tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348133.post-10373437420390311762008-06-24T09:37:00.001-04:002008-06-24T11:25:44.526-04:002008-06-24T11:25:44.526-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Today I want to show you the method I used to 'transfer the image' for my beaded </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.mobil.com/USA-English/gFM/home_Contact_Us/homepage.asp">Mobil</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> gas station sign. This sign is the sixth sign in a series which will accompany my </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/MBTA/DSC02537.jpg">beaded Boston trolley</a> and <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://blog.thelonebeader.com/2008/05/number-one-place.html">Citgo sign</a>.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/MBTA/DSC02546.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/MBTA/DSC02546.jpg" alt="Beaded Boston trolley MBTA Citgo Mobil gas station prices sign T bead embroidery artist pop art petrol" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">First, I resized my sketch in Microsoft Word and printed it out. Then, I stitched the paper to the 'wrong' side of a black piece of vinyl. Next, I used some dark blue and vintage red size 11 seed beads to embroider the letters. I stitched directly over the paper.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/MBTA/DSC02547.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/MBTA/DSC02547.jpg" alt="Beaded Boston trolley MBTA Citgo Mobil gas station prices sign T bead embroidery artist pop art petrol" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br />Then, I rinsed the beadwork under water to soften the paper, and gently pulled it away from the beads. Any small bits of paper left can be pulled out with the tip of a beading needle, or you can wait for it to dry, and repeat the process. </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/MBTA/DSC02549.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/MBTA/DSC02549.jpg" alt="Beaded Boston trolley MBTA Citgo Mobil gas station prices sign T bead embroidery artist pop art petrol" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">This <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobil">Mobil sign</a> measures 2" wide x 1/2" tall. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/MBTA/DSC02551.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/dgrygo/MBTA/DSC02551.jpg" alt="Beaded Boston trolley MBTA Citgo Mobil gas station prices sign T bead embroidery artist pop art petrol" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Before I move on, I think I'm going to layer the beads a bit. Then, I just have a few more signs to complete. Back to beading! :D</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script expr:src='"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/TheLoneBeader?i=" + data:post.url' type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Lone Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670946654211536130noreply@blogger.com8