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!

A sneak peek

We've been working on our bedroom for the past week since hubby's off work for a couple weeks yay!:) I'm no interior designer but I'm very excited because I think we will love it and that's what matters. Not everything is in place yet, but I wanted to share just a couple pictures..
I saw this door at a garage sale over a year ago. $5? Yep only $5 so I couldn't leave it. It's been sitting in the garage till recently. First I painted it an off white and distressed it, then changed it to white and in the process of distressing it again. Let's see how it turns out...So this is what's been keeping us busy lately.

A few months ago I started making rosettes. When the room is finished you'll know where they end up. ;) Not too much longer!

I feel like I need to alternate between different projects so as not to get bored doing the same thing for too long. I have been trying to come up with a more professional camera strap cover and still keep the shabby, vintage look. I don't know...I'm working on a few more trying different things and I'll be sure to post if they are a success...maybe just maybe put them on Etsy.. :) We'll see.


Handmade envelopes! Been falling in love with them again and made a bunch just lately. The brown ruffled envelopes are made for cd covers, and the green ruffled are for 4 by 6 photos!

Some little things I enjoy or have been working on lately. As usual, it's either made of free or thrift store materials,old clothes or left over scraps.. =)Those things make me happy.. hehe
How beautiful is hand stitching? I was going through some of my little pieces of fabrics and decided I would start a sort of crazy quilt..not sure if that's what I'm going to end up with, but I am so excited with the first few blocks. =)
After many, many attempts I finally like my crochet rugs(mini rugs for now)in soft floral prints!


I love yellow! Well any colour really, but yellow is so cheerful. Love the little drawers that came with some free furniture. I don't have any reasons to throw a party of any kind, so I feel the need to do mini set ups..in yellow and in blue. =)


More free furniture. I don't think we need any more for now!

Our boys love it when I take the time to make them something. They'll stand and watch and keep asking if it's done yet.. =) Some of their cars are so tiny and get lost easily, so this car caddy seemed like a perfect solution to keep them safe and something that could make road trips a little more enjoyable. Mind you by the time we make our next road trip this won't be exciting anymore and I'll have to make something new.

packages in the mail

I love receiving packages in the mailbox. This fall necklace/scarf/lariat arrived today! Awhile back I showed my sister-in-law a picture of a scarf that I adored, and in no time she whipped one up for me. It's gorgeous and I love!..Thank you Lupi!