Having almost 2 weeks off for holiday break, I became quite industrious around the house. I bought my house a little over a year ago, and after the painting, the total reconstruction of the flooring, the remodeling of the bathroom, and installing new windows & lighting were done, it was time to move on to smaller projects.
The first task was to decorate the spare bedroom/office/craft room/exercise room (jury is still out on whether we can keep this last title in the name)!
I went to the fabric store several times over the last year with the hope of finding just the right print to make pillow covers. I finally found this pretty black & white printed fabric and went a little crazy with it!
Project #1: Pillow Covers
The only thing I did differently was to use Velcro to fasten the back of the pillows instead of making button holes. A big thank you to Swiss inventor George de Mestral!
Project #2: Fabric Covered Frames
Project #3: Chair Cushion Cover and Bulletin Board
I bought the bulletin board about a year ago from WalMart (maybe I should buy stock in this company?) It is just a plain cork board with black trim. I used fabric glue to secure the fabric to the board and then used tacks to put a ribbon in place around the edges.
Project #4: Lamp Shade
I took newspaper and taped it all around the lamp shade and then cut the top and bottom to fit, leaving some extra because the fabric will need to be folded in and glued on the inside of the shade. Then I laid the newspaper template on the fabric and cut it out. I used plain-old fabric glue to secure it to the shade.
The only other project I am going to do with the fabric is maybe add a little trim to the plain white curtains in the room!
Hey, stranger! When my mom went to your house, she called me and told me how adorable it was! Now I get to see for myself! Great, great blog! Check out my blog, I'm not crafty... but I have kids that are crazy. crazywilliams.blogspot.com
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