I think you'll be as impressed as I was with the three custom belts Ridgewood's painter came up with for a customer. The design was created from summer vacation snapshots, chosen and ordered by the customer and then painted onto three identical belt canvases. This makes a very special family souvenir, doesn't it? I sure hope Ridgewood posted a finished photo when belt number one is made up so we can all ogle it!
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2015/05/custom-belts.html
UPDATE: The belts' owner just posted this message in the Comments. I'm quoting her here so everyone will see:
"These are my belts,our family vacations at Chautauqua Institution in western NY each year. I am making the belts for my father's birthday (he turns 83 in July) and for my son and husband. I just completed my Dad's belt last night and it is going to be finished today. The store painter did a great job. It made me think that I could do one for our small town for my son with his elementary school, high school, town pool, library, town hall, etc. You could also do this with buildings from a college campus for a graduate or professor. Thanks for sharing the belts!"
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Friday, May 22, 2015
A Custom Summer Vacation Times Three UPDATED
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Hi Jane,
These are my belts,our family vacations at Chautauqua Institution in western NY each year. I am making the belts for my father's birthday (he turns 83 in July) and for my son and husband. I just completed my Dad's belt last night and it is going to be finished today.
The store painter did a great job. It made me think that I could do one for our small town for my son with his elementary school, high school, town pool, library, town hall, etc. You could also do this with buildings from a college campus for a graduate or professor.
Thanks for sharing the belts!
Best,
Gretchen
Thanks for the extra information and for allowing the designs to be pictured, Gretchen! I'll update the article so folks will know. I didn't know the Chautauquas were still held. Bet your family will be thrilled with their belts. What belt are you doing for YOU?
The idea for a college town is a great one!
It sure is. I bet a lot of us have special memories of certain towns--where we grew up, where we went away to college, our first job. These memories would make great belts!
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