Pillows? Check!

I've been saving this High Heeled Foot in the Door DIY for months and purposely left out the sewing machine so it would coax me to do it.

Camila's step by step guide made it so easy.  No need to spend $400 on pillows people!

(Sorry for pic quality....cell phone to email conversion was slow and it's late)

Have a Great Weekend!  I'm tossing it in early this week.

Stay tuned for big projects next week....an exciting (for me) DIY, old couch OUT, mattress IN, and Bestie coming to visit!!!

Weekend Warrior

I got motivated to finally dust off the old sewing machine this weekend.  It felt really good to get back at it and I owe it all to my mom for my (limited) skills.  It took a few tries to remember how to load the bobbin properly and, of course, I never measured anything, but I think they came out well.

I just turned over the edges, created a pocket at the top for the curtain rod, and then hemmed it once it was hung up.

Believe me, this is the easiest project you could sew (besides pillows) so if you were ever considering new drapes give it a go!

Weekend Warrior 2.0

Remember when I was contemplating getting this fabric?  Well, I got it.  And this weekend the husband and I built (he) and upholstered (me) the table project I had in mind for it.  I love navy blue, but really wanted something more muted for this table.  Luckily, I saw my vision on the underside of the fabric.  I just turned it inside out!

Here I am wrapping the leg

And the top (I hate corners!)

And the finished product:

The area needs a mirror and a little rearranging of the accessories, but I think she is a pretty little scale of the original inspiration.  Now I just have to find a metal basket.  I know I saw them on the cover of one of the home catalogs this month.  Any one remember?

Coastal Living

Deal of the Week

For you Cyber Monday shoppers, I thought I'd start off the week with a deal for you.  I hope you had a great holiday weekend!

I've always loved Alan Campbell's Zig Zag fabric, but not the price tag.  I had bookmarked this similar fabric and finally got around to ordering a sample to compare the two.

Unfortunately, I only have the regular "Zig Zag" and the sample should be more appropriately compared to the "Petite Zig Zag".  You can kind of get an idea of the difference in the images below.

Zig Zag

Petite Zig Zag

My two sample pieces

Alan Campbell's is a beautiful blend of 55% linen / 45% cotton while Alexander Henry's Zig Zag is 100% cotton.  The Zambia also has tiny turquoise dots scattered over the zig zag.  If you can get past that, the much cheaper version would be a great impostor for throw pillows or window dressings.

I also think this would be a fun DIY:

Photo Courtesy of Coastal Living

Globe Lamp Re-do

I hate when I'm feeling crafty and don't have any of the supplies I need to carry out the ideas.  So, I'll share this one with you until I can actually try it out.  Or....one of you could try it out for me and tell me if it works :)

We've all seen this kitchen image over the past few months and drooled over those pendant lamps.  My sister and I found them online for about $900 each.  Too exy for us. (Hello dreamy backsplash.  GO comment on yesterday's question)

Photo courtesy of Styleathome.com

After browsing IKEA for new pendant lights, I saw this and was immediately reminded of the above image. 

 

Now, I can afford $40 (on most days).  But, per usual, I can't just take it as it is; I must transform it somehow and make my life more difficult.  I did some quick online research and found that you can, indeed, paint glass lamps.  And, luckily, the dark color would be on top of the globe as to not obscure the light coming through.  I could probably do a gold/bronze band of paint to mimic the metal accents and perhaps glue (?) on a few pointy things.  Or maybe on one of my treasure hunts I could find actual bronze strips and adhere them somehow.......ah the possibilities.

One could also use this pendant as another option:

Somebody please go do this so I can see if it works.  IKEA is 3+ hours away now and it hurts a little to think of all the things I am missing out on there.  Namely, $0.99 breakfast!