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Friday, March 14, 2014

March Cottage Stitching

Good morning ! I finished the Country Cottage Needleworks March cottage last night !

I mounted it onto needlework board and added a small piece of sheet metal to the back so it would attach to the magnet..

These are on the long console table in my family room..

I changed the pink color to ecru and used a blue grey for the flower centers. The other colors stayed the same.

You can see February's cottage here..Guess I better get busy on April's wordplay and cottage !

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Spring in the Foyer

Good morning ! We were supposed to get alot of snow here in the Chicago area this morning but we only got a dusting ..hooray ! I am ready for spring and gardening !

On top of the chest in the foyer, I have a silver tray with an apothecary jar, inside is a nest filled with eggs and a little bird.. dried hydrangeas and a silver bowl with a bird nesting inside.. I love the Rooster canister, I got it at Homegoods..a little wood chalkboard and a Fitz and Floyd duck pitcher.

I left the coffee filter wreath up over the mirror , its hung on burlap.The wrought iron tiered basket came from an estate sale ,I filled it with tulips and added a burlap bow and chalkboard..The below photo is the same view last year , we widened the doorway ,removed the popcorn ceilings,took down the wall in the foyer , added can lights, painted and new trim..

This is the wall that was removed between the living room and foyer, now you can actually see into the family room from the living room :)

We are hoping to get the carpet removed from the stairs this year and a new railing .We had quite the mess going on last year ^^ so glad it is all finished !

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Monday, March 10, 2014

No Sew DIY Burlap Floral Table Runner

Good Morning !
I am so excited to share this project I did for Jo-Ann Fabrics and Craft Stores ! Jo-Ann Makes spring crafting easy during National Craft Month with a $5.00 off $25.00 purchase coupon , and a spring crafting inspiration website !! Florals are a big trend this spring , and I hope you like my version of the floral trend !

The supplies I used for my no sew burlap table runner are :
Hot glue gun,
2 yards white burlap, 2 yards fusible stabilizer, one side is fusible , one side non fusible. 3 different sizes of black and white check ribbon, 2 rolls of each.. 2 packages of covered buttons. black and white check fabric( how much you need will depend on the size you want your ruffles. A stamp for the flowers , or a foam piece and a scrap of wood to make your own. Craft paint in aqua, and fabric paint in black and white. All the supplies are available at Jo-Ann Fabrics !

The edges of the burlap are frayed , so I decided to go with that . I cut the burlap in half down the fold , so I have 2 - 2 yard pieces. So you could actually make another runner for a different season. I followed the instructions on the iron on stabilizer. It made the runner pretty stiff.. Great stuff ! Then I frayed the other side , I had to cut a little off .. The stabilizer holds the frayed edge so it won't fray anymore. When you iron it , line the stabilizer up so its not over the top of the frayed edge.

I couldn't find a big enough flower stamp so I bought this foam flower shape in those dollar bins at Jo-Ann. I used a cookie cutter and pushed it into the foam to make a pattern . Cut it out and hot glued it to the wood block.

I randomly stamped the flowers onto the burlap. I left pretty big spaces since I wanted to add the ribbon flowers.

I used fabric puffy paint in black to outline all the flowers.

These are the three sizes of ribbon I used , I cut the ribbon into 4 and 6 inch lengths. folded in half and glued, then stacked 6-8 of them to make flowers .They were all hot glued on. I also stamped some more flowers on the extra burlap cut around them and used them for the center. Covered buttons were also added to the centers of some of them .

For all the stamped flowers I cut circles from the black and white check fabric and glued them down.

For the ruffle I tore 4 pieces 5 inches each by the width of the fabric. I used heavy thread and gathered 2 pieces for each ruffle, by hand. you could also use a sewing machine, I was trying for the whole no sew approach !

I hot glued the ruffle onto the ends of the runner.

Since our dining room furniture is black , I love the black and white check with that fabulous white burlap !

The dining room is all set for spring now ! I hope you get crafty and make a table runner use that coupon :)!! I love, love,love this white burlap from Jo-Ann Fabrics !

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The following review is part of the Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores National Craft Month Campaign. I received compensation for this review, however this is my personal, honest opinion,
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Saturday, March 8, 2014

March Stitching

Good morning ! I hope you had a great week !
I finished stitching this With Thy Needle and Thread March wordplay last week , and finally got it finished to show you !

I converted all the floss to DMC and changed some of the colors..I didn't want any of the orange in it.. so I used more greens and tans.

I was having a little trouble with my magnet system to hold it on the silver tray , so my daughter said I should get some sheet metal and cut a piece to use on the back of the stitchery to hold it to the magnets (I was using 2 sets of magnets ,3 on the stitching and 3 on the tray ) it works perfectly and will be a lot cheaper ! No more magnets to buy.

I matted March on burlap too , like Februarys.. you can also see Octobers here ...

We also found the new green Mason jars at Michaels ! Had to bring some of those home :)

I am working on the March Cottage from CCN , hope to have that finished soon !
When we were out thrifting the other day I found some more snowman salad/desert plates .. these are Oneida , and were 49 cents each .. they are really cute ! I also got a really nice wrought iron planter for my porch at an Estate sale .. It will have to wait until I get flowers to show you :)

I redid one of my daughters chalkboards at her house and she wanted a chicken , so here is her chicken ..I need a long chalkboard like that for my house :)

We took this photo with our iphones last week in our neighborhood ..I love the reflection in the hood of the car..Do you see all that snow we still have ?!?

Hope you have a great weekend ! Thanks so much for your visits and nice comments !

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