Pear as a Shape and Dealing with No Sewing Machine

I feel lost without my sewing machine so I am trying to stay busy. The challenge this month for Arts in the Cards is to create ATCs on the theme of "Pear is a Color." I decided to take the challenge one step further and do "Pear as a Shape" and create a cardboard pear similar to my cardboard apples. Tim Holtz had the perfect papers to use and I continued my love of topography by adding words. Now I have two apples and a pear for my table. I've been collecting acorns from my Pin oak tree so I think I'll have a perfect fall display for my table. Tonight is my pottery class and hopefully today my new backup sewing machine will arrive so I can get busy with all the ideas floating around in my head. Hope the learning curve on the new machine isn't a big one.

Pear ATCs

Today has been a frustrating and sad day for me. Frustrating because my sewing machine is not working well which means no sewing machine while it gets cleaned and adjusted.  Cross your fingers that this is not the 2-3 weeks that I am being told at this time. Sad because there are still so many issues from my childhood that I still need to work through.

So when all else fails, make something. This month's Arts in the Cards theme is the color pear. I started by making a small painting, scanning it, playing with the color in Photoshop, printing it onto fabric then cutting it apart to make the ATCs. I like that each one is unique. It doesn't say "pear" so I won't be told I'm being too literal. I added lots of stitching, some beads I bought in Georgia (country not state) and the word "pear" in Korean thanks to my daughter-in-law, Sang. The satin stitching is terrible because of my sewing machine, otherwise I am pleased. Now I just have to come up with a title and put them in the mail. Title suggestions are welcomed!