Shelbee on the Rags: “Coffee Break” Rag Curtain & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #698
This next raggery project was inspired by my “Café au Lait” Shaggy Raggy Garland. After the garland was completed and my older son said it looked like coffee, I got the idea to create a large rag curtain in a similar color palette with the image of a coffee cup.
But I really wasn’t sure how to do it!
When I created the “Carolina on My Mind” rag curtain in the shape of a tree, I was guided completely by prayer and faith in the artistic process. For the coffee cup curtain, however, I was not confident in faith alone and needed a little more concrete assistance.
So I got a big roll of brown paper and drew the outline of a coffee cup to follow as pattern and I am so pleased with the final outcome. This time I took lots of photos of the curtain as I was building it. Check it out…
I didn’t think I could do it but I surprised myself! Isn’t she adorable?
I named her “Coffee Break” for obvious reasons. She’s 7.5’ tall and 4’ wide, made from unwanted sheets and pillow cases, a blanket, some curtains, and a few pairs of pants. She needs a new home and I need to start working on my next ideas. I did a massive closet clean out yesterday so I have bags and bags of unwanted clothing to turn into raggery art. What should I make next?
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Shelbee
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I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.
14 Comments
Michelle
Ha! Very clever and so cute! Great strategy for creating the coffee cup. We often have to create new methods in order to create.
xoxo
Michelle
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Thanks, Michelle! I have definitely been very innovative in finding new strategies for creating. That’s almost as fun as the creating itself!
xoxo
Shelbee
Joanne
She is fabulous! I didn’t see the cup at first but then once I did it’s all I could see. Funny how our eyes and brains work like that.
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Thanks, Joanne! I attempted to add a saucer beneath the cup but the colors were too close together so you can’t see it at all. But I am really happy that I made the cup form come to life!
xoxo
Shelbee
Nancy
That would be perfect for a little coffee bar! Beautiful colours. Well done my friend!
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Thank you, Nancy! It would be perfect in a coffee bar or a tea shop! I just need to find one that wants its!
xoxo
Shelbee
Suzy Turner
It looks so cool, Shelbee! I love that you’re so passionate about creating things with old fabric—it’s very bohemian and very you!! Have you made a rainbow yet?
Big hugs, my friend
Suzy xx
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Suzy, thanks so much, my friend! I have not made a rainbow yet, but I do have a few different versions of rainbow curtains sketched out! So there will be one at some point!
xoxo
Shelbee
Gail
I love your raggery projects, it’s such a great art form! And what a great way to re-use unwanted fabrics. Have a great weekend Shelbee.
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Thank you so much, Gail! I really find the whole process just so cathartic and the results always make me smile! I hope you have a lovely weekend and Happy Easter.
xoxo
Shelbee
Patrick Weseman
You have such talent. So very nice. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
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Patrick, thank you so much! I am really enjoying my raggery process!
xoxo
Shelbee
Marsha Banks
What a clever idea! I don’t think I would have ever thought to use a pattern! I would have just been winging it and then swearing under my breath the whole time! And, of course, eventually, I would have given up! I love this! Surely there’s a coffee shop that will buy it…I can just see it in a front window or hanging on a wall! You are so daggone creative, my friend! Thanks for the link up!
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Marsha, thank you so much! Actually, it was my husband’s idea to use a pattern. I winged it on the tree one and I was definitely cursing under my breath. But I did not give up! Ha. I wish my elbow would stop hurting so I can make more. But I really am running out of places to put the things so I guess a break is a good thing right now.
xoxo
Shelbee