Just in time for summer I've had my "No Bees No Honey, No Work No Money" sampler framed. I am quite pleased with how it turned out and the lovely folks at Ginger's Hang Up here in town did a marvelous job on it. They stretched it perfectly, which I can tell you is really hard to do (at least when I do it on my own small projects I find it more than challenging). And they also helped me decide on a frame, which I am pretty hopeless at doing myself!
I have to share a close up of the frame itself. I love the little detailing on the edge--very subtle but makes it looks just a little more interesting. And the color works nicely with the brown shades in the wording.
See how nice and taut it is? It really is stretched perfectly. And to think of all the slight creases in it when I dropped it off (even after ironing it). There is a slight padding behind the fabric, so it is cushioned. Unfortunately you can't tell from the photo, but the linen is hand-dyed and there is a lovely variegation to the color of the linen. It looks a bit more taupe/brown here, but the color of the linen is really much warmer and not at all washed out looking as it appears here.
I mentioned a while back that I might need to take some time off from blogging to take care of things with the house and now I am going to have to make good on my words. I am going to be offline for a week or so, but will hopefully be back very soon. Do please check back in a bit, but I am sure you'll have plenty to read in the meantime. I at least wanted to leave you with something nice to look at if you happen by in the interim! Happy reading everyone!