Moving it down.....

Thanks magnaverde for providing the inspiration! Jo Ann, yes, I am going fast and furious on the projects lately. We are having Christmas for DH's entire family at our house (27 people!); so, I am really trying to check the projects off my list. Although, it's making me grumpy bc I'm getting no sleep! ;) I'll post some more photos in the next week or so, when we've gotten the house to where we want it, although there is still much more to be done. newhomebuilder, I bought the canvas at Michael's. They sell it in rolls pre-gessoed, and I had a 40% off coupon that I used. So, it wasn't that expensive. Plus, I have lots left over, which means that I should probably figure out another project. You just be some wood and nail it together in the shape you want, and stretch and staple the canvas in place. I used 2x2s bc my piece was rather large. If you are doing a smaller piece, you could use thinner pieces of wood. So, a banker.... what kind of banker? How about a large graphic bull?

I don't think the wall and floor grout need to match at all, but I do think they need to be in the same color family. So for example I wouldn't do beige on the floor and grey on the walls.

I have been sewing reusable bags for vegetables that I hope to give away for free at a couple of the local farms this coming summer. I have downsized most of my sewing and I had a couple of long lengths of cotton that are pretty but I am not going to use. So, I, basically tore them into fat quarters and sewed up these bags that are roughly the size of one of the plastic ones at the store. I have hope that the people who end up with them will actually use them instead of plastic. Other than that, I am trying to use up some home dec fabric by applying it to refresh the things that are looking worn. I recently made my daughter some really nice pillow covers for her couch pillows. The ones that came with her couch were just not working. I had purchased some beautiful fabrics to use to set tables for her wedding some years ago and they were old school beautiful stuff that you might not even find anymore. They are of somewhat of what might be called "French provincial" in nature. They came out looking like a million dollars! I made sure to actually wash and dry the fabrics a couple of times before construction including the muslin lining and the cording. Now, even though they look like something that you might dry clean, they are completely machine washable.