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tea parties

March 9, 2011 by girlinspired 50 Comments

I admit it.  I got a little carried away.  I just wanted to take a few pictures of the gumdrop pillows that I posted about here.  But I thought they’d look cute “in action.”  with cookies.  and place settings.  and participants.  I felt like a little girl.  I even giggled out loud.  There’s just something about tea parties.

 

I totally lucked out with the fiberfill on these pillows.  While some people head out to Best Buy and Sears on Black Friday (yes, way back then!), I headed out to Joann’s and scored the fiberfill for all three pillows for about $30.  MUCH better than I originally thought.  I wouldn’t say that the stuffing is perfect;  it’s a little wiry, but good enough for me!
The girls definitely love their pillows.  They find them useful for sitting on, jumping from, hiding behind, and, of course, playing tea party.

Filed Under: Sewing, Sewing Ideas and Inspiration Tagged With: fabric, girls room, House of 3 photo collage, sweet treats

Ottoman Makeover

September 15, 2010 by girlinspired 8 Comments

Welcome to Day Three of the Creative Chicks Parade!  Are you enjoying all the inspiration?  I sure am!  Today, let’s link up our Furniture Fixup projects.  I’m looking forward to seeing what you’re doing!

As for me, I used this parade to gain just enough motivation to reupholster a footstool that has been sitting in the garage for the last 15 years – no joke!  Finally, my poor husband can stop raising his eyebrows at me when I say “no, I don’t want to get rid of it, I’m going to recover it someday.”  In the interest of time management, I’ll just give you a quick picture step-by-step.  If you have any questions, please ask!!

We’ll start with the before:  ewwwww!!!!

Everything on the inside ended up being so degraded that I had to rebuild/replace it all!
And, the after:

Filed Under: Crafting, Patterns and Tutorials, Sewing Tagged With: blog hop, Creative Chick Parade, fabric, home decor, House of 3 photo collage, upholstery

Romper Frustrations

August 2, 2010 by girlinspired 13 Comments

I’m on a romper craze.  My dining room table is covered with fabric, gadgets, thread, and scraps.  I put together the romper in the collage a few days ago by sewing the bottom of an old onesie into the crotch to make a snap crotch.  The desire to make legitimate (i.e., without old onesie crotches sewn in) rompers overtook me and I picked up snaps and a special tool from Joann’s and have since become totally frustrated with trying to get it to work right.  I just don’t really have the patience for gadgets.  I ended up cutting the whole bottom off of a third romper and calling it a “dress.”  I abandoned the dining room disaster and spent the last few nights on the couch with my husband watching movies, eating popcorn, drinking soda, and dumping boxes of Junior Mints and Reese’s pieces down my throat.  And I tell you, it DID make it better.  I’m still fighting the urge to completely abandon rompers.  Wishing you a productive week and the ability to walk away from a frustrating project when needed! 

CSN giveaway winner will be announced tomorrow!!

Filed Under: Sewing, Sewing Ideas and Inspiration Tagged With: baby clothes, fabric, House of 3 photo collage

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