Pillows

I have developed a real love for vintage fabric which is should come as no surprise for anyone that knows my wife. This past summer I started collecting old feed sacks that had great graphics. Many of the graphics and the type of fabrics remind me of of some of the wonderful vintage French fabric that we both love. So today we decided to cut upsome of the sacks and turn them into pillows. We are taking these along to Kane this weekend. So here is one picture before they all disappear this weekend.

Kane County This Weekend!

This is such a fun time of year to do show! We are loaded with vintage Christmas and gift items for Kane County this weekend as well as some realy great furniture, cool industrial and archectural. Can't wait to see all of you!

A LITTLE TEASE

Just a little tease to make you want to go see the Designer Showhouse in Holland. The Boys and Girls Club of Holland "Home for the Holidays" Fundraiser. Opening in Nov. Thank you to everyone for coming through for me with their creativity. Dan who made the most perfect night stands EVER!, for Connie who spun her Christmas majic just as I had hoped, to Kim who recovered my chair - it looks so great!, for Doug who spend hours painting, repairing and removing the most stubern wallcovering, for Susan & Barry for hand painting curtain rods that oh so special finish and for Mark who loaned us the dresser mate that is getting all the attention for it's PINK nobs and Elizabeth for loaning us the PCH bedding. Thank you all of you - you are amazing!
I hope that all of you get to come and see the house, all of the designers have knocked themselves out - it is a MUST SEE! and such a good cause.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FIND?

In response to Rubarb Reins' blog titled "What's Your Favorite Find?" I would like to show you some of my favorite FINDS! I adore vintage trims, ribbons, rick rack, laces, bias tape, twill tape, you name it I love it! So I am giving you a peak here at my trims stash. You saw some of them used in the previous post on the pillow cases and here I am using some on the curtain tie backs. So I do hord them and USE them! :> Please share some of your favorite FINDS. Do tell :>

Transformation Thursday

I LOVE TRANSFORAMTION THURSDAYS!
I have been sewing like a busy bee in my new studio for the HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE IN HOLLAND. We are getting ready to head over there with our trearue trailor the set up our rooms. Here are a few things that I have been sewing. I made these yummy crossed dyed linen pillow case pillow shams for the bed using vintage rick rack and seam binding as well as a couple of pillows using vintage linens and buttons. The Dutch Dancers embroidery is so sweet and a cute nod to the Holland Dutch heritage - place of my birth. My Mom had told numerous stories of the Tulip Time parade and learning to do the Dutch Dance when she was a girl, such fun stories to hear when you are a kid! So this little embroidery piece just tickled me.
I'll publish more photos as our room gets set up. Rain rain go away!

Weekend

No show this weekend. We just stayed home and tried to survive this cold both of us have come down with. Will post more when we are feeling better. I am trying to decide if we got this last weekend at Grayslake or if we got it because we loaned our car to my daughter last weekend who had a bad cold.

I did try an old trick my mom used on me when I was little and had colds. I put some Vicks on my chest last night, than put a towel over that and a heating pad on top of that. It felt so good.

TRANSFORMATION THURSDAY

This is my contribution to TRANSFORMATION THURSDAY - OK it's Saturday now. Both Dan & I have the flue, I guess it is a side effect of handling money at the shows with out using hand sanitizer...... ya it's flue season. Anyway I spent Thursday doing my proposal for a space in the Grand Rapids Symphony Designer Show house for this spring. My inspiration for the space was French General, Where Women Create and Out of Africa. I love the idea of a studio creative space. So that was my transformation, turning a bedroom into a creative studio space - even if it was only in my head and of course on paper. The deadline for the entry proposal was Thursday, so I turned it in and now just have to keep my fingers crossed that I get the chance to bring it to life. Stay tuned!