May 10th Kaiya turned 3yrs old!! We had a great time celebrating the coolness that is Kaiya Rain Zhen!
Kaiya Turns 3!!!
May 10th Kaiya turned 3yrs old!! We had a great time celebrating the coolness that is Kaiya Rain Zhen!
Big News
One of my favorite eDecorating clients ordered up a baby girl's nursery a few weeks ago. Here's a little peek at sweet Penelope's soon-to-be-started room:
In related news, it was fun for me to do a girl's nursery because...
SURPRISE! I'm pregnant! With another GIRL!!!!
And we couldn't be happier.
In related news, it was fun for me to do a girl's nursery because...
SURPRISE! I'm pregnant! With another GIRL!!!!
And we couldn't be happier.
BFF Birthday Celebration!
My sweet little baby is just NOT so little anymore!!!!!!!!! She turned 6 years old on June 7th and I can hardly wrap my mind around it. Kaitlyn and her BFF have birthdays only one day apart and it's a tradition to have some birthday fun together!
Other Uses of Crewel?
I'm so happy with the crewel fabric on my newly reupholstered ottoman, it has me thinking about other places to use the beautiful embroidery. I'm loving the texture it adds to a room...
How about on DIY shades?
via the Natural Curtain Co
Or as a bedspread?
via Domino
Maybe on an upholstered headboard?
via Domino
Here are some great crewel fabric options available on eBay -
vintage yellow
floral bedspread
black floral
Schumacher table cloth
floral trellis
How about on DIY shades?
via the Natural Curtain Co
via Domino
via Dominovintage yellow
floral bedspread
black floral
Schumacher table cloth
floral trellis
On Sewing Pinch-Pleated Curtains...
Thanks for all the great feedback on my new curtains! I love all the support that I get from blogging! I was a little nervous about trying to make pinch-pleat drapes by myself, but I wasn't about to scrounge up the cash right now to pay a seamstress for the job. And surprisingly, the project was FUN! And I learned a lot about sewing. Honestly, I think I'll probably make my own drapes from here on out. The first panel took about three hours start to finish, but the second took less than an hour! Why pay someone $150/panel for labor when I can do the work myself?
Here are the details:
1. The hardware was a Target clearance aisle buy. I did my best to cover up the 'Tuscan' look (below) with black spray paint and I'm happy with the hardware, for the most part. It works.
2. The fabric is made by Braemore and was purchased at Zimmans. I haven't looked online yet, but I'm sure it is available somewhere on the interwebs. The stripes are 6.75" wide, if that helps.
You can see the vertically striped fabric rolled up here in this before picture. I just love a good before shot! :)
I really wanted horizontal (railroaded) stripes because I think that often vertical stripes get lost in a pleated drape (which I also wanted). I searched high and low for horizontal, thick (at least 6") stripes in a black and white pattern, but no luck. The Braemore fabric I decided to go with runs on the vertical, like most stripes. So I ended up cutting 54" lengths of the fabric and sewing two pieces together to get one 108" long piece of fabric with horizontal stripes.
After piecing together the vertical striped fabric to make railroaded stripes.
I was worried about the seam being super obvious - but it's really not. I have to inspect the drape with my hand to figure out where the seam is. The trick is to press the fabric really well and to line the drape.
3. I'm not going to give a full tutorial on making pleated curtains for you guys, because there are tutorials all over the web. I will say that I learned how to do a blind hem stitch and I used this pleating tape and these 4-prong pleating hooks to get my pleats perfect. I am so, so happy with the way my pleats turned out. They were easy and look very professional, thanks to the tape and hooks.
Hope that answers most of the questions. Let me know if I missed anything and I'll answer in the comments section.
Thanks!
Here are the details:
1. The hardware was a Target clearance aisle buy. I did my best to cover up the 'Tuscan' look (below) with black spray paint and I'm happy with the hardware, for the most part. It works.
2. The fabric is made by Braemore and was purchased at Zimmans. I haven't looked online yet, but I'm sure it is available somewhere on the interwebs. The stripes are 6.75" wide, if that helps.
You can see the vertically striped fabric rolled up here in this before picture. I just love a good before shot! :)
After piecing together the vertical striped fabric to make railroaded stripes.
3. I'm not going to give a full tutorial on making pleated curtains for you guys, because there are tutorials all over the web. I will say that I learned how to do a blind hem stitch and I used this pleating tape and these 4-prong pleating hooks to get my pleats perfect. I am so, so happy with the way my pleats turned out. They were easy and look very professional, thanks to the tape and hooks.
Hope that answers most of the questions. Let me know if I missed anything and I'll answer in the comments section.
Thanks!
P90X!
I'll catch you up on what is going on in my world. For those of you who still CARE enough to still be READING this blog after I've been so RUDE to not even be here... well here goes!
Russ and I started this program last week. Today is our 7th day. Let's just say I am FEELING the burn and I LOVE IT!
This program is a big deal for me. If you've been reading you know that in the past couple of years I started taking nutrition very seriously. My whole family went gluten free and cut out a lot of nasty things found in food like, corn syrup, food dye, antiobiotics, hormones, etc...
This changed our health in a MAJOR way. My immunity sky rocketed, my energy level went way up, my thyroid- which had been malfunctioning so badly I was on meds- corrected and went into the normal zone, and a bunch of aches and pains just vanished.
In the two years that my family has gone to "healthy eating" my kids and I have not been sick for more than 24 hours at a time. Even that is very rare. We have not made a sickness related Dr's visit since we changed our diets.
What I'm trying to tell you is that I am THRILLED with what our change of diet has done. However, I have continued to struggle with my weight despite this change. I have tried going to the gym or doing different things but being a homeschool mom of 3 keeps me really busy.
I also have very little patience with feeling like I am doing something "random." If I am going to invest in something I want to know why it makes sense and go at it full force.
Basically, I researched workout programs big time because I am desperate. I know my thyroid teeters on the edge and is only fully functional when I'm in great shape. That makes it VITAL that I NOT sit around getting fat... which is what has been happening little by little.
I want to spend my time being a dynamic wife, raising Godly and wise children, helping run RLC, traveling the world, helping the least of these... What I'm realizing is that will slip away from me if I continue to let myself get tired and old and out of shape.
I'm making a big change. I'm taking the time everyday to do this thing. I am PRAYING that this is what my body needs to get healthy and strong.
Since I am so excited about it I will share some videos below to explain what we are doing. I will keep you updated for sure. :0) Angel
This is my favorite girl's transformation but it won't allow embedding so you can link to it on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxZb7gdc8Tc
Favorite guy's transformation video
Videos about the P90X Program
One thing I am really excited about is P90X!!!
Russ and I started this program last week. Today is our 7th day. Let's just say I am FEELING the burn and I LOVE IT!
This program is a big deal for me. If you've been reading you know that in the past couple of years I started taking nutrition very seriously. My whole family went gluten free and cut out a lot of nasty things found in food like, corn syrup, food dye, antiobiotics, hormones, etc...
This changed our health in a MAJOR way. My immunity sky rocketed, my energy level went way up, my thyroid- which had been malfunctioning so badly I was on meds- corrected and went into the normal zone, and a bunch of aches and pains just vanished.
In the two years that my family has gone to "healthy eating" my kids and I have not been sick for more than 24 hours at a time. Even that is very rare. We have not made a sickness related Dr's visit since we changed our diets.
What I'm trying to tell you is that I am THRILLED with what our change of diet has done. However, I have continued to struggle with my weight despite this change. I have tried going to the gym or doing different things but being a homeschool mom of 3 keeps me really busy.
I also have very little patience with feeling like I am doing something "random." If I am going to invest in something I want to know why it makes sense and go at it full force.
Basically, I researched workout programs big time because I am desperate. I know my thyroid teeters on the edge and is only fully functional when I'm in great shape. That makes it VITAL that I NOT sit around getting fat... which is what has been happening little by little.
I want to spend my time being a dynamic wife, raising Godly and wise children, helping run RLC, traveling the world, helping the least of these... What I'm realizing is that will slip away from me if I continue to let myself get tired and old and out of shape.
I'm making a big change. I'm taking the time everyday to do this thing. I am PRAYING that this is what my body needs to get healthy and strong.
Since I am so excited about it I will share some videos below to explain what we are doing. I will keep you updated for sure. :0) Angel
This is my favorite girl's transformation but it won't allow embedding so you can link to it on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxZb7gdc8Tc
Favorite guy's transformation video
Videos about the P90X Program
I got blogger block issues!!!
Soooooo..... what is up with my blog absentee issues? I have been so AWOL!
I think part of it is for awhile we had a precious little guy living here in a not-really-foster-care but private volunteer foster care kind of situation. There was a chance it could have been permanent but we just really had no idea.
I didn't know WHAT to say on the blog or facebook cause nothing was for sure and there were privacy issues to consider until we did know something. Well, our sweet little man is back in his home and we pray it is for the best.
It seems what I have discovered about myself is that whenever there is something big going on in my life that I can't talk about I get a complete block and I can't blog at all.
Every time I start to write it feels FAKE and wrong like I'm lying. I don't know... It's just my personality I guess. I gotta be real or what's the POINT anyway?
So hopefully I can get back on my blogger game now. It's been an amazing summer and I truly have SO MANY things going on that I'm excited about. More to come!
Sorry I ditched you temporarily. I'm BAAAACK! Angel
A Floor Lamp with Style
I'm in the market for a fun and somewhat funky floor lamp:
pic via the Fric and Frac blog
O at Home
Domino
These aren't nearly as cool as the ones above, but the price is right (less than $100 each). With a little DIY spirit and a can of spray paint, they could be almost as cool...
Lamps Plus
Target
Have you seen any other candidates out there?
pic via the Fric and Frac blog
O at Home
Domino
These aren't nearly as cool as the ones above, but the price is right (less than $100 each). With a little DIY spirit and a can of spray paint, they could be almost as cool...
Lamps Plus
Target
Have you seen any other candidates out there?
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