I’ve had a few projects on the brain lately that I finally completed this weekend. Oh how I love three day weekends.
This pillow that I had seen in this book. It is not a crafty/pattern book. It’s more of a lifestyle book. How to really live at home. I have gotten several ideas for decorating and simplifying in this book. I used some of my favorite fabric and linen. My first time working with linen and I have to say that I love it. I struggled forever trying to do an invisible stitch and just finally gave up. I couldn’t quite ever make the knot big enough to not pull right through the linen. And if you haven’t picked up a copy of this book yet, you really should. It’s one of my favorites.
I also made some cafe curtains for my kitchen window.
Adds a spash of color to the kitchen and ties in the red from the rest of the house. I’ve been wanting to add some orangey-red (official name) to this space and it just feels right.
For my birthday I was given this sweet mixed media art piece by a wonderful friend. She’s a scrap booking genius and has started making and will soon be selling her work. I’ll keep you all posted on this. She has an etsy shop in the works. The quote above the owl says “The art of being wise is knowing what to over look.” Wise words. Very wise indeed. Sarah and I were talking about our knee jerk reaction to situations. A constant work in progress for me. This sweet picture will remind me of that everyday.
