Taking some time off

A year to be exact!

I have been toiling  for quite some time now and have decided that I need a break from the slipcovering scene.  I'm just not having fun with anymore  so I thought taking a brake from it would help me decided if I just needed a little break or if this chapter of my life is closed. So, 1 year is the plan.   Thank you to all of my clients and to the  shop owners that have helped make my business what it has been over the past several years.
I look forward to what is around the next corner.

The last projects of the year

A great old rocker that needed a new look for a new mother!

 So sweet for a little boys nursery. love the red.

and one last project for one of the shops that I sell threw  these set of parsons chairs in a great red and cream fabric  birds and flowers love it!
Happy New Year!

Another one for Barb

A great chair I mean great bones and so comfortable! but the stripes had to go. Barb found this chair and footstool that were not a set, at a Thrift store.

 She wanted to give a new look and opted for something neutral.  I was in total agreement as I am all about neutrals since I love changing my decor for the seasons.  This was the ticket!

 This color fabric went with almost every pillow I sat on the chair ( again I thought I had more pictures ) anyhow  I was so pleases with how it turned out

oh yeah and for those stripes, It took black out drapery lining to hide them  but there is no sign of them now.
I was so happy to get a call from Barb after she got the chair home to tell that she Loved the chair and it went perfectly everywhere she put it.    yahoo!!

I've Figured it out!

Well, finally about a month after I got my new "smart" phone, with  the help of a very patient  son I have figured out how to get pictures that I've taken with my phone onto my computer! I really have been working.

   anyhow.... here is one of my November projects and I really thought I had taken more pictures. There were six of these chairs these 4 and then 2 captains chairs. Amy chose white linen and a pretty robins egg blue print.

Of course a little extra detailing on the back since with dinning chairs you see more of the back than the front.
I will be posting the rest of my November projects this week! 

A Chair for Paula

Just finished up with this little number last week

Here is the before

 and here is the after  I am pleased with the way this one turned out and will be delivering to my client tomorrow

ahhhh stripes

A Couch for Carmella

Ruffles

 A great couch for a favorite client, she wanted a relaxed fun ruffly slipcover for a great couch that she found recently.  A perfect fit for her Florida home  with frayed ruffles around all of the cushions as well as on the skirt 

 yes that's right no hemming just leave it raw and let it fray out   I love the way that it turned out and love love love the back. I think its the perfect contrast to the rufflie front

 and I got to work with one of my favorite fabrics,   linen  its  just my all time favorite to work with

A wider shot of the back before I finalized the back.   oh and wooden buttons for the closures beautiful!
Note: lots of trial runs on this one as I did not know how everything would work with leaving the ends to fray so I ended up making up little sample pieces and washing them  lots of extra little stringies after the first washing as expected but very few on the second washing  so it was a go.   As for the wooden buttons on the back  they were marked " dry clean only "  so I tested one out in the wash before I used them on the slipcover  I washed as normal on a scrap of the linen  hot water bleach dried in he dryer the whole works  I wanted to make sure the buttons would not discolor the fabric and that they would hold up to the harshest laundering  ...  and yup they did  great.
Thanks for stopping and have a great week

A different kind of Slipcover!

Some fun things for the sale 

Wine bags or wine bottle slipcover if you prefer ; ) complete with wine bottle opener   yup that's what in the pocket!  Perfect hostess gift for the upcoming holiday parties
Hope to see you at the sale!

Why I have and love slipcovers

yup this is the reason that I am loving my slipcovers right now!

 Here he is (my sweet grandson) at his birthday party he is two now ... need I say more!

 he is busy busy busy  I had taken my slipcovers off the dinning room chairs for a couple of weeks and he found them to be the perfect canvas for his art work!  its just chalk and you would think I could get it out but NO!

so the slipcovers are back where they are suppose to be~
what do you love about your slipcovers?

A sweet little rocker

Recently I had a friend ask me if I could do a reupholstering  job for a client that she had met threw her store and although I don't do upholstery I gave it a shot

 I love the fabric that was chosen  and I think it turned out cute. The arms will be added on later by the client.

A sweet little rocker

Muted Fall Fabric Slipcover.

Fun Fall Chair for the Hog Shed using a fun muted fall fabric. This is what the chair looked like before it's Re-Creation,

 This is a great outdoor fabric from P Kaufman  It washes up beautifully and is a great weight
fabric to work with for slipcovers. They really are making great outdoor fabric these days
its so nice and soft not that plasticie feel that it used to have.

 A simple back this time with just a zipper up the side  and a simple kick pleat skirt.

and some pillows inspired by this fabric that will also be available at  the Hog Shed's September sale
The Pillows are made using recycled wool blankets!