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Soft cozy Fabric, Decorating, Cottage Living,The Beach, Roses, Gardens and Family... All that is the fabric of our lives.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-31758797937985876462011-08-09T13:47:00.001-04:002011-08-09T23:28:06.620-04:00Fabric of the Week Discounted 15 %This is our special fabric of the week.<br />
A cute little retro number by Michael Miller.<br />
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This would make the most adorable apron.<br />
All the ladies in this fabric are wearing pretty little aprons and either baking, or cooking, or unloading the dishwasher.<br />
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If you purchase this fabric from this link use coupon code FCF15 to reduce your order by 15 %<br />
Thanks And have a great day!<br />
Eileen & KarenaEileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-44039164663429989492011-04-25T16:36:00.000-04:002011-04-25T16:36:17.398-04:00Here is another great idea from one of our clients. His name is John and I love what he has done remodeling his kitchen. John has chosen a vintage countertop which looks like it may be an old table top repurposed. Which I think is so clever. He also chose our black and white gingham with cherries fabric for the skirt.<br />
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Nice work John!Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-18573041604491330702011-03-10T20:23:00.000-05:002011-03-10T20:23:38.976-05:00One of our fabrics made it to the Etsy treasury!The Crazy cats treasury!! A big " Thank you" shout out to BRUSESA<br />
So, so cute...<br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d77e80798378eefe1c898a9/march-crazy-cats">Take a peek!</a><br />
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A beautiful Fabric Rag Heart<br />
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The best part ? You probably have all the items you need already in your home! All you need are fabric scraps, a wire hanger, silk flowers. This makes a great addition to your front door, or a simple gift to a hostess.<br />
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<ul><li>Start by bending a wire hanger into the shape of a heart. Twist off the hook- hanger part)</li>
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<ul><li>Cut fabric of your choice into strips ( I used about 70 strips) 5 in long by 1 or 1+1/2 in.</li>
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<ul><li>Tie around the hanger as many strips as you like, form into small bows.</li>
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</div>Just completely go around the entire wire!<br />
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<ul><li>Add some silk flowers, ( you tie these into the fabric knots as you go along) Later you can apply a bit of hot glue if you want them to sit better.</li>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to be able to store it away, so I chose just flowers, and a little tulle.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just place the rose buds in strategic places of your choosing!</div><br />
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<ul><li>Add a twistie tie to the top portion of your hanger</li>
<li>Hang your finished product</li>
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</div>It does require a bit of time to tie the fabric onto the hanger, ( maybe an hour) but I find it relaxing to do while I watch TV. And the results are well worth the time invested. ; )<br />
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I have been busy with planning a new kitchen and that will begin right after the New Year. I really enjoyed letting my girls take over the decoration of the tree this year. I thought the results were lovely! They chose a theme of red and silver.<br />
Bead garland in little silvery pearls and red and silver balls with multi colored lights. And red ribbon.<br />
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But this year we wanted something a little different than the usual. And I was more than happy to give my 3 girls full reign. So they added vintage silver snowflakes that have been around here for 30 years, and still hold their charm.<br />
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So all of the presents are put away. And today we took down the tree. And put away all of the inside decorations. The pointsettas are gone..<br />
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barren and waiting for it's rebirth<br />
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Ugghhh it took me hours to organize my Christmas closet, under the steps in the basement.. it was a disaster!!<br />
Last year we just sort of through everything in there hairy cairey. So it was a mess this year. I finally put up a shelf in there and added some nails for hanging things and Voila! Presto! Organized!<br />
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Those UGG boxes are great for ornaments! Nice and sturdy! My extra wrapping paper even has a spot while it waits for next Xmas. Tucked between the studs.<br />
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One thing left to take down and that is the outside decor. The wind has taken it's toll.<br />
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I did it with a little help from my son.<br />
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May have to take it down with out him though-- he's been busy.<br />
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On to the new year!!<br />
Now I will have to get busy emptying cabinets, and carting boxes of kitchen stuff to the basement while the Kitchen remodel gets done.<br />
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Can hardly believe friday is New Years eve 2011. I will be seeing Sarah McGlaughlin in Atlantic City!<br />
I am excited about that.<br />
Have a Happy New Year!Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-13245569018813544742010-12-02T00:23:00.000-05:002010-12-02T00:23:51.166-05:00Silvery Mantel for ChristmasIt's the first thing I usually decorate, and also the last. I say that because it isn't completed until Christmas Eve, when we hang the stockings by the chimney with care!<br />
It's never the same decor. Sometimes I like alot of live greenery. I used to use Holly because we had a big Holly tree out back, but that got dug out when we made some renovations. There are some other greens out there but this year my heart is set on going with white and silver. And a desire to keep it simple and use only what I have already in my decorations box.<br />
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Some pretty white pointsetta, some ribbon in silver,<br />
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A sparkling silver candle in my cut glass dish... rimmed that with pearls.<br />
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And for the other side another cut glass dish and a small package from the dollar store all silvery, with a silver gift box tucked into it, and some baubles.<br />
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At the bottom I used my mom's Antique wash basin and pitcher, filled with ribbon and pointsetta!<br />
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Simple candles and a gift bag, so sparkly<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I love how it looks, I just have to add the Nativity set...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_a04zR0jcmyYu4VzOB0ZtQEh8cnjepoMcRj5ru8kNRlHKnjCBv0IbtOy7gX7IQ_gjmSvwJvsxnecDGKQg-vrvS2HKT6tI_yZzJJieaAeav3RWVosHs3qGs9UmZ5ZNa_59YlL/s1600/IMG_0234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_a04zR0jcmyYu4VzOB0ZtQEh8cnjepoMcRj5ru8kNRlHKnjCBv0IbtOy7gX7IQ_gjmSvwJvsxnecDGKQg-vrvS2HKT6tI_yZzJJieaAeav3RWVosHs3qGs9UmZ5ZNa_59YlL/s640/IMG_0234.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My mom bought this for me a very long time ago. It is from Avon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I have always cherished this!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I usually put it in the manger that my mom used when I was a little kid. I just changed it for this design.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And one other tradition, my mom never put the baby Jesus in the manger, until Christmas morning.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-75369888353891298082010-11-28T22:13:00.001-05:002010-11-28T22:15:25.539-05:00Christmas Ornaments from Christmas CardsI like to reuse and recycle.<br />
Here's a great idea my daughter bought home from school one day many years ago. It is a great way to be able to save some of those favorite Christmas cards from years gone by.<br />
A very simple way to make a Card into an ornament, for hanging on garland or on your tree.<br />
Like little presents!<br />
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Start by cutting the card in half.<br />
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Fold all the edges<br />
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and cut the corners. Fold the middle flap down to create a pocket<br />
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Fold the corners in to create your box end and fold the middle flap down over them.<br />
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You can tape it or glue it. I chose to staple. simple and quick.<br />
Do this to both sides of your card, to create a little box.<br />
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and go ahead and fit the top onto the bottom!<br />
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You wind up with some cute stuff on the back of the box. Nice verses...Signatures from old friends...<br />
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And the finished product is a delight!<br />
Just slip a ribbon thru the top flap.<br />
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The weather has for the most part been warm. We are only wearing light jackets or sweatshirts. A few crisp days turned the leaves their lovely colors but no nasty winds yet this year for us here in Jersey!<br />
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And the one below I am peeking through her flowers to the end of the yard.<br />
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You can see we had some bit of wind that knocked down a couple of branches, but only one day.<br />
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The skies are just incredible! November Skies! This next shot is from Atlantic city. 41st floor of Ceasar's<br />
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The Trump building was in the way of the glorious sunset. This is from the hallway. There is a reflection in the glass of the ceiling lights.<br />
And the one bellow is the other side of the building from the room. Some dirty window spots kind of ruin this photo.<br />
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And they are getting ready at the Casino for Christmas too!<br />
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After work today the sun was setting so pretty so I went down by the river after leaving my daughter's house to snap a pic or 2<br />
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On my way home, ( someone's gotta make dinner for the hungry teenagers!).. I had wished I'd stayed, just a few more minutes, because the sky just got pinker after the sun went down.<br />
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I love when the sky turns pink!<br />
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November has some of the prettiest skies, don't you agree?Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-62229946143756773352010-11-18T16:05:00.002-05:002010-11-18T16:45:31.465-05:00Thanksgiving DecoratingI thought I best get a little bit going on around the old homestead in honor of Thanksgiving, which by golly is just 1 week away. I have been inspired by so many talented women out there in blog land, but I am rarely finding the time at home to decorate peacefully ( hubbo works out of our home). And I am often too busy running to my daughters house to tend to our fabric business. But today I found a few minutes.<br />
I started with ribbon, and leaves and wreath from the dollar store & hot glue.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is the final result.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVJGTv-YSroqXvjUxnVtVKOhxTUdaNJpz9-rSi3RbQzCUvnd_LOEco9yd0mBfNAa9qcka1zcxVTKyGMZLheE4hcoBwS2cdbZpEQfzkLBCRfPKLFi3BXULto-kvnAZ2usZXKc8/s1600/fin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVJGTv-YSroqXvjUxnVtVKOhxTUdaNJpz9-rSi3RbQzCUvnd_LOEco9yd0mBfNAa9qcka1zcxVTKyGMZLheE4hcoBwS2cdbZpEQfzkLBCRfPKLFi3BXULto-kvnAZ2usZXKc8/s320/fin.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this was the start of decorating my foyer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now for the table below...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I went for my old ironstone antique wash basin and vase that has a beautiful history behind it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mom found this in the attic of her mom's house sometime during the 1960's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pitcher has little shafts of wheat all around the top edge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The house was a very old home in Philadelphia that had been built in the early 1900;s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The pitcher and bowl were covered in dust when mom carried them down the rickety attic steps and when she washed them off, both the washbowl and the pitcher were in pristine condition!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry to say sometime in the early 80's when my mom was watching my boys, who were very little, they got to rough housing in her house and banged into the bowl. So it suffered a huge crack in the interior. It did not go all the way through so there was never any need to apply glue or anything, but it is a visible crack, and I always have to handle with extreme care, when washing, now that it belongs to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just filled it with some pumpkins</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2iyR4otGXUEcArsy3a_LXRl0Tr1529IjZfaP4_i29A51M-3cHXeK5c10df9QE3QuGVCMF6uDN6TGKka4-iXSe0JrItoeGDk33zk8UloPzEMcpXXvYjX4ze-jWBdLnOEuLnTT/s1600/bowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2iyR4otGXUEcArsy3a_LXRl0Tr1529IjZfaP4_i29A51M-3cHXeK5c10df9QE3QuGVCMF6uDN6TGKka4-iXSe0JrItoeGDk33zk8UloPzEMcpXXvYjX4ze-jWBdLnOEuLnTT/s320/bowl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like how they all look together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w9IClDYkIzT2Va7QRbLyh4hPxeaIE0rdc4XDQMVIZQVI3Rg9bkztqXqIDB9NBZK78AlGQgaY3es8gzwTvFoBrGjxEFm-AgwXm4wHJZxP5urvoZLSg0jN16El5xdxXiTflRBX/s1600/both1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w9IClDYkIzT2Va7QRbLyh4hPxeaIE0rdc4XDQMVIZQVI3Rg9bkztqXqIDB9NBZK78AlGQgaY3es8gzwTvFoBrGjxEFm-AgwXm4wHJZxP5urvoZLSg0jN16El5xdxXiTflRBX/s320/both1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now if I can just keep the family from throwing mail on the table, and dropping their shoes in the hall!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone being grown up now, they don't listen so good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyone in bloggyland got tips on control, when they are in the 20's??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And at Strut Your Stuff</div><a href="http://somewhatsimple.blogspot.com/"><img alt="giveaways" height="125" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a342/stephd757/1SYS125.jpg" width="125" /></a>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-91562311073468249772010-11-16T12:13:00.004-05:002010-11-19T01:11:33.236-05:00Finally a Soaking Tub!I am married to a plumber. You heard the old adage "A shoe makers kids have holes in their shoes".<br />
supposedly because a man doesn't want to do his line of work when he gets home!<br />
Well that used to be true for my family too.<br />
I first thought when I married a plumber that I would have the most luxurious bathroom possible. You know, get the top of the line products at cost.<br />
Talk about disillusioned!!!<br />
I lived with a bathroom that was 35 years old for a number of years. I'd probably venture to say untill it was 48 years old. Yep it was old when we bought the house.... and it just got older.<br />
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But once we finally proceeded with the re do. I got what I wanted. !!! BIGGGGG smile here.<br />
I don't have any before pics because it was ugly and I just wasn't into blogging ugly.<br />
Sorry I know you all would have loved it!!<br />
But check out the finish product. I finally have a soaking tub!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>My Soaking Tub</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rRjEZE-soBKZ7US5IzNQiBD4ibFA-rBk-rLEUAaufUQ20Mt1vkmiQIS1CXf8WD0as8TgjLvLlOP4og3HsSsh6nDfIhQwg7iCdCD7o6tndPUQiVie9yJxVwm-XyeYafkbVsEv/s1600/tub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rRjEZE-soBKZ7US5IzNQiBD4ibFA-rBk-rLEUAaufUQ20Mt1vkmiQIS1CXf8WD0as8TgjLvLlOP4og3HsSsh6nDfIhQwg7iCdCD7o6tndPUQiVie9yJxVwm-XyeYafkbVsEv/s320/tub.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I have to show the faucet which is modeled after an old water pump. I picked this because I adore vintage , and wanted some taste of it in my bath.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Antique Pump Styling</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoKnJNFB1NGR-A9pvVy953HUenrY3uFfN9YlHjhgPLOf6TM2tYO0SXvAM5JAwXiJJd0d-BTuJftbPkWyW-c7-ByMffmrfJS-42zWpTiy1LO6_TzXhouPO-Y6d34TQ9giUr3wr/s1600/faucet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoKnJNFB1NGR-A9pvVy953HUenrY3uFfN9YlHjhgPLOf6TM2tYO0SXvAM5JAwXiJJd0d-BTuJftbPkWyW-c7-ByMffmrfJS-42zWpTiy1LO6_TzXhouPO-Y6d34TQ9giUr3wr/s320/faucet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
And a great big shower, with a place to sit, It has 2 heads one hand held, on the wall, and a large rain head on the other wall. I am proud to say I designed every inch of this room myself. there is nothing I regret.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>My luxury shower</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0HlmsEZzHo8Tcbe7rI9tVcPytolUWgZYS6NS_gBokkPV5y6NcdGv8uP21QmAcEYw6fwg8M9lO-MVoIWY6D7BZRCBm_drYEcAewXzMWzJ_bJdx_4deWGn35D0k4OPSTrnnaIp/s1600/shower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0HlmsEZzHo8Tcbe7rI9tVcPytolUWgZYS6NS_gBokkPV5y6NcdGv8uP21QmAcEYw6fwg8M9lO-MVoIWY6D7BZRCBm_drYEcAewXzMWzJ_bJdx_4deWGn35D0k4OPSTrnnaIp/s320/shower.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
Another great feature is when I designed this bathroom I made the laundry room right next door, and had the contractor leave the bottom part of my closet, open (back wall open) so the clothing could go right thru to the laundry room! My idea garnered raised eyebrows from the contractor who hubbo hired to do the carpentry work. Not quite understanding where I was coming from. I really had to stand my ground on a few issues, but I did stand my ground and got what I wanted.<br />
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And this is a pic of how it the closet - into- the -laundry works. The bottom part is opened high enough for a hamper to slide in right thru to the laundry! See the wicker hamper in bottom? That is actually pushed thru when I took this pic. Sorry so messy, some days it is neater than this. But you get the idea of the convenience.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Closet with a hole in the bottom wall</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWD0fuyUOo01ZlZ6SZGrvRjwog7IE9wgGCkNG3yeDs3Fjg4tCTkv00eWX6AXih2NJOfLS4yj__fsgAY8_2znj9OAE2_UOl3u-pxVQCwAMQDqIOlkFzNoMWVh399hdqFYOVvuT/s1600/closet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWD0fuyUOo01ZlZ6SZGrvRjwog7IE9wgGCkNG3yeDs3Fjg4tCTkv00eWX6AXih2NJOfLS4yj__fsgAY8_2znj9OAE2_UOl3u-pxVQCwAMQDqIOlkFzNoMWVh399hdqFYOVvuT/s320/closet.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88Xn6hjvQtWjtz5OY3_EQS4FrEOK7EjaVPw5hzoBKvxOA0yCqwQOiPA5JAx-HPHY0SZ_MfkuGkQCeSsNSWU4BjjeAJ4pNKe7BllmLWICKcirMyUp7rsEuL1Zk4YhmXH-h-XCs/s1600/bath+closetmess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88Xn6hjvQtWjtz5OY3_EQS4FrEOK7EjaVPw5hzoBKvxOA0yCqwQOiPA5JAx-HPHY0SZ_MfkuGkQCeSsNSWU4BjjeAJ4pNKe7BllmLWICKcirMyUp7rsEuL1Zk4YhmXH-h-XCs/s320/bath+closetmess.jpg" width="192" /></a> </div>It goes right into the laundry room on the other side of the closet, so here is the laundry room. I know I need to pretty it up a bit with some new machines , but for now they are working, so I'm stuck with them.<br />
I love that commercial where the lady takes a sledge hammer to an appliance so she can get new ones. hhhmmmn yeah I have thought of that!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>My secret hole in the bath linen closet to the Laundry</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Wd3hpRFzZO5XiN7b_q8nVc_p7AG05KTZDRL_37hyphenhyphenz45UIXmbapi4nN4bXrPGEWK9CAeytN_ZOhNT_5pbiIXTeW8eClV2XRFQxfQ493Q47XpZ4Fc5V675foXsB1il8R1xFpIh/s1600/laundry+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Wd3hpRFzZO5XiN7b_q8nVc_p7AG05KTZDRL_37hyphenhyphenz45UIXmbapi4nN4bXrPGEWK9CAeytN_ZOhNT_5pbiIXTeW8eClV2XRFQxfQ493Q47XpZ4Fc5V675foXsB1il8R1xFpIh/s320/laundry+room.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I can laugh now at those days of disputes with the 2 men who were building, as I showed them my layout each day it seemed like they would make a decision that I had not approved and just was not going to work for us.<br />
The one man who was the son would often be heard yelling at his dad. " Just give her what she wants !"<br />
And that became a little bit of a joke around our house when all was done. But during the building process, it was just nerve racking to hear them fighting with each other over what my ideas were, and how they should be carried out<br />
I had put a really lot of thought into it and knew exactly what I wanted. They even wanted to NOT give me the step in front of the tub!!<br />
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At the entrance there was enough space for a small chippy white shelf for handy face towels and wash clothes, which I picked up at a flea market. The entrance wall is on a small angle to just accomadate a little more room which I needed in the laundry. Of course they argued with me on this too. But I won. the entrance was spaced the way I wished and I was able to use the space for my little shelf.<br />
I really wanted to be able to grab a towel with out opening the closet which I knew would hold toilet paper and shampoo, lotions and potions. <br />
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And I wanted something special over the tub, in a curved arch to coincide with the arch on the mirror. I had been inspired by a very large architectural piece that was awayyyy to much money for me, at about 1200.00 I loved, loved, the look though, and searched high and low and luckily I found something similar for 89.00, So I grabbed it.<br />
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So there is my dream bathroom designed by me. Good things come to those that wait!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see from the plan, I completely nixed the laundry which was in the hall at the top of the steps, stole part of the original bathroom for the new laundry and part of my son's room for the new larger bathroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are all happy with the outcome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since this bathroom has 2 pieces of furniture( the sink, and the little chippy shelf)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I am posting with the wonderful Miss Mustard Seed for her</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/2010/11/furniture-feature-friday-favorite-and.html">Furniture Feature Friday - </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I just yesterday got a big flat screen tv to make it even more of a mom cave.<br />
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And I like to take a plain old table , white wash it and touch it up with some stencle<br />
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But even more, my truely best mom cave is my entire house down the shore. Peace and oblivion reign.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> I love every room, let me take you there... and I feel as if it is "my domain"</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> My favorite has to be the back sunroom overlooking the ocean!</div><br />
And the kids have been known to say. " Mom you are always in a better mood down here"...daaaahhh ..a no brainer.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now let's go downstairs to the living area.</div>The living room is a great place to snuggle and watch tv in another comfy slip covered sofa that can be solid white when I want it to. And my blue and green and cream Home goods candle. :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A piece I could not resist at Home Goods, just inspired an entire re-do of this lonely corner of the porch! And the lamp,... HGHH....(a Home Goods Had to Have)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>So I thought I could incorporate some of these amber colored shells into a little Fall vignette on the kitchen table.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With a little vintage turkey and pumpkin fabric!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>A little touch of Fall inspired fabric, this one actually has turkey, pumpkin and a farm and haystack.. I added in the napkin rings that I designed because I think the twine goes nicely.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just setting up to see how I like it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOuLl8XKYbl64hdFIZlv5F0XHNuq_AhWE_HC6vOVmNAw7w5IN6lKD4Q1SQnHX63_LFONfr-DwYgLJzTHep2FZpGQMZ3HlXF32bFRPXt6XDtJwPlQeN0veVa9DjfTOtdbz9bZF/s1600/white+pitchers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOuLl8XKYbl64hdFIZlv5F0XHNuq_AhWE_HC6vOVmNAw7w5IN6lKD4Q1SQnHX63_LFONfr-DwYgLJzTHep2FZpGQMZ3HlXF32bFRPXt6XDtJwPlQeN0veVa9DjfTOtdbz9bZF/s320/white+pitchers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I am off to go iron my Fall fabric runner and make it look perfect!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebQm2hMwCN5OAZZQlj0MxVWGvoI_iVklhiMEuJiVbsHdTNwoLGErqR4gCImbYckYUFODRj2-5dw4NqC5gC3sRJU5tmqu5gFBGxYCvV_Vm1XDrKVkByuZFPWCulKJOEGgAIT0S/s1600/pitchers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebQm2hMwCN5OAZZQlj0MxVWGvoI_iVklhiMEuJiVbsHdTNwoLGErqR4gCImbYckYUFODRj2-5dw4NqC5gC3sRJU5tmqu5gFBGxYCvV_Vm1XDrKVkByuZFPWCulKJOEGgAIT0S/s320/pitchers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Simple and convenient!Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-7605228589617665762010-10-04T14:12:00.001-04:002010-10-04T14:15:00.313-04:00An Interview with a young Doll Designer<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So often I am asked by people, "What on earth does someone do with just a yard of fabric?"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well the answer is as varied as the people who buy fabric are!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some people will recover a couple of chairs, it only takes a half yard to recover a typical dining chair.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some will make a skirt.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my clients who is an extremely talented young lady, hand makes dolls with the cloth she buys.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her name is Syndey Cooper and she has her own etsy shop</span> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SuperCooperCreations">SuperCooperCreations</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently interviewed her to see what makes her tick. Syndey is only 13,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and yet she exhibits a rare and substantial talent!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Syndey:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> Well, before I started making dolls, my mom did. She still does. Everything that she learned was from Patti Culea and her books.</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> When I was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">11, I made a couple of dolls and then revisited it again now when I am thirteen. So the people my inspiration probably comes from a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> combination of that.</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">2. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">On average how long does it take you to make a doll?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Well, during the summer it took about a week or week and a half. Now that school has started I may only be able to make two or three in a month.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;">Syndey:</div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"></div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">No, not necessarily. Once a doll is made and it comes time to give it a name, then you realize if it looks like anybody! Sometimes in my earlier descriptions, I named them after people they looked like.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">FreshCutFabrics:</span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">4. How did you come up with the etsy shop name Super Cooper Creations?</span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Syndey:</div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"></div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">"Cooper" is my last name. I think it is important to have part of your name somewhere in your shop. I also used "Creations" because it is a general topic and allows me to put many different things in my shop. I think that everyone believes that their creations are "Super!!!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.155752590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.155752590.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.148135019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.148135019.jpg" /></a> </div><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;">Visit Sydney's etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SuperCooperCreations">SuperCooperCreations</a> for a glimpse at a unique and unusual talent.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"> Perhaps you can commission her to make a doll for someone you know.</div></span>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-83747913094958365852010-09-19T23:16:00.005-04:002010-09-21T15:12:51.809-04:00Ode to the Last Day of Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because September 21st is the official last day of summer in the Northern hemisphere. I thought I would set a luncheon table for 2 celebrating summer's harvest. The beach grass takes the entire summer to reach their glory, blooming late in August and as the plume gets bigger and fluffy-er it is a sign summer is nearing it's end. I love watching it grow all summer, and plume up in August. It is bittersweet to know that it harkens the end of summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I will be putting the plumes in this fabric basket that I made.<br />
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The Irish fall Festival will be in town on thursday Sept. 23 till sunday Sept. 26th.<br />
I am sure I will have some pics from that next week.<br />
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Join these wonderful parties:<br />
<a href="http://cottageinstincts.blogspot.com/2010/09/make-it-4-monday_19.html">Make it 4 Monday.</a><br />
<a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/">http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com</a><br />
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<a href="http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/2010/09/show-off-your-cottage-monday_17.html">Show Off Your Cottage Monday</a><br />
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<a href="http://allthingzrelated.blogspot.com/">http://allthingzrelated.blogspot.com</a><br />
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<a href="http://craftedition.blogspot.com/">http://craftedition.blogspot.com</a></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-12542306316363023772010-09-16T21:26:00.003-04:002010-09-16T22:26:15.573-04:00Tablescaping in a PinchThis was good for my practice. I will be the first one to say, I am an amateur tablescaper. But I am beginning to enjoy it. And by golly I am cooking again. I know this will be a really late entry into<br />
<a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between</a> <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Naps on the Porch Tablescape Thursday</a> but I was motivated after reading some blogs today. I started this at 4:45 just when I was rushing around to make some kind of dinner. ( Which actually turned out to be really good!)<br />
I didn't even have my camera and it was evening so please forgive if it is dark . I used my iphone.<br />
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<ul><li>A vintage tablecloth always is a good way to begin right? That I can do... ( I am a vintage tablecloth addict!!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARBs8iLPz18eA6YjhyphenhyphenvHv_93HXwYjf1lFmMncDDYapYM4h-WZA3hsJB-F8fObEwymG05ZHWLNuXtpgrlg9JJ39SJPL6LwFTXyAJS3HtPsVJpoBqeKJiUOlJ2ptQlSp84kd0oh/s1600/tableclothlace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARBs8iLPz18eA6YjhyphenhyphenvHv_93HXwYjf1lFmMncDDYapYM4h-WZA3hsJB-F8fObEwymG05ZHWLNuXtpgrlg9JJ39SJPL6LwFTXyAJS3HtPsVJpoBqeKJiUOlJ2ptQlSp84kd0oh/s320/tableclothlace.jpg" /></a></li>
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</div>It's raining out side and I just put a pork roast on the grill.... yummy. That will be fun to run in and out checking on! Hubby sees what I am up to with the table and thinks we are having company.<br />
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Should I let them? Or set the kitchen table?... Maybe I will just add one more plate..<br />
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ummm the buffet.. Yes I still love the cut glass.<br />
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I'm joining <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Tablescape Thursdays</a><br />
<a href="http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/2010/09/friday-vignette-fridays_16.html">Vignette Fridays</a><br />
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</div></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-9243980531236063442010-09-05T11:04:00.001-04:002010-09-10T00:39:33.851-04:00Fabulous Vintage Finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQWX2SgCDsR92vSNzItHPLKYdY70juYV6dQS8MB_RFF7JwoaMAh9F9BlFyHEOSODcm2EZd52GH03vW_iw5H8JimIQtFhOKxN2Gw14XPBDsDe1hO9JwjiVZGkUCGx_GX8Iz8lJ/s1600/9-5+pitchers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQWX2SgCDsR92vSNzItHPLKYdY70juYV6dQS8MB_RFF7JwoaMAh9F9BlFyHEOSODcm2EZd52GH03vW_iw5H8JimIQtFhOKxN2Gw14XPBDsDe1hO9JwjiVZGkUCGx_GX8Iz8lJ/s320/9-5+pitchers.jpg" /></a></div>I love textiles and I have a bit of a penchant for pitchers, bottles and boxes. On my most recent excursion in thrifting I discovered some awesome finds.<br />
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<li>A silver ptcher from Roger's Silver Company</li>
<li>A large milky whilte ceramic pitcher</li>
<li>A small white ceramic pitcher</li>
<li>A white porcelain cooking pot, in no chip, perfect condition</li>
<li>And a gorgeous piece of Battenburg lace </li>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The silver pitcher needed some polishing, but that is an easy job, and so worth doing to bring out the natural shine. I didn't completely shine and polish the feet and the handle, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because I do like a<i> tiny</i> bit of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the tarnished look</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I'll be linking up with:<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Julie at</span> <a href="http://frugalfabulousdesign.com/fab-friday-16/">Fab Friday #16</a></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-73640813452187736852010-09-01T10:04:00.000-04:002010-09-01T10:04:08.860-04:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxAMYNjOX_7GxGhCgvALdn1IiMkJ9nWMh3XCEZLStlcGWVIfivXUb2sWlpCNdoaoE_qxgIx52DOQui45_z3gmiodkmCEyceeYxo7qgx_JYLcyKoTjoGmG3krrGvzM6hgWj_vW/s1600/lighthouse+close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxAMYNjOX_7GxGhCgvALdn1IiMkJ9nWMh3XCEZLStlcGWVIfivXUb2sWlpCNdoaoE_qxgIx52DOQui45_z3gmiodkmCEyceeYxo7qgx_JYLcyKoTjoGmG3krrGvzM6hgWj_vW/s320/lighthouse+close.jpg" /></a></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-43997490363240673972010-08-30T19:56:00.003-04:002010-08-30T20:16:13.651-04:00Places for BloggingI am taking part in the <a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2010/08/where-do-you-blog-party/">Centsational Girl's where do you blog? party</a>.<br />
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I have to be honest... I am all over the place.<br />
At home I have an office that is really not much more than a closet.<br />
I've blogged about this office before, when my husband tried to claim it for his clothes.<br />
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My kids have been calling me a basketcase and now rightly so. I am Obsessed. Join me in my latest.<br />
I love the feel of fresh new fabric. I also love to do new and creative things with fabric. My newest creation is a shabby chic, pink and lavender roses, fabric basket. It was a lot of work but I really enjoy working with my hands and creating something new.<br />
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It is very handy for holding washcloths and hand towels, or on a babies dressing table for all the lotions!<br />
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I also make a small one for the vanity or desk which is 5 inches across. these are adorable for holding biz cards or pens. Or for little Baby Hair clips! ( The blue ticking basket is one of the small ones) Theses will be found in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/vintageandcottage">etsy shop </a><br />
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I now take custom orders for these baskets and you can specify the type of fabric and of course the size.<br />
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If you visit my website, <a href="http://www.freshcutfabrics.com/">here</a>, at <a href="http://www.freshcutfabrics.com/">FreshCutfabrics.com </a> you can pick out your fabric and you can drop me an email as to what you would like. My email is <a href="mailto:Info@freshcutfabrics.com">Info@freshcutfabrics.com</a>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018940284091655957noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716346.post-42446232764045713522010-08-10T21:52:00.003-04:002010-08-23T22:28:11.114-04:00Old Pirates trunk for the Beach House<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm wondering what I should do.</span></i><br />
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So in mercy, I drug it down the shore and stuffed into my tiny serene bedroom, where it hardly got any use till recently, when we had the back deck renovated and made it into a sunroom right off my bedroom which now houses all kinds of comfy furniture for taking in the view.<br />
So here is the before.... hardly fitting in with the beach vibe we were going for....right?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really wanted to find a fabric similar to the one in this Coastal Living magazine picture below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With a bit of a nautical vibe. (This was in my vision file since 2002) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My vision file is just a file of stuff I love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I finally found the fabric I would use!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I am such a procrastinator some times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was one of those times. I'd made a slipcover once before for my sofa and I sewed for 12 hours straight, just stopping for nourishment! It's not something I am great at and didn't really look forward to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally though this job was going to get done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here is the end result:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It fits in the room much better now in it's new skin. And it's still one of my most comfy little chairs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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