Before and After: Dining Room Chairs

This is the old dining room chair, complete with pumpkin pie or was it sweet potato pie stain from Thanksgiving. Either way, it was time for a change. 

And here is the after. I love this fabric. Thank you to my friends at Chrysalis. It looks great in my dining room and looks fantastic with my curtains.  I love mixing and matching patterns. The watery blues and greens hide dirt and like I said, look good in my house. Now, to actually finish all the other chairs:)

Discover a new artist: Janet Hill Studio

I discovered this artists work a year or so ago. Janet Hill. The colors are grand, and I just find it pleasant to stroll through her works on her etsy site. They are happy and bright and tell great stories. 

 Miss Moon Was a Dog Governess. Lesson Twenty. Celebrate Your Accomplishments with Family and Good Friends. 

 Still Life

Goldfinch

I am looking around my house for where I can put one of these. I especially appreciate this last one, Goldfinch. It practically never happens, but I remember the days when I could wake up and go back to reading the book I put down the night before. What a nice way to wake up, if its a good book:)

Happy Tuesday- Stay cool out there!

new girl necklace

This gal is making a stop in Bedfellows. Isn't she pretty?

Necklace: bumble bee and flower

And another new one at Sweet Patina. I was a tad sad to let this one go... It would certainly be great with my outfit today! It reminds me of a bumble in search of the perfect flower.

New Beauts: pollen on the pond

I just put in some new long and short to Sweet Patina last Friday. Here is one for purchase. Love the colors! It reminds me of the pollen/film on my pond outside. It is some new breed of something and even though I feel bad for the ducks swimming through it, it really is quite a nice color. 

10th birthday party

Last week, we had a 10th birthday party at mi casa. I used the colors out of the napkins for the decor and tried to keep it simple. I had to clean AND decorate. 

This garland took longer than I had hoped so I made him a tad short. I used felt and cut out of the tens and squares and sewed them all together. Our theme was 10. 

I made little signs for each type of food we had. We had a mexican supper so there were lots of toppings. I like that the numbered signs weren't perfect. I like the homemade look for some things. 

And here is our food. The vase of flowers was a glass bottle I painted for a quick pop of color. Easy and I liked. 

For the dining room, I didn't do much but used the same felt from the above garland and made tens to hang from the ceiling. I also used fabric I already had in my stash to cover the table and bought tulips for the center. Tulips are a nice change ( they don't really grow around here in the muggy heat) and they are happy. 

Happy 10th birthday!

an original necklace

Hot off the presses! Another new one that will be taken to Bedfellows this week. Only one day left, so I guess that means tomorrow!