With several birthdays on the horizon, I have been wanting to try my hand at making some children’s toys and gifts. Here is the report of my first attempt. I used my son’s friend as a guinea pig, since his birthday came up first, to try my hand at creating a toy that was functional, but portable. I decided on a simple…
I just cannot get enough of their patterns. Many, many years ago I owned a stretched canvas of a very bold floral pattern that I am sure was Marimekko fabric. I don’t know what ended up happening to that wall piece, but seeing all these bright colors and BIG patterns reminded me of how…
Now, for the last post about our laundry room makeover, I wanted to share just a little bit of information about the clothespin hanging bag. If you want to get caught up on this project please click here. Or, if you want to know more about the diaper boxes that I cleaned up for storage…
Since last Friday I have been writing about the laundry room makeover project I have been working on, over at Kitsch Designs. Earlier this week I gave more details about the curtain and valance that I created from a vintage laundry bag. You can click here for more information about that project. Now, I would…
Last Friday I posted at Kitsch Designs about our laundry room makeover in process. I wanted to share some more details about the curtain, valance and tub skirt that I created out of vintage fabrics. Here is the scene when we first moved in: And here is the same area softened up with vintage fabrics.…
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