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  • New ( Old ) Living Room Decor

    New ( Old ) Living Room Decor

    I have been in love with creams for quite awhile now,

    which you can probably tell by my website

    and blog if you have been following me :)

    For awhile we have had a pretty much

    pinky and white shabby chic style home but I wanted

    to redecorate so we are slowly

    but surely taking room by room ~

    I have always loved to change stuff!!

    Anyway, so I decided to go from my complete

    white white things

    to creams but still keep some white here and there ~

    I got a wild hair to tea dye

    our white slipcovered sofa and chair in the bathtub ~

    It came out cool but truly, a whitish couch with dogs and

    well ..... pretty much people too, doesn't work too well ~

    I also took some white wood pieces that I had and made

    them a creamy color and

    really love how they came out!!

    Then I wanted to change my wall decor

    behind my couch but am kind of

    on a personal challenge to not spend alot of money ~

    Sooo.... I dug in my own stash

    of stuff I have had around waiting for a new home

    and created something completely new with

    stuff getting really dusty out in my shop ~

    It has been so much fun and even more fun

    recreating with what I already had!!

    After Christmas is over and my decorations are down

    I will show you

    my new mantel decor and other things ~

  • Tattered Strip Rose Tutorial

    Tattered Strip Rose Tutorial

    I was making some
    tattered strip roses
    today and thought
    I would take some pictures
    along the way to
    show you how to do them ~

    1. Tear a strip of muslin
    4 inches wide by 2 yards ~
    This will make 2 small roses
    or one large ~

    2. Sew the strip in half
    and then cut in about half
    inch sections ~ I sewed
    mine with a serger but
    any machine will do ~

    3. Tea dye and let dry in the
    sun ~
    When dry kind of scrunch it
    in your hands to make
    it all tattered ~

    4. Gather either by hand
    or on a machine ~ I used
    a gathering foot so it
    looks pleated but doesn't
    have to be ~

    5. Glue on to a piece of
    felt or canvas using
    the instructions here~

    6. Glue a jewel or pearls
    in the center and
    that is it!!

    Have fun!!