Lori's new Look

 Another fun project for Lori  this is one of the projects that I did before leaving for vacation I love the color combo.  She picked great fabrics!

Thanks for stopping by. have a great rest of the week!

A Simple slip for Susan

I'm back from a great vacation and getting caught up on blog posts that should have been done before I left. This is a love seat for a client that wanted a super simple slipcover that would be easy easy easy to take off an wash alot because in her words " I will be eating on it and don't want to worry about spilling anything"

  We used a simple natural duck cloth and made it even simpler by not even having to put a zipper in it because of  the narrow square arm's.

sweet and simple got to love that!
Have a great weekend.
I'll be back next week with a couple of other projects I'd like to share.

A chair for Lori

What a fun project  this is a chair that I just finished for a client. 

 

Here is the before,

I love the fabrics that she chose just a perfect combination

 

 

              I love it! these are the funnest projects for me to work on.

Bedspreads and Denim

Well here is the latest creation or re-creation I should say  and the last chair that I will be offering at the shop .  this is one of the chairs that I have had around for awhile .

 I took some time to do some shopping around some of our local vintage shops with a friend and found a great old chenille bedspread that was in almost perfect condition  .. not enough to do a whole slipcover with but enough for a little combo pack.

 The inside and seat of the chair as well as a little side pocket are constructed of the bed spread and  the rest is a white denim that I picked up at Joann fabrics on sale

 I used the trim of the bedspread for the skirting and lined the bedspread part of the slipcover.

have a great week and thanks for stopping by.

Chairs and Pillows for that Shop

 I got these great parsons chairs from a friend at a great price so I thought they would be fun to put together. The only must was that they needed to have a skirt that went to the floor because of the legs being upholstered 

 I found this great Autumn brown colored Linen and dressed it up with black grommets and black ribbon tie for the back to keep the whole thing nice and snug.

 and some more pillows for the shop too, as they seem to be good sellers right now.   I love them because they are such great reminders of Gods work and His word.

Have a great weekend.

When a Curtain is no longer a Curtain

 

I was getting ready for another sale and realized that I needed a piece for the shop.

I've had this parsons chair ( sorry no before picture)  sitting around my shop for quite some time

it was in great shape but I wanted to dress it up a little bit.

I had purchased some Rachell Ashwell curtains at target a while ago that did not work out in my home and I just didn't wa

nt to take them back so they too have been sitting around my shop.

so I made them into a slipcover for this chair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

just a simple gathering in the back with a tie to keep everything snug.

 

There she is all finished up. This chair did make its way to the sale and has sold. Thank you to its new owner for your purchase. 

Thanks for stopping.

and have a great rest of the week

 

 

Fabric Sale

Hello,  I just wanted to pass along some Sale info.   Joann Fabrics is having a 60% of their Home Decorator fabric sale this includes their special order fabrics.  This is a great deal I think they only do it twice a year.  No coupon necessary! the sale lasts until Feb 2nd.
Here is a link to the current flier
Also I am booked until end of March Please contact me if you are interested in getting on my April calend



er.

The Chair that never was

It's been awhile since I have visited this little space of mine, that's not because I've been sluffing off, really! 

This is a chair that I did for the shop last month, I was really pleased with the way that it turned out that is, until I went to unload it from the truck and found that it had what appeared to bleach marks all over the fabric they were so faint I didn't even see them until I was out in the bright sunlight.  I have not idea how they got there, so .... I decided that I would try and bleach the whole thing well..... that didn't work so I thought I'd dye the slipcover a deep brown and that didn't work either. so I ended up tossing the whole thing in the trash!!!!

 

 

oh yeah and did I mention that I lined the whole thing too. oh well I'm glad I got a couple of pictures of it before I tried to "fix" it.
Thanks for Stopping by  and I really am going to get better about posting projects.  Big plans for this New Year, Happy 2013!

Pillow Talk

Fun new pillows for the shop !

I had such a great time putting these pillows together.

 

 

 

 I was on my way home from the shop  the other day thinking hard about what I would like to do for the next sale and this is what popped into my head.  Beside my bed along with my Bible I have a note book as well as several note cards with some of my favorite verses written down on them. I like to look at them often to be reminded of the importance of my faith.

 I have been wanting to do some higher end linen pillows for quite some time now and well, it just seemed to be the perfect marriage.

So, off to the shop they go.
Note~ I will be offering special order pillows that can be ordered until  Dec  6th.
Do you have a favorite Verse or Quote? I would love to hear from you.

Another Chair Saved!

Yes she's cute but just a bit dated, she needed a little makeover

 Here she is all finished up perfect neutral fabrics with a combination of linen and a lightweight upholstery fabric that work great together.

 and a very simple back (zipper at the side for easy removal.)

So versatile, ..... slipcover for the chair the pillow and the lampshade  I love changing up things for the seasons  how about you?
This Chair is available for purchase at Yesterdays Charm
Thanks for stopping and Have a great weekend !