Hanging stars

Sometimes I do really silly things like entering discount stores and buying what looks like delightful white fabric serviettes with embossed poinsiettas, perfect for the Christmas lunch table.  I knew the fabric was synthetic but when I opened the package at home, I realised I had purchased something that would never go near anyone's mouth without leaving the equivilent of gravel rash behind.

Feeling rather annoyed with myself for thinking I had saved money for something beautiful to find out I had purchased something hideous, I put on my thinking cap to see if I could make something nice from something truly horrible.  This is what I came up with.

I down loaded a star template from the internet and cut out ten stars.  The fabric frayed terribly when I cut it.  Grrrr.  I pinned two stars together and attached the silver rickrack.  I sewed the rickrack at the front of the stars as the stitching from the sewing machine left big holes in the fabric.  Grrrr.  I attached some beads at the bottom and left some rickrack trailing.  I finished the stars off with some glitter glue on the edges to detract from the fraying.  I had the rickrack, beads and glitter glue tucked away in my craft supplies, so no extra money was spent.

Can you see those frayed edges?  I did my best to disguise them.

I have more serviettes to turn into something nice and was thinking of hanging fabric flower pom poms.  Do you think it would work?

I hope you are having a lovely weekend,

Anne xx