Check out my latest thrift store upcycle:
One thing I often find on my thrift store hunts is vintage cross-stitching. Usually these are slightly "grandma-ish" in subject matter, but when I found one that spoke to me I knew I had to do something with it!
Here is how I bought my cross so the titch:
Yea, I know pretty ugly frame and equally ugly mat. So I 86-ed both! Then I had to decide how to re-frame it in a more modern fashion! Since embroidery hoops are hot in interior design I thought it would be perfect to frame my cross-stitch in a hoop just like how it was originally made.
I hung my new thrifty art in a corner by my work area that needed a little something. And this was the perfect something! This cross-stitch spoke to me for a number of reasons:
1. I love owls!
2. I do NOT love mornings!
3. I am allergic to just about everything you can be allergic to!
So this piece was pretty much made for me and i just couldn't resist.
Next time your at the thrift store dont just past by those grandma looking cross-stitches, some of them are kind of cool!!
Thanks for stopping by!
-Liz :)
