Chair revamp fit for a princess

or two.

A 1970's chair and a discontinued fabric      sample book.

Remove the seat pad and unpick the staples to remove the original upholstery fabric

A padded loose cover to fit over the back of the chair.

A second loose cover made from chosen pages from the sample book

The cover should fit snugly 

over the back of the chair.

 I left the long flap to allow 

me to staple the fabric

 to the base of the chair.

staple a skirt to the base of the chair. I created a pleat at the 4 corners, re upholstered the seat pad and screwed it back on

This chair was for princess Jessie's room so I personalised it with a reverse applique cushion on pink velvet

 Two princess's in the one house meant that this was one of a pair. I went for  reds and golds to create Emma's chair

 Best part of this project was the

 reaction of my two beautiful nieces

Wardrobe Revamp

 Wardrobe revamp

I reckon that I wear about 10% of my clothes 90% of the time.

The rest is a mix of things that I wish still fitted and impulse buys that

warrant arrest by the fashion police!

This little beauty takes up a hanger in my wardrobe because........?

 I like it from the waist up. 

Well I have decided that it deserves to see the light of day.

Dress code at work is black and white and another top never goes amiss.

Simply measure the length you want your top to be and cut off excess.

Don't forget to cut a little longer to allow for hem.

A little double turned hem and a quick iron,

Hey presto project complete.

In the bag!

this was a charity shop find, bought only for the fabric. Originally I thought it would become a skirt, but a bag it is.

Firstly I filled in the

 neckline with leatherette

shortened the skirt to

desired length

added a leather base

Use a strip off the bottom
of the skirt to create
a strap to lengthen the shoulder strap

As you can see the original lining of the
dress becomes the bag lining.
I added a zip fastener .

lastly I cut these figure 8
petals to create a flower corsage
and added it to the bag

Our little tote in use

BOTTLE BANK

OK so it is nether sewing nor sowing!

Sorting bottles on a Sunday morning and the need to visit the bottle bank sounds like the result of a good night. Sadly a good night was had by no.1 son and not me. :( 

Aftershock is my chosen empty.....trip to the bottle bank abandoned

labels on this were plastic so easy to remove, a little white spirit to remove residual gum and we are good to go. Normally if i were doing this I would use acrylic paint poured directly into the bottle and swirl/roll bottle to coat the inside. Turn bottle up side down to let excess drain out.

This however has been knocking around my basement for a while

literaly just sprayed it into the bottle and swirled/rolled until inside was coated. Blue bottle just needed a few bits of broken jewellery hot glued added a wee glass lid from a perfume bottle

Aftershock bottle 

new home in my hall