I did it! I finally did it! I bought this chair over a year ago for only $25 with big dreams of dressing it with beautiful, gray wool cushions. After washing the cushion covers and replacing the foam, we lived with the orange, holey and corduroy cushions for over a year. I frowned every time [...]
Tags: furniture, lounge chair, mid-century, reupholstery, sewing, vintage
For our three month wedding anniversary, we had a little Christmas get-together for our wedding party. I made a set of invitations with black and gold washi tape under a triangle tree that swings to the side to reveal all the details. These worked great as invitations but would be equally great as Christmas cards. [...]
Tags: black and gold, brads, christmas cards, diy, how to, invitations, tutorial, washi tape
The wedding is in just three months and the crafts have begun. We’re making all the decorations ourselves for the same reasons most people do that sort of thing: we’re on a tight budget, we’re crafty, and we’re adorably ambitious. We’re crafting for those reasons but I’m in it for the CONTROL. There will be [...]
Andy and I were endlessly searching for the perfect table for the entryway in our apartment. We needed something with at least one shelf for storage but with enough room underneath for tall boots and shoes. And of course, we wanted a budget-friendly option. I’d been keeping my eye on the whole dipped furniture trend [...]
Right before Christmas, I realized I was short on cards to give with gifts. I had lots of leftover supplies from making gift toppers (I used this tutorial from Nice Package) and very little time so I made simple, cute cards to match my gift wrap theme. Although these were for Christmas, with different materials, [...]
Today is my most dearest Marne’s birthday. I made this little pouch for her out of linen, unbleached canvas for support, a vintage metal zipper, and cotton with a tiny scissor print. It’s been awhile since I’ve sewn something like this so I had to relearn a bit. My favorite trick for sewing zippers is [...]
