Stamp Surgery - Bow"ectomy" - October Blog 2017

Today I wanted to share a bit of a project I've been working on.

I am making a card using Stampers Best - Deep Red Stamps Candy Cane.

Now I love this image...it's got a vintage feel to it don't you think? Anyway, I thought I might tuck a few into a denim pocket but I didn't want bows on all of them... It would get a bit crowded I think. So I decided it was time for surgery!

The first thing I did was to stamp the image twice....

Then I colored one full candy can and the bottom portion of the second.

I used Distress Markers but of course you could use your favorite medium.

I trimmed the colored bottom half of the 2nd candy cane and test fit it to see where it would align properly over the bow.

Trimmed a bit here and there...

and glued it over the bow.

Here is the "new" de-bowed candy cane next to one of the original images.

Looks pretty good huh?

I'll share the completed project with you later in the week :)

BTW, I wanted to give you an update on the Craft Show this past weekend...

It was a mixed review...LOTS of people looking ~ not many actually doing much buying. I had a few repeat customers from last year who bought lots of goodies again... One lady bought all of the cards I posted last week plus several more which really tickled me. She loved the cards she bought last year and was so excited to see me again, she bought twice as many as she had. That made me feel good.

The best seller of everything I made was the clothespin magnets!

I was surprised, those were just a last minute ~ not sure if anyone would buy type of thing.

The things I *thought* would do well didn't...

that's what I get for thinkin' huh?

Morgan (Bob's girlfriend) only sold 3 scarves so she was a bit disappointed but we were in knitting central ~ there were 3-4 other booths right around us that also had knit items...they weren't selling much either so I told her not to feel bad.

Here are a few pics....

Morgan presenting the booth :)