Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Guest Room...
...complete! Well, almost. I still think it needs a thing or two on the dresser, a tray, candles or something...I'll see what I can come up with around the house today. Grandma Nadia and Auntie Yana arrive tonight!
Katya insisted that she be in the photo...she's cute and very excited for Mama Nadia to get here! She turned 2 when she was here last time, she is now 5 and still remembers her. It will be fun to see how she responds tonight! David was 2 weeks old when she arrived last time, I've been showing him photos and he's excited for another Grandma! (I got that dresser at an antique shop in Waseca just before we moved.) I miss Waseca's 6 antique shops!
Winner(s)!!
Winner # 6:
I'm on the same page as Chris: This week, green! Rav amchart
Alternate Winner for giveaway # 5 (the first person didn't contact me.)
Nikki, you win the corriedale/angora yarn!!
Finishing up...
...David's bedroom, but first guest room for the next 3 months. I bought this chair at an antique shop. It's small, cute and sturdy. Perfect for this bedroom and then our living room when David takes over the room! All I'll need to do it recover the cushion, fabric is cheap and fun!
We think the chair had a wicker seat originally, explaining all the holes around the seat. Someone else padded it when it wore out nailing the seat cushion to the top of the chair. I need to add cushion to help cover up those tons of holes. Easy fix and it needed more cushion anyway. We glued the new pad to the old and stapled the fabric on it. Done in an hour!
I also put on a resurfacing polish with a tint of stain and it covers up the scuffs and scratches in the wood. It looks fantastic!
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
I've not been up to...
...knitting or spinning lately. I've been enjoying myself decorating our new home. Here is what I just finished this afternoon: A lamp for my son's room. He is only 3, but little boys grow up so I want something that will be timeless and grow with him. We painted the walls a light gray, dark gray sheets and I let him choose the main accent color, deep rich red or green; I didn't much care. He choose green.
I purchased the black base for $4.00 at Goodwill in perfect condition. I got the shade at Walmart for $10.00. Pretty boring as my daughter would say now...
I peeled off the binding which was secured by glue from the top and bottom of the shade (saved in case I needed it later.)
I traced the lamp shade onto brown wrapping paper, tracing both the top and bottom at the same time.
Tracing is done with about 1.5 inches extra for overlap at the seem.
I pinned my pattern to the fabric. I used a 100% cotton fabric.
I cut it out with an extra 1 inch on each side for overlap on the top and bottom. Next sprayed the lamp shade and the wrong side of the fabric with adhesive spray and rolled the lamp shade onto the fabric securing gently as to not stretch out the fabric.
Here I glued the fabric down in half to create a nice clean edge on the inside.
Lastly I folded the fabric one more time to inside of the lamp leaving a nice clean edge applying glue to the rim of the lamp and the inside of the fabric.
TaDa! We all love it! We decided we like it without the ivory binding that we saved from the original shade. A little more masculine and modern this way.
Here are a few other things we have so far for his room. His room will also be serving a guest room for my husband's mother who will be staying with us for 3 months, starting next week! She is from Russia, as was my husband, before he married me :)
We loved this pillow when we saw it, it's more green than yellow, but kind of in between. Those sparkly things are gray, it was perfect.
This will tie all of the colors together. I'm still on the hunt for a very small chair to sit in the corner, it might be a project, who knows!
Here are a few other things we have so far for his room. His room will also be serving a guest room for my husband's mother who will be staying with us for 3 months, starting next week! She is from Russia, as was my husband, before he married me :)
Giveaway # 6 of 6!
Here's what I've got this week:
Tell me 1 ONE of your favorite colors!!
This week I've got a random skein of yarn for you. I have not decided yet!!
Leave me a comment and I will draw a winner with Random.org next Monday/Tuesday.
The winner is responsible for contacting me to collect the yarn within 1 week or else the yarn goes to someone else!
Giveaway #5 Winner
Thanks much!
Angela
Tell me 1 ONE of your favorite colors!!
Leave me a comment and I will draw a winner with Random.org next Monday/Tuesday.
The winner is responsible for contacting me to collect the yarn within 1 week or else the yarn goes to someone else!
Giveaway #5 Winner
it looks so soft!
Contact
me at angela@allforloveofyarn.com within by next Monday, the 17th of
September, with your mailing address and I'll get your yarn out to you
ASAP!
Thanks much!
Angela
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Giveaway #5 of 6!
Here's what I've got this week:
This week I've got another special skein for you! It is 1 skein of 60/40 Corriedale/Angora in Sport/DK, 200 yards. It's not labeled. The yarn is from Angora Gardens, they have wonderful yarns from their own sheep and rabbits!!
The yarn is heavenly to knit with; I designed the Castle Garden hat with it. They have been friends of our family for many, many years. Unfortunately their website is down right now.
Leave me a comment and I will draw a winner with Random.org next Monday/Tuesday.
The winner is responsible for contacting me to collect the yarn within 1 week or else the yarn goes to someone else!
Giveaway #4 Winner
Thanks much!
Angela
Leave me a comment and I will draw a winner with Random.org next Monday/Tuesday.
The winner is responsible for contacting me to collect the yarn within 1 week or else the yarn goes to someone else!
Giveaway #4 Winner
I love the color, so pretty!
saraq24 on rav
Contact
me at angela@allforloveofyarn.com within by next Monday, the 10th of
September, with your mailing address and I'll get your yarn out to you
ASAP!
Thanks much!
Angela
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