Thinking of Shirlene's Beautiful Pineapple bowl & doilies (look-a-like hand crochet) this is another example - a greetings postcard made as a likeness to the silk cards sent home by soldiers, to their loved ones, during WW1. I have done very simple embossing around the edge, which doesn't show up well in the picture. The 'flap' design is from Awesome Embroidery through Oregon Patchworks the text from a CD.

by elenu 21 Jul 2008

Your comments are appreciated Gerryvb.

by elenu 21 Jul 2008

Thank you Mpo - comment appreciated.

by elenu 21 Jul 2008

Thanks for that very nice comment Pat - it is much appreciated.

by elenu 21 Jul 2008

I commenti hanno apprezzato Katy
Your comments are apprciated Katy.

by elenu 21 Jul 2008

Anna, you keep that up and my head wont go through the doorway :-) Thank you. 4 more days to B day.

by shirlener88 21 Jul 2008

Oh my - me either!

by elenu 21 Jul 2008

Shirley, that's appreciated - thank you.

by elenu 21 Jul 2008

Thank you very much Stickmuster.

by elenu 21 Jul 2008

Thanks for that Shirlene but nothing I make can ever surpass the beautiful WW1 originals which were generally hand embroidered, mostly by French women in their homes and then sent to the factories for making into what we know as silk cards. The sentiments behind them can never be copied. But I love making my version for 'special' people in my life & hopefully, will give pleasure to them.

by shirlener88 22 Jul 2008

Thank you for sharing them with us - I love them and the whole idea of what they did - back then.

by elenu 21 Jul 2008

Mops, thank you very much.