January 11, 2015

Ric Rac...or Is It Ricrac? Maybe Rickrack?

I bet when you see this photo,
you won't even need to know what these things are,
edged in ric rac...you just know you like 'em.

{Am I right?}



It turns out these are little coasters!



See how pretty they are, even one at a time?

{My Cath Kidson mug is such a nice model!}



I spent some quality time with my ric rac collection
and made a whole bunch of these coasters,
for a custom order on my Etsy shop, eamylove.



I love the way the different shades of ric rac look
against the bright fabrics.



Mostly I used prints from Briar Rose
by Heather Ross.
I love the tiny grasshoppers on clover...



the cute bees...



and the bright strawberries.



There are even tinier strawberries on the fabrics
from Bake Sale by Lori Holt.
These colors are a bit less intense,
but still nice and bright.



I want to give credit for my inspiration...
I saw them here on the nanacompany blog.
If you would like to learn to make them,
Amy Sinibaldi has told me that they will be included as a project
in her upcoming book,
Sweetly Stitched Handmades!

{It's available for pre-order now and will be released in May 2015.}

My Etsy client asked me to make some ric rac edged coasters for her,
and they were sew much fun to create!




I love everything about ric rac,
except that there are so many ways to spell it!
Ric rac, ricrac, rickrack...
what a nuisance when I'm adding tags
 to posts and photos.



I'm running out of ric rac...must find more!!!
Anybody know a great place to buy ric rac?



I've picked mine up here and there and everywhere...

sometimes it's even on a clearance shelf.
Please let me know if you've got a good source!
If you do, I'll have more of these to show.




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12 comments:

  1. Oh, I'm a full-fledged ric rac lover from way back when! I love your sweet coasters with their coordinating trim! I usually buy my ric rac from Hobby Lobby when they have the spools on sale for 50% off.

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    1. Oh, how I would love to find a Hobby Lobby store! Ric rac by the spools sounds heavenly!

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  2. I call them rick-rack but in reality they are scrummy waves of colour. Especially when Amy gets her hands on them.

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    1. Now you have introduced a fourth version of "ric rac", Amanda!!
      Susie

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  3. You are right! I just love them! Who cares rick rack or ric rac, I say zig zag :) Such a colorful and cheerful post!!!

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  4. Amy, I never know how to spell it either, but I do know I love it. Even more so with the way you use it to trim up your projects! These coasters are so adorable and you have one lucky buyer!
    Whenever I need unusual trims I look on Etsy. Sometimes eBay if I can't find it on Etsy.

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    1. Thanks for the Etsy tip, Lara - I'm now expecting 2 orders of ric rac from a couple of different shops. Yay!

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  5. No matter what we call it, you sure can make it stellar with your fabrics! Absolutely adorable.
    Did you notice that Amanda uses yet another variation? tee hee
    Susie

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  6. So cute! I love ric rac, way back when I had it on my dress in kindergarten!

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  7. These are adorable!! I love ric rac - most of my ric rac stash used to be my mother's.

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  8. So pretty! I'm always buying ric rac at sales too. How can you resist? The first photo reminds me of a plate of colourful pasta: yummy!

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  9. These are so cute! Why don't you do a tutorial on how you do the corners? They look perfect Amy!

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