Thanks for the help! IÂm going to leave it leaning there for a while so I can think about it, itÂs not like I donÂt have enough to do already! ItÂs very heavy so wherever I put it will have to be permanent; I will have to use more than 1 hole in the wall, and should make sure I have a stud. I did have another place in mind which is what I originally bought it for; not a wide expanse like the buffet space. The arch mirror was made in India. I bought it at a trade show a few years ago that had unusual home décor. It was next to a show I was attending and I just walked in and no one checked to see if I was qualified. Unfortunately it got corroded waiting in the basement and I had to use a lot of brass cleaner and scotchbrite on it. I did not want to risk scratching the glass. It still has corrosion in the corners and sides which showed up again as soon as it was dry. I have to solve that before I can put any protective coating on it and site it. When teacats mentioned on my lamp thread about a mirror, I immediately thought that I need a long low one for this space. I could put my too-small framed pieces over that mirror. I agree with dilly_dally that the arch leads the eye upward, though I could not have verbalized or realized that until she expressed it. But IÂm trying not to spend any more money right now but rather finish what IÂve started. I think I have to monitor CraigÂs list for one of the right shape, just like IÂm doing for a chandelier. By the time I find one maybe IÂll have gotten more stuff done. I do have a round one upstairs but I think that one also is too small. Getting feedback here really helps to clarify my thoughts. IÂve been plagued with indecisiveness lately too, I canÂt decide on anything to save my life. I think itÂs stress from knowing I have too much left hanging and a neatnik spouse who gets testy with bins stashed in the corners.

OK folks, I need some ideas here....... I found a scroll that is about 15" wide and about 2 1/2 feet long. OK, now visualize this: The two ends are one foot long pieces x 15" wide pieces of grasscloth, with the end of each piece of grasscloth wrapped around a piece of wood. In the middle of the two pieces of grasscloth is a piece of black fabric with a quote stenciled on it. That piece of black fabric is sewn (top and bottom ) onto the grasscloth, making the whole scroll. OK, what I want to do is REPLACE the black fabric with my own calligraphed quote. I get it that how I could easily replace the fabric with any other fabric--just remove the black fabric and sew in the new. But if I calligraph on paper, how do I insert that?? Somehow transfer the calligraphy to cloth? Mount the paper the calligraphy is on to cloth? Can't quite figure it........ This is for a present that should have gone out yesterday, so any and all ideas welcome, ASAP!!! thanks muchly in advance........Susan

I used to be able to write quite well in caligraphy, but it's been so long since I've used it that I've forgotten most of the techniques. I learned from a kit I had bought that included a fountain pen, instructional book, and paper. This was about 15 years ago, but I'm sure such kits still exist. I can still do it to some extent, but mostly with small print. When I try to write big for titles, it looks horrible. Maybe I'll re-teach myself!! THanks for the idea! :)

Yes, crocheting is probably easier to learn and you don't have to worry about dropping stitches. But I beg you, please don't waste your money on either of those "kits". The one that has 8 "bon bons" gives you about 66 yards per bon bon. And you'll get even less per bon bon for the kit with 24 bon bons. Less than 22 yards, a mere third of the 8 bon bon kit. They would be lucky to crochet a 3" x 3" swatch with one of those. I crocheted this swatch with 66 yards of worsted weight, which is just a teensy bit finer than the DK provided in the kit and an "H" hook. It's about 5" x 7". I crocheted this piece with 66 yards of worsted weight and a "J" hook, like one provided in the kit. It's about 4" x 8". Neither of those pieces is enough to make anything. And I looked at the ebooks they provide in the kit. The only patterns you will get are for children. You would be much better off picking up a 4 ounce (or even larger) skein of worsted weight or DK yarn (maybe a variegated) and a couple of hooks (I'd suggest G & H) and a book that will actually teach them to crochet. You can purchase an inexpensive book that will give them the basics of crocheting. Don't bother with a book of patterns just yet. There are so many free patterns online. Have them learn to chain, single crochet double crochet, and half-double crochet. Let them start off making a chain as wide as they would like a scarf and just go to town, back and forth with either the single, double, or half-double stitch. One hefty skein will be more than enough to make a scarf. Seriously, look at the size of a bon bon. That's not a tightly wound ball of yarn. It's a puff of yarn. That hand could probably compress it to less than half its size. I'm sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but even at half the price, it's a waste of money. And I DO hope the girls learn to crochet or knit and LOVE whichever you choose.