muskaan's T*I*P*S: bag a gift

Monday, 20 June 2022

bag a gift

....or gift a bag!

What's happening here?! I'm bonkers for sure. I left you with 3 motifs extracted from Endrucks' pattern #37, joined to form a multi-use ornament here - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2022/06/3d-multi-use-ornament.html.

The beads were all snipped off and when I joined the 4th motif, this is what happened --- a gift bag!

4 motifs joined tip to tip. Then beaded strings brought the 2 free tips of opposite motifs together.

And we get a tiny gift bag. Good enough for little girls and their dolls, or for bigger girls and their balls (er, balls of thread)!

The stork is carrying a gift for sure !

Since the beads are again going to be snipped off in order to continue on my journey, I did not address the gaping holes between motifs.

While the ball will stay put, a shuttle or any smaller object will slip through unless there is a fabric lining as is clearly visible in the video.

Instead of a fabric lining, one can use some tatted rings/elements to close that space (I used to and fro chains in this bag - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2021/10/bagatelle-to-bagaball.html).

The Pony shuttle with Anchor size 20 ball gives you an idea of the size.

And this is another idea that crept in with the monsoons - a boat! Doesn't it remind you of our childhood paper boats? If we add more motifs to lengthen the sides, we get a longer boat or kayak, or whatever your sailor's heart desires!