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!

"She" Signed My Chair

Well a picture of a chair that I slipcovered with her fabric. I was lucky enough to meet Amy Butler at our local (an hour away) quilt shop!!! I was so nervous. but I did it!! thanks to my good friend Deanna that reminded me that she was there. What a nice lady by the way, very sweet and down to earth. Great experience! Now I
have a signed picture for the workshop!
Back in a day or two with my after picture on the chair from the previous post
I'm waiting on zippers to arrive in the mail to finish it up.

A Couple of Projects Compleated

First Project done: This is my completed projects Shelf. This one took way longer than I thought it would as I had to spray paint in the cold spring that meant I had to warm up the garage, spray paint, turn off the heat, open the garage door to air out and then repeat the whole process about six times! other than that all I spent on the project was about 14.00 the shelf was a left over the wallpaper that I used for the shelf lining was also left over the only thing I spent money on was a couple of cans of Cheep spray paint and the two big baskets at the top which was my biggest bargain these were 15.00 each at wal mart a couple of weeks ago but when I stopped in today to look for baskets they were on clearance for 5.00 each!!! SCORE.

Second Project done: window treatments and wall words also pretty cheap as I already had the fabric and the vintage lace that I put at the bottoms

I really like the way they turned out

Clean and Simple.

This week's to~do list.

Lots on the to do list for this week
First there will be painting Painting this shelf so that I can have a place to keep finished projects that are ready for Market

next a little window and wall treatment for the shop I've been wanting to do this for quite some time

I've found the fabric and even a little extra something for fun. Those removable wall words.

Yup these windows defiantly need something

I will also be working on some things for the next Hog Shed Sale

I found these Feed sacks? a couple of months ago they will be pillows

This chair will get a whole new look inspired by the feed sacks

I'm slipcovering the chair with a drop cloth I cant wait

and then I well need to get creative with this stuff I'm thinking bags but you never know.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you stop back to see my progress.

In The Shop

Getting some things done in the shop. Both for me and my clients. I am still looking for a desk but until I find one I'm using the table from the porch (which is closed for the winter) Along with a white linen slip covered chair that is way too short for the table but it looks cute right?

Some of my favorite pinks on my shelf that I got from The Hog Shed along with another not so cute shelf that I got from the garage but I did put it to work in the shop this is the before

and this is the after as I painted it white and covered the shelves with wallpaper and had hubby build some wracks for pipping and zippers on the spool

and then I made a pocketed canvas holder for scissors zipper pulls and tape. This all sits right next to my sewing machine so that I can sew the piping right off the roll. Its been working really well and it looks so much nicer then the dirty ol gray shelf.

Last weeks project (the before) come back and see what we did with it!!

Workin in the Shop

The past few days I have been doing a little straighting and organizing in the shop. Since I have been working with a very tight budget I thought I would be creative with some of the things that I already have. This often involves my Very helpful family Hubby put up the cute Shelf That I got at the Hog Shed sometime last Summer and Shayne my Favorite son MY only son!! helped me move my vintage iron patio table ( that came with the house when we bought it) from the three season porch into the shop Its my desk for now!! then some painted words and stapled magazine pages on the walls for Inspiration !! I'll have to take more pictures later as I did more painting and stapling on the other side of the shop too.

So there it is!!! I do love going out into the shop when its cleaned and organized I just work better like that. Thanks for visiting my little world!!

Time to Take Her in!!

Yup it's time to take her in! I had to finish up my last project with a rubber band holding my sewing machine together!!! and was I thankful that it worked. Oh well, it will be a nice break from sewing ....... More knitting maybe ya, I think so!

Progress

Well I'm finally making a little progress in the workshop as I have a door and curtain on my cupboard and it only took what two months?? well, it seems like it anyway. here is what it looked like before the door and curtain. I love that I can put some of the mess behind a closed door and drawn curtain. now all I have to do is have hubby make a cutting table, sewing table paint the floors and get my office area set up.... wow still have lots to do!
oh well a little bit at a time and I'll get it done.

Progress in the Shop

Well after about 6 months in the new shop we are finally making some progress with some of the functional details like shelving and hiding the big ugly heating system.

Hubby started this shelving unit the other day now all we need is doors and paint and it will all look much cleaner then the old medal shelves that I was using before. I have found that I work much better when things are clean and organized. I can not work in a mess. That's not to say that I don't make a mess when I'm working.

Day 3!!! and Gifts !!

Day3 and all is going Great ! More Shop photo's ( from the inside this time!)

And I have to Share with you what I received from my dear friend Susan Envy for my new shop, isn't it Toooo Cute!!! she is soooo good!!

I can't wait to put it up !!!!

If we Build it, will they come???

Well the project is officially under way! My new studio, I am so Excited. Framing began on Monday of this week and I cant believe how fast these guys are!!! Not to mention that they are working in the middle of a Minnesota winter where temps are in the teens! I have been Re Creating out of my basement/ Living room/ laundry room for 4 years now and I cant tell how lucky I feel that I will have my own work shop. Soon people will be able drop off projects and pick them up right out the front double doors of the shop. No more trying to squeeze a chair or couch through the regular sized front or back door of my house, always a Challenge!!! And to answer the question, If we build it ..... I think the answer is yes, I am already booked into April with projects. I cant believe it!!!