I will admit that I have rather neglected my Folksy creations recently, but only because I have been working on several other creative pieces. My best friend, who has actually already moved to London, is set to lose her family home here in Blackpool when her parents move down south too.. So, to remind her of the wonderful and insane place that will always be her true home I decided to create a mounted 'scrapbook' of sorts.
I used a variety of materials: a free map I skanked from Tourist Information; photographs; buttons; felt; material; ribbon; sew on patches - and I mounted it all onto a cheap canvas I bought from The Works. I also made a few images myself from various bits of textiles and craft essentials I had lying around, to make the collage more unique. For example, if you look closely you can see a shuttlecock I made out of felt, hessian and ribbon (we used to 'play' a lot of awful badminton)!
For me this seemed like the ideal leaving gift as it was fun, colourful and extremely personalised. This is what crafting is all about for me: creating magical gifts which make everyone feel much better off to have around...
Although this is a gift I have made for a friend, I hope it gives you inspiration to make something similar, or even radically different...but if it gives you ideas then it was a job well done!
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