I finally finished a project!

I have been pretty lame lately in the whole house project department. I have started a few projects over the last couple weeks but haven't finished any of them until now! I made my pillow for my bed this weekend. I am very proud of myself too. I used cording for the first time and I am pleased with how it turned out.

Just don't look too closely. It is definitely not perfect. I LOVE it in my room though!

I feel like my bedroom is finally starting to come together a little. It's fun!

Look What I Found...

Remember on my dream bedroom board I was coveting of this fabric:

(found here)

But the $17/yard price tag plus shipping just wasn't doing it for me. Well, I was wandering around JoAnns this weekend and found this:

It's not exactly like the original but it's good enough for me, and it was 50% off so I was able to get a

 yard for $12. So hopefully I will be making a pillow in the next few days on top of a few other little projects I have started, which include making a new wreath for my front door and a geneology chart.

New Curtains

My Wilmington Multi fabric came last week and I LOVE it! When it arrived I instantly got started on my curtains. Here is my kitchen window before the new light fixture and window treatments:

And here it is now:

I love the simple changes.

Happy Halloween!

This is my first Halloween with a little one, and I must admit it has been pretty fun so far. I had fun making this little owl costume. I found the idea here, if anyone is interested.

This week my little owl turns one year old! I have some fun party decorations planned, so (if they turn out like I hope) I'll be sharing them soon!

Dining Chair Slipcover

I have been wanting to attempt to make some slipcovers for my dining chairs for a few months. Now that my daughter is walking around, I worry about her scratching up my chairs with her toys. I also love the look an upholstered dining chair. Well, I finally did it and it wasn't as easy as I thought. The process consisted of  A LOT of guessing and trial and error. I am really surprised with the outcome though.

I had originally bought the fabric for my bedroom about a year ago, but when I got home from the fabric store it was definitely not going to work in my bedroom. So, I needed to use it for something.

The ruffle detail at the bottom was actually the result of me cutting the fabric too short. I had to come up with a solution. I really like it though. It gives the square lines of the chair a bit of a feminine touch.

It took my so long to make just one slipcover that I am not ready to make three more. I might decided to tackle it another day. It's not perfect, and I not going to even begin to describe how I did it because honestly I don't know how it came together at all.