Add a little color to your life
Still trying to do most of my shopping online and of course finding more stuff that I myself want than for other people!
For example, how cool is this stuff?
See that little cup with what looks like whipped cream on the top? It’s a pin cushion. I so need one of those. Unfortunately she is all sold out so I am thinking for my birthday next month.
Such cool stuff. You can see more here
Thanks for all the response regarding the Amy Butler fabric. Now I need your choices for a couple other of my favorites. The first one is Anna Maria, you can see her fabrics here
and Heather Bailey, you can see snips of her fabric here tell me what you think.
Speaking of fabric. We have an old dining room table set that belonged to Andy’s Granmother. Andy doesn’t like it, says it isn’t our style. I like it because it is old and we don’t have anything that has been passed down to us. So I pulled out one of the chairs to show him how we can make it more “our style”. I still don’t really care for the caning on the back, but I thought the seat was a major improvement. And since I have my eye on our current dining room table as my new cutting table when I get my new studio……well he just better get used to it.
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A busy day of studio work around here with new updates to the website. Hopefully going to get a bunch of fabrics added.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
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I recently read an article about how your house is your autobiography. Is it chaotic, clean, colorful, simple? Whatever it is, it tells your story. Where you have been, what you like, your style.
A couple weeks ago I was at one of my good friends house helping her get ready for girls night. She pulled out some plates and said, “look how ugly these are. My mom bought them at the grocery store when I went to college and we still eat on them every night. When I got married I HAD to have the china so I didn’t get any regular dinner dishes and we have just used these.”
I took a look at the ugly brown dishes with a big floral mess in the center. I laughed and told her that I am just the opposite. I didn’t register for any china. It doesn’t fit my lifestyle. I had and will always have, big dogs. With big dog tails. Plus I am not the most graceful girl. Factor in three boys and you can see how china just doesn’t fit into the picture. Besides, it’s just not me. For things to survive in this house they must be practical, dishwasher safe, and fun.
So….. I got Fiesta Ware.
and we use it every day, for normal occasions, for special occasions. It is sturdy, colorful, and fun.
My friend looked at me and said, “yeah, I see that that about you, you are a fiesta ware kind of girl.” Just like she is a formal dinner party with the good china kind of girl.
What does your house say about you?
Have you ever gotten to the point where you think it would be easier to just move rather than continue to try to get your house the way you want it? I do. Often. But it always seems to come back full circle, back to the place we call home.
Yesterday I happened to notice a house for sale on street in our neighborhood that is filled with million dollar homes on huge lots. The house was in our price range (which is no where near a million dollars). The house isn’t our style, a 60’s bi-level. But it is sitting nicely on an acre and a half right by the river and bike trail and is a whopping 3100 square feet.
Andy had the day off so we called our realtor (who informed me on the phone that the house was SO not my style). We went in with an open mind.
We loved the lot. It was absolutely huge with nice big trees, just beautiful. The house was interesting. It was huge, very open, all carpet, built in fish tank, floor to ceiling lava rock fireplace, indoor lava rock fountain, 2 kitchens, 5 bedrooms, lots of big windows overlooking the backyard.
We came out with our heads spinning with the possiblities, no addition needed- just lots and lots of updating. But as I started to think about the updating and how the house is screaming for a modern look interior, or even a cool retro look I was slammed with the reality that is just not my style. I can’t go in and add bigger trim, french doors, a screened porch and make it all better. Those things would never work in that house. I came back home and felt more at ease surrounded by divided light windows, hard wood floors, and traditional rooms. So as they say, size isn’t everything- at least where a house is concerned.
We will plug along with this house, adding our touch and trying to figure out how to make it work for a family of five.
and now I am the proud owner of some DS fabric. No idea what I am going to do with it, planning on something for ME. Andy has taken the boys to Cosi on this hot muggy Saturday and I am cleaning up a bit and getting ready to get some work done. Hard to get moving today, stayed up way too late at a friends house and now all I can think about is a nap.
