Yesterday, I had time to bead my Store 24 sign. I plan to include this convenience store sign in my beaded Boston trolley piece. Store 24 is different than all of the other store signs, because they do not sell gasoline - only food items, scratch tickets and magazines. Most Store 24's in the greater Boston area are indeed open 24 hours, but there are also a good number of them that close at midnight...
My beaded sign is quite small - measuring approx. 0.75" x 1.25" wide. This sign was bead-embroidered using size 15 seed beads. To get the letters close to perfect, I first re-sized my drawing on my computer and printed it out. Then, I cut out the image and stitched the paper onto a piece of black vinyl. I stitched right through the paper. When I was finished, I simply ran the piece under water and gently pulled the paper away from the beads. That worked so well, I think I might have to use that method again! :D
My beaded sign is quite small - measuring approx. 0.75" x 1.25" wide. This sign was bead-embroidered using size 15 seed beads. To get the letters close to perfect, I first re-sized my drawing on my computer and printed it out. Then, I cut out the image and stitched the paper onto a piece of black vinyl. I stitched right through the paper. When I was finished, I simply ran the piece under water and gently pulled the paper away from the beads. That worked so well, I think I might have to use that method again! :D
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looking good. Yes come back with our sun!
Good morning LB! Great work so far! (as always!)
Question: Earlier you made a comment about the puckering of the vinyl. When you ran the 24 hour piece under the water, what did that do to affect any puckering? I was just curious--the method of using the paper and then running it under water was ingenious, and wondered if you killed two issues in one shot.
XO
Miachelle
Good question, Miachelle! Since this Store 24 sign is so small, and I used smaller beads, there was no puckering here. So, water didn't really have an effect at all. I also don't know if it would have an effect on a larger sign. Somehow, I don't think it would, but I'll keep you posted on all of my discoveries! :D
Just caught up with all your posts on that jolly green bus -- everything is looking mighty fine!
Kathy V in NM (that Celtic win sure made my husband HAPPY!!!)
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