Fresh Tomatoes: May 2011

WOW! Where has the time gone? I have been so busy with projects that I have had no time to post anything. So much for the GRATITUDE posts . . . I'm just GRATEFUL to be able to have made it thru the last few crazy months. It has been an awesome couple of months for me. Here is a little of what I've been up to.

My FIRST chair redo. I have been dying to take a stab at recovering furniture. I have a piece that I love that I need to recover, but didn't want to do any damage by using it as my guinea pig. So, I spent a little time browsing thru the local thrift shops and found this perdy little thing. It didn't have too much damage and just needed a facelift. I only spent $30 on it, which I think is a steal because of it's condition. The tough part was trying to figure out what to cover it in. I went back and forth many times, but decided to go with something modern, yet timeless: HOUNDSTOOTH. I love it and can't get enough.

I have to say that it was tough on the fingertips and it's not something you can do without serious commitment. I took it apart layer by layer, numbering and making a few notes. My saving grace was taking pictures of each layer I stripped away so I could use the pics as a reference on how to put it back together. I'm happy with her. I still need to add the final tacks, but it's simply cosmetic and will have to wait for now.

THEN . . . I was hooked and found two matching chairs for $2.00 each. Yup, had to cover more.

I intended to use the as the master chairs at my kitchen table, but my sweet 4 year old is the master and the head of our table and she is INCREDIBLY MESSY when she eats, so they're in the office for now.

The fabric is Heather Bailey's Nicey Jane - LOVE IT!

My MASTER BEDROOM was the next project that I HAD TO MAKE A PRIORITY.
Our room was dark chocolate, fudgey brown. Pretty, but too dark after awhile ,so I decided to lighten it up.
Our room is small so my hubs added this gorgeous board & batton feature to help make the room feel bigger and it worked great. The room feels so calm and airy.
I love the marigold accents with the turqouise!
I just need to finish painting the dresser, then I can show you my frames I painted to go
above it.

For Mother's Day weekend, I found this in our tree. It is in a tree that sits right outside our bedroom window. We have a PERFECT view from our room. I could open the window and reach out and touch them, if I wanted.
I love them and it was so fun to watch the mother bird take care of her nest.

I'm going to print these and frame them in my room.

INTERNATIONAL QUILT MARKET, Salt Lake City, UT, --- SPRING 2011
Market has definitely been the highlight of my spring. Dirty-D and I went and purchased some fabric. We attended schoolhouse classes and scored on patterns and books.
It was HEAVEN on EARTH!
We met our newest PIC {partner in crime}, Shannon. She's from St. Louis and is opening her own store. You can find her blog here:

www.fabricnosherie.blogspot.com.

She's a gem and we speak the same language. We were instant friends without saying a word. We were in a class, needed to dodge out early to make it to Anna Maria Horner's schoolhouse.
I noticed her bag made out of Anna Maria's fabric and knew she was headed where I was, we glanced at each other and made a dash for the door.
We spent the rest of the weekend meeting up and hanging out, talking fabric and just being giddy about the whole experience.
I plan on heading out to visit! Her hubs is from Meridian . . .go figure, right?!

{Hi Shannon!}

I was lucky enough to work with Joel & Laurie Dewberry, helping them sew up some of their gorgeous patterns with his new DELISH fabric. It is my favorite to date. It just gets better, didn't know that was possible. They are two of the nicest people ever and
I ENJOYED EVERY SECOND WORKING ON PROJECTS WITH THEM!