Roses, ticking and toile!

I'm just so proud of these babies!!!

I finally finished all four of the composition notebook slipcovers

I've been working on!

The slip in the front, the red vintage roses one, is already sold...

but the other three have just been listed in my Etsy store ~

The wonderful thing is that these pretties can slip off one notebook

and slip right onto a new one!!!

I kind of underestimated how long it would take me to make four though ~

The rolled roses were the thing. They take time to make, as do the fabric leaves...

But I'm so pleased with the outcome!

I hope you're having a beautiful weekend dear friends!!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

Just about a year ago...

Since I've been totally unproductive today,

I decided to take a look back.

My goodness, do we REALLY realize how fast time flies?????

Here's my post from around this time last year

and now we have new leather furniture too!!!

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I finally finished our living room curtains!!!

My goodness...it feels so good to have them hanging

and to have them finished.

I'm just so pleased with how they turned out...

just the right amount of toile border

on the drop cloth fabric panels.

We don't have a frou-frou living room ~

it's very "cabinet of curiosites" and I just wanted to keep

them very stream-lined but elegant as well.

Now. All I need is a gorgeous new leather sofa and I'll make

some soft feather pillows to go with!

I sewed this beautiful skirted table about 12 years ago from a wonderful old

matelasse (Bates) bedspread and the topper

is the exact same fabric (Waverly cream and tan toile)

as the borders on the panels!

I even re-purposed the trim from the old bedspread

and added it to the edge of the topper!

I had this skirted table in my very first antique store "Red Rooster Antiques"...

Noah was about three or four years old....

Sept. 11th happened and my first little store was history.

The table has endured though and followed us as I love it so much ~

More art...the one nearest the window I put together from wonderful found objects.

I don't know if you remember the two bubble glass ovals we found recently

while out junkin' but I want to add them to either side of the lamp

filled with amazing old things!!!

My motto is that a wall is meant to be filled with 

things that you LOVE.

The shot below is from the doorway of our foyer ~

Not all is perfect...

but just perfect for us.

I just love our sweet home.

It is what you make it.

Make it cozy, warm and inviting and use what you have!

You don't have to have fancy things, fancy furniture and such ~

You make it wonderful!!!!

Thank you always, always for stopping by to see what I'm up to

and especially for your precious comments!

Wishing you a WONDERFUL Thursday my sweet, sweet friends....

hugs and love,

Dawn

A finished project!

I have to share the new purse I just finished!

I really like the jute webbing combined with the toile ~

The buttons are even covered in the pretty toile.

The pattern was pretty easy to follow and I'm so pleased

with the results. It has a lot of body because it is interlined

with wonderful, soft fleece too!

This was the first time that I've added a magnetic closure and it was pretty easy to do!

I've already added it to my Etsy store if you'd like to take a peek!!!!

Wishing you a wonderful Friday dear friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

A little project ~

Sometimes when I visit Hobby Lobby they will have

some of their sewing patterns for only .99 cents each!

That's the only time I buy them...I'm a cheapie.

Well, the last time I went I picked up a new purse pattern ~

and please don't ask me how many purse patterns I have

because it's crazy!!! I love them so much and even though

most of the time I make my own pattern,

it's fun to try a new one from the store.

I liked this one because it used the jute webbing that

is used in furniture upholstery!

I'm not quite finished but you can kind of get the idea

of how it's going to look ~ I'm really quite pleased so far!!

The cream and tan ticking is the lining fabric....

I just love toile...I think it's classic and is always, always in style ~

Hopefully this will be finished today and in the shop!

Happy Wednesday precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

A few more finished...

I just had to make a few more of these sweet

flower pouches!!

One in the cream and tan toile again...

another in a pretty French document fabric and

the last one is a canvas with a crocheted lace overlay ~

Each one is lined with a heavy plastic bag so you can

place fresh greens and flowers in side and add WATER

to KEEP them fresh!!!

Just listed in my Etsy store if you'd like to take a peek ~

Wishing you a BEAUTIFUL fall weekend precious friends!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

Something new!

I've had something on my mind for awhile that I've wanted make and

finally took the time to make a prototype.

This is a small, hanging flower bag that is completely

lined with a heavy plastic bag so it can hold water inside!!

I've sewn the bag into the top only so it can hold water

to keep your cuttings fresh ~

What do you think???

My cuttings look a little summer-ish but these were the

only two hydrangea blooms on my tiny bush and I trimmed

a few greenery stems from shrubs in our flower bed.

I hope to make a few that are burlap or canvas soon ~

I think they would be beautiful hanging on doorknobs

or cabinet knobs with evergreens and berries for the holidays!!!

Plus, with the cuttings being water,

they will stay fresh and pretty so much longer!

It measures about 5" wide x 7 1/2" tall with about a 7" drop

from the top of the handle to the top of the bag.

I've listed this one in my Etsy shop....

If they do well, I'll of course have to make more!!

UPDATED TO ADD:
Well, here I'd gone and thought I'd made something new
but I guess there's just nothing new under the sun!!
Check this out:
Flora Doora

Oh well...I'll still make several my own version of these little things :)

And you know if I find a good magazine, I just have to share, right???

The new BH&G Christmas Ideas is a KEEPER!

I've taken a few photos to give you an idea too :)

Beautiful, right???

I hope to have a few more flower bags made soon and

of course listed in my Etsy shop too!!!

Wishing you a wonderful Monday sweet friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

Using the good stuff...

I truly am trying my hardest to delve into my hoard

and actually USE

some of the wonderful, good things that

I've collected over the years!

A prime example.

This simple lavender sachet.

Featuring my most favorite toile fabric EVER....

beautiful, expensive net lace...

and accented by a wonderful, old pocketwatch face!

I've used a sweet, old pearl to fasten it to the sachet

and a vintage button on the back (not seen) to

help secure it into place.

Using the good stuff is always, always the best.

I can't take it with me, right???

I've added it to my Etsy shop too!

Wishing you a most beautiful weekend dear friends ~
hugs and love,

Dawn

Ahhh...finishing things is just wonderful!

I finally finished our living room curtains!!!

My goodness...it feels so good to have them hanging

and to have them finished.

I'm just so pleased with how they turned out...

just the right amount of toile border

on the drop cloth fabric panels.

We don't have a frou-frou living room ~

it's very "cabinet of curiosites" and I just wanted to keep

them very stream-lined but elegant as well.

Now. All I need is a gorgeous new leather sofa and I'll make

some soft feather pillows to go with!

I sewed this beautiful skirted table about 12 years ago from a wonderful old

matelasse (Bates) bedspread and the topper

is the exact same fabric (Waverly cream and tan toile)

as the borders on the panels!

I even re-purposed the trim from the old bedspread

and added it to the edge of the topper!

I had this skirted table in my very first antique store "Red Rooster Antiques"...

Noah was about three or four years old....

Sept. 11th happened and my first little store was history.

The table has endured though and followed us as I love it so much ~

More art...the one nearest the window I put together from wonderful found objects.

I don't know if you remember the two bubble glass ovals we found recently

while out junkin' but I want to add them to either side of the lamp

filled with amazing old things!!!

My motto is that a wall is meant to be filled with 

things that you LOVE.

The shot below is from the doorway of our foyer ~

Not all is perfect...

but just perfect for us.

Thank you always, always for stopping by to see what I'm up to

and especially for your precious comments!

Wishing you a WONDERFUL Tuesday my sweet, sweet friends....

hugs and love,

Dawn