I'm impressed.
Your blog is very attractive and beautiful pictures and very inspiring.
Greetings from Irma
from Holland
Love the ric rak, it's perfect.
you did a fantastic job, now see, it was'nt so hard? I looks great!
How exciting you are attending the SB retreat. What fun that will be!!
Take Care and happy stitching
You did a fantastic job, it looks wonderful!
Your fob is gorgeous, congratulations
Super cute finish, Terri!! I love it. YGG! Your finishing skills rock! Sorry I'm late with the comment... was here over the weekend and the comment page took forever to load.
Beautiful finish! I love the rickrack you used!!
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