vintage lace

You'll find this new camera strap cover in my shop!

Instead of placing the rosettes along the entire strap,
I decided to do a cluster of five rosettes at each end,
making more of the creamy vintage lace visible!
No two rosettes will be identical as each one is designed
to have a unique shabby appearance!

Ruche inspired blouse

Hello...wow it's been a long time! I'm back from a fun-filled vacation. First off, we went to the Mexican Reviera with my husband's family for a long weekend,then from there continued south to Belize to visit more family. Having family in Central America gives us the opportunity to enjoy a vacation to the tropics once in awhile. We also realized how traveling is very educational for children and how it broadens their minds. We're looking forward to more traveling in the future!

Simple comfy blouses=love. I was inspired by a dress I spotted
on Ruche, and the idea
of making something similar ran through my mind for quite some
time. I went with the pillowcase dress idea but because I didn't
use a pattern, you can find simple instructions here.
For the DIY twisted rosette tutorial go here. My rosettes are usually
hand-stitched so that they're washable. :)


Picture was taken on a tiny small island off the
coast of Belize, called Caye Caulker.

ruffle scarf

I thought I would share this simple scarf idea.
A friend of mine asked a while ago if I could
make her a ruffle scarf, and this is what I came up with!
After ripping 3 long strips of fabric(3 different widths),
I ruffled them up individually with a zig-zag stitch.
Start with the widest layer at the bottom, then place the
next 2 ruffle strips on top of that and stitch them all
together and you're done! It's a very light weight scarf
making it perfect for spring and summer.:)






Linking to Funky Junk Interiors

headbands

I haven't found a girl yet to model these hair pieces,
so thought I'd post them anyway. I'm so waiting
for spring and this floral headband cheered me up. :)



I've been making quite a few gray camera strap covers
with creamy rosettes, and figured those colours would
look great on hair pieces as well. The rosettes are
removable which allows me to change it up for different
outfits. :)

A give-away!

Hey all. I have been very quiet on my blog for a few weeks but that doesn't mean nothing's been happening. I hope to do another post soon but for now, head on over to Simply Rosie where she's doing a give-away! She is an amazing photographer and a very dear friend of mine. When she mentioned a give-away, I got so excited because I had an opportunity to design a new camera strap cover.:)I totally enjoyed doing this for her! Now go check out her new blog :)

love

With hearts popping up everywhere, I thought I'd post
some little hearts I created.
Wire and strip of fabric is all you need to make a ruffled
heart(I like to use a gauzy material).
Or stitch up a lovely paper envelope with an embedded
fabric heart! They're perfect for gift cards.

Bedroom makeover

After so many months, we finally did a complete bedroom
makeover! So much time was spent into making it imperfectly lovely. =)
We mostly used things we already had, thrift store or yard sale items
and lots of handmade. We estimated the total cost of the makeover
around $250! At the end I ran out of time to find good deals and ended
up buying a new curtain rod, as well as the material to make the bed spread,
bed skirt and a few of the pillows. I've been all over blogland collecting ideas,
so I'll be including links to the sites that I can.

Here is the BEFORE.. we never bothered to invest in a bedroom suite but I'm
happy we didn't because we had an opportunity to get creative!


AFTER

Door to headboard idea I see everywhere I go, so might as
well join in. Funky Junk Interiors has a very unique headboard.
She shows that anything goes! The white bedspread inspired by
Dreamy Whites. Those are the two blogs I've followed for a year
probably! Very inspiring ladies.


Pallets to shutters to frame the mirror made by my husband.
The chair was sitting by the curb, so was the tall dresser!
Definitely can't pass up free stuff. The desk was given to us
as well. Winnipeg has generous people. =) You just need to
keep your eyes open. All these things are solid wood. People
are crazy.


The simplest window treatment you'll ever find. No sewing
involved. Cheese cloth hung over a rod and tied with ripped
cotton fabric strips. The bedside table (phone table) off
kijiji.

The words I painted on the window treatment
go like this "I wake up this morning, Lord; the sun shines through my windowsill. How can I help but praise Your name!...Each day Your mercies are new, refreshing to me as the dew; You are my bountiful supply." Inspired by
The Shabby Chic Cottage.

40 or so rosettes for now. The goal is to keep adding.
Candle holders handmade from spindles.

I realized the bed skirt would have to have a couple seams
so instead of trying to hide them I decided to draw attention
by clustering rosettes. Works for me.
Tin sheeting.. gotta love that texture. I checked out The
Sugarbayer Company, and fell in love the way they used the
sheeting on their doors. That's when I thought of the desk sitting
in our garage. Yes I went and dumped another project on my
husband. Ok he says he enjoys making things for me.. =) I'll
give him a break now. Without him I wouldn't have gotten very
far.

I have no idea what that blue thing is.. All I know is that it's
solid wood, and looking much better in a chippy blue.

Most of my projects include raw edges. The reason? It's
the simplest way of making anything, and it adds such lovely
character. The crochet rug handmade and inspired by my
sister. You can see her rugs at Pioneer Home.

Chicken wire jar lotion dispenser first seen on Beautiful Nest.
Wall hanging inspired by Beyond the picket fence.
I've been transferring images to fabric and happy how these
turned out with the raw edges and vintage feel. The photo
stitching inspired by my friend Vera. Our family photo shoot
was done by Simply Rosie Photography. Check out her work!



I hope you enjoyed the tour!