Musical Cowboy

I'm still on the cowboy theme, (see following Treasury post) and here is a further example of Vintage American West barkcloth fabric. Here I have used it in a fabric collage picture. I do these from time to time and then make cards from the image. I am also in the process of a designing a nice way to mount this to sell as an original artwork.
After cutting various elements out of different fabrics I stitched them together and proceeded to add trims and brass charms to further enhance the composition. The vintage Lee riveted button was the final crowning focal point!

Front Page Treasury

It is always a thrill to be in an Etsy Front Page Treasury! Here, my 'Western Cuff' is part of TeaCupElephant's 'Hey, I'm No Square' treasury list.
It is quite a unique narrative piece, depicting a couple of cowboys. If you read an earlier post in this blog, on the history of barkcloth, it mentions how this American West motif was popular in the 1940's.
As of now the cuff has still not sold although it has many hearts on the Etsy site. I guess it is waiting for that perfect buyer to come along... (just click on the photo to see a larger image size).