I have a new chair. Oh, my goodness does it have nice curves. I want to keep her but alas she’ll be heading to California soon to strut her stuff in the Metis Linens booth at the Long Beach flea market. Makeover Monday A Curvy Chair. Makeover Monday A Curvy Chair She began as an unloved disaster on Craigslist. But I saw her potential. The chair had good lines and sat well. It was just covered in horrendously old green velvet and was a bit banged up. So, I took her apart. Saving ... View the Post
Wow! Nie Nie has brought an early Christmas to me
Do you read the Nie Nie Dialogues? I do. Stephanie Nielson is an inspiration to me. A few weeks ago she announced she was looking for handmade goodies to feature on her blog this week. Last Friday she announced she had gotten HUNDREDS of submissions. Wow! Nie Nie has brought an early Christmas to me. Imagine my surprise when I read her blog this morning and see this: Wow! Nie Nie has brought an early Christmas to me! I then checked my ETSY shop and found that the shelves were almost ... View the Post
Finding Christmas
It was difficult Finding Christmas this year. I didn’t put up one scarecrow at Halloween. My pair of well-worn pilgrims were not anywhere in our home at Thanksgiving. This is unusual for me. Friends and family members alike commented on the lack of my, generally abundant, holiday décor… and now, December beckons. With it the fear of a lack of Finding Christmas. As a rule, my gifts are bought and our Christmas cards are sent before the first week has passed. But this year felt different. My ... View the Post
A Beautiful Brunch With Napkin Tutorial
We recently had some houseguests over the Labor Day holiday. I’ll let you in on a little secret. I am not at my best in the wee hours of the morning. But an easy tip is to set the table ahead of time. Here is A Beautiful Brunch With Napkin Tutorial. To fake chipper cheerfulness, I lay out and prepare as much as I can the night before. I LOVE donuts. Don’t you? See the cake plate the donuts are on? It used to be blue and was rarely used. With a bit of gold and then silver Rub and ... View the Post
Creating a Cute Apron with Leftover Fabric
I regularly wear aprons to protect my clothes while cooking and baking. Creating a Cute Apron with Leftover Fabric. Creating a Cute Apron with Leftover Fabric After the two wing chairs that were found at the side of the road were slipcovered in antique ticking I found that I still had tons of fabric left. There were a few areas on the fabric that no matter how hard I tried to remove the rust spots, they never completely faded away. I thought about how I could use these pieces of fabric. ... View the Post
Wingchairs Slipcovered in Ticking
Welcome to the Decor To Adore September spectacular. This entire month will be devoted to before and after makeovers, simple craft projects and other bits of bliss that everyone loves. To kick it off, my wingchairs are finally ready for their close up. It only took eight months. Wingchairs Slipcovered in Ticking. Wingchairs Slipcovered in Ticking But I am getting ahead of myself. Remember back in December when I found these “side of the road sale” beauties? What I loved: the scale of these ... View the Post
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