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* felt desk tray

Posted on April 23rd, 2006 by maitreya. Filed under Cross Stitch/Embroidery, Felting.

Whew, all done. Here’s the drawer organizer, though I think it’s pretty enough that you could keep it on your desk. Thanks Lisa and Ali for the suggestion of replacing the rubber bands with pins. I attempted tacks and pushpins before going with the T-pins, which are my favorite at lab and which also turn out to look the best embroidered. I also tried a staple remover, which my sister suggested. It actually didn’t turn out too bad, but it seemed a little superfluous without also doing a stapler, which is a little too 3D for this sketchy style I think. Another try with a ruler turned out really bad. The background fabric is another thrift store pillowcase that I fused to the back of the embroidery.

18 Responses to “felt desk tray”

abby Says:
April 23rd, 2006 at 10:51 pm

so cool! I love this idea and how they both turned out-great job!

abby Says:
April 23rd, 2006 at 11:18 pm

so cool! I love this idea and how they both turned out-great job!

Anabel Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 6:52 am

Wow! Good idea. I love it!:-)

wendy Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 11:01 am

I like the Ts too

vegasandvenice Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 12:46 pm

Oh my gosh!! It is a thousand times even more perfect than I could possibly imagine it would be! What a talent you are!

abbyjane Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 1:40 pm

Totally fun! And a great background fabric. I love the color combination.

Regina Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 2:40 pm

oh! This one is very nice too!!

W Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 5:22 pm

I just love that so much.

wiseacres Says:
April 24th, 2006 at 7:35 pm

That is awesome!

Zoe Says:
April 25th, 2006 at 1:35 am

These two organizers are so SO awesome! I would buy a book, just for this design. So unique and original. So great!

Zoe Says:
April 25th, 2006 at 6:42 pm

That is so dang cute!

sally Says:
April 25th, 2006 at 7:24 pm

what a totally genius idea — and so stylishly achieved. 3-D embroidery sounds intriguing, actually. What great ideas you have….

lisa Says:
April 26th, 2006 at 7:33 pm

gorgeous maitreya.

D R E W Says:
April 27th, 2006 at 9:13 am

wow, cool. i really like this one.

Lizette Says:
April 27th, 2006 at 11:23 am

I’ve really enjoyed how this comes together. I couldn’t quite figure out if you did it by hand or machine. Either way, it’s fantastic. Reminds me I haven’t done an embroidered piece in awhile and need the “therapy” of it. Btw, where do you get such thick felt? I’d love to find some of that..

genny Says:
April 28th, 2006 at 8:49 am

hi there - i always love your projects and your blog in general, but this idea puts me over the moon! i can’t wait to see the book… oh, and i second the wondering about the felt. i have been hankering for some joseph beuys-thick felt myself.

lisa Says:
May 2nd, 2006 at 2:46 pm

sorry so late to the party, but man did these come out great!!! so so so great!!

also love your tie one on apron!

Anonymous Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 4:28 pm

I love this project.

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