Wednesday, July 14, 2010

some home decor projects.

i've been going back and forth from hair treasures special orders and home decor projects for my own personal enjoyment. i'm getting more and more excited about moving to bloomington for grad school, and i am doing as much as i can now to make my new place as homey as possible.

to add some color, i decided to cover some canvases and old (ugly-ish) picture frames with different fabrics. it's a really easy, cheap way to brighten up an entire wall in your living room or bedroom:
(i'm planning on a few more in green and pink [ugh] to tie in more of the colors in my rug.)

the red peonies -- be still my beating heart. the leaves have the appearance of brown tweed. sigh.

once i have all of the frames and canvases completed, i'll arrange them on my living room wall in some sort of collage. (no photos in the frames, by the way.)

pillow time! after searching for pillows at various stores, i decided that i'd just make my own and save a few pennies. i love these calicos:

corner close-up:

here's the back. it's sort of hard to see with this print, but there is an opening to make the case removable.
(here's a little tip for all you future pillow case makers: it's way easier to make a removable case than sewing it "onto" the pillow, permanently sealing it in. give it a try!)

here's a little shabby chic pink & green pillow with rounded edges. (i'm not a fan of pink, but i think this print is cute.)

corner close-up:
this case is removable, too. it was really misshapen in the beginning (unsolved mystery), but sewing the line to create a half-inch trim made it look much better.

after realizing that i am a failure at choosing and arranging decent silk flowers, i decided to make some of my own fabric flowers. here's a little arrangement:

just sew a couple of yo-yos made from your favorite fabric, top it with a yellow button, give it a felt backing and a pipe cleaner stem. and voila! an adorable fabric flower boquet!

that's all i have for now. it's fun for me to go back and forth between different projects. variety is the spice of life, right? i think i'd like to start an etsy home decor shop for little goodies like these. maybe not in the near future, but it would be fun someday. 

i have about a week to finish a very special hair treasures project for my aunt donna, which i will share in the next few days. i even get to hand-deliver them to her in florida! vacation! 

i wish you a happy house and a happy heart. 


ps. i recently udpated my etsy shop and re-listed some fun treasures. take a look!


1 comment:

  1. this is the cutest thing ever, that's fine. i want to make fun things for my new apartment!

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