Now that Ontario is re-opening, Mommy took us to the office supply store to print all the patterns she has not been able to make this year, because we don’t have a printer of our own. One of the things she has been waiting to make is a rug for our Auntie E.. Auntie E. says she would like any design we choose, so we helped Mommy decide what rug design to make. It is going to be one based on a piece of mosaic window art our Auntie S. made, a long time ago.
Auntie S. used buttons to make this beautiful piece, but buttons would be much too bumpy for a rug! Mommy is going to try and make a rug that is just as interesting, using embroidery floss.
The first step was to print a colour photograph of the button mosaic so Mommy could make a pattern from it. I accidentally stepped on the photo and ripped it. I cried, but Mommy said not to worry, a little tape would fix it good as new, and look – it did! I feel a lot better now.
The next part was Mommy’s part to do alone. She had to make a pattern of the mosaic that she could use to cross stitch the rug onto fabric. It looks kind of messy to me, but Mommy says it will do fine.
Joy and I got to help Mommy choose the floss colours for the rug. This is our favourite part of making something, because the embroidery flosses are all so beautiful.
It took a long time to choose the colours, but we really like the ones we decided on. What do you think of them? Mommy says she will use some metallic threads to make the rug shinier, like the buttons in the mosaic, but we are not allowed to touch the metallic flosses. They are very delicate and break easily. Joy says the right word isn’t “break,” but “fray.” She said I had to put that in…Joy can be a little bossy sometimes.
We want Mommy to put some of these crystals in the rug, too, to make it really, really, really shiny, but she just keeps saying, “we’ll see.” Does “we’ll see” ever mean “yes?”
c’est une belle idée que de reprendre ce motif… pas si facile !
le cotons à broder sont… français !
ça ne peut donc être que très très très beau !
alors, les petites filles ? vous apprenez à broder … ou vos mains sont-elles trop… raides ??
Oh no, Auntie C., our hands can do it! But Mommy says we have to practice on other things, not this rug, because the rug will be too hard for us to make. We’re happy you like the colours we chose.
Wow, what a job your Mom is getting ready to do !!! The carpet is going to be beautiful. The colors you chose are stunning, your Aunt E will be delighted. You are adorable little girls to help your Mom in this way.
Kisses.
Edwige
We love helping Mommy with crafts. She says we are getting to be really good at choosing colours!
What a bright idea! I’m looking forward to the next step.
“We’ll see” all too often actually means ” I’m sure you will soon forget this, so better not hurt your feelings now by saying No!” Generally it works.
We won’t forget! Well, maybe, we might, but still, it seems pretty tricky to use “we’ll see…” Oh well, I guess when there are so many of us, and only one of Mommy, sometimes she has to have a way to win without hurting our feelings!
J’ai hâte de voir la suite ! ce tapis sera magnifique et plein de couleur.
Belle idée !
Bises
Thank you. We are just happy that Auntie S. let us copy her design. Mommy is hoping she will be able to recreate the mosaic design in the rug successfully. We will keep you posted! She is going to start it this week.
What a bright idea! I’m looking forward to the next step.
“We’ll see” all too often actually means ” I’m sure you will soon forget this, so better not hurt your feelings now by saying No!”
We will keep you updated as Mommy works on the rug!
I can’t wait to see the finished rug! It’s going to look amazing!
We sure hope so!