Hanging Myself

Or at least some of my work. 😉

Last night, I suddenly got the irresistible bug to hang some of my more recently framed pieces, at least those upon whose home position I had already decided. These are my first stitched pieces to actually be hung in my home – ever. I have one other piece that was framed by my mother years ago that is sitting on my mantle (so, technically, it’s not hung). But, to be honest, I hate the frame. I love my mother, but the frame choice was… not my favorite. So, I’ll be pulling it apart and reframing it at some point. This may be my chance to do my own framing, as I’d like to reuse the glass and just replace the frame. The mounting is slightly wonky, as well, but I think my mother pinned it, so hopefully I will have the opportunity to lace it.

Anyway, on with the show:

First is Vintner’s Sampler by The Sweetheart Tree:

I finished this beauty as my last possible finish of 2006. I’m pretty sure I finished it in the evening on December 31, 2006 while visiting my in-laws.

Next is Seasonal Dragons by Sherry Stepp-Aweau:

I have this one hanging high over my TV and center speaker.

It has been nearly impossible to get a good picture of it, for some reason. I’m a little disappointed with the anti-reflective conservation glass, as it still has glare issues, even if it diffuses the glare more than regular glass would. In fact, the diffusion makes it exceedingly difficult to capture the details of the stitching.

I think that Michaels’ museum glass might actually be better, but I’ll reserve the final verdict there until I get my posters back in a week or so. Not that I would ever let them touch a stitched piece of mine, but I’m considering the possibility of ordering the frame, mat(s) and glass from them and then mounting it myself. Someday, I want to do all of the framing myself. I actually want to do all of my own framing now, but I’m still sourcing molding for the frames and haven’t even looked into the glass yet. I am one step closer, though, as I just purchased a mat cutter a couple of weeks ago. Even the low end one that I bought is pretty easy to use and produces nice results, if you are careful. I want to experiment with fancier cuts and see what I might be able to do myself that would cost a fortune to have someone else do. You know, in my oh-so-abundant spare time…

Anyway, back to this piece. It was a round robin piece. I stitched the spring dragon in the top left corner, then it went to Leslie for the summer dragon in the top right corner, Outi for the fall dragon in the bottom right corner and Christine for the winter dragon in the bottom left corner. It was started in 2007 and finished in 2008. For some reason, I never took a picture of the finished product before it was framed, which has turned out to be a real shame.

Okay, so I have one more picture for you before I go.

This is a Futurama poster that I bought for Terry last year for his birthday, I think. We finally framed it after one of our recent Michaels frame purchasing sprees. It will go up in our home office, once we finish renovations. Due to the work moves. Which is still a whole other post that I haven’t written yet.

Speaking of work, I’m working this weekend. We’re in the waiting period right now. Watching this job run is like watching paint dry. I think I have a couple of hours before it completes, so I’m off to do some cleaning. Or framing. Or rubber stamping. Or finishing. Or some of everything. I haven’t decided yet.