Feeling the burn...

Julie is a dear client of mine. I just love her to bits! I have done some fun stuff for her in the past. Like here and here. Remember?? Well she called me up because a beloved piece of furniture had a run in with the fireplace...dang those grandkids!!! She has a chair and ottoman that she got from RC Willey years ago and just loves it! but you see, here is the problem...

A little too close to the fireplace will do the trick every time!! She had a hard time selecting a fabric to go with the original ottoman. The gals a The Design company paired up some fabric for her and this is what we ended up with!

They paired a great neutral woven fabric with a pop of red. It will go nicely with the chair. I had a little left over fabric and since she was so worried about it going with the chair I made a lumbar pillow cover for her in the reverse fabric of the new slipcover. It should tie everything together perfectly!!

I cant wait to see it up against the chair!

on another note.. I scored a pretty awesome wingback chair with similar lines to this one..

here is the chair I grabbed

and here is what she is gonna be slipcovered in!!!

I can't wait for it to get here! I also ordered some fun fabrics to make some poufs out of for my etsy shop. This chair will be for sale once i finish it up! Let me know if you are interested!

Home and Garden Club

So last thursday I had the amazing opportunity to teach a DIY class on Upholstery and Slipcovering for the Jordan Valley Home and Garden Club. It was a blast!!! I am not gonna lie..about 10 minutes before the class started there were only 3 people. So I though to myself, cool. Its going to be a super hands on class for these 3 ladies> They are gonna get a first hand look at this wether they wanted to or not! Well, I excused myself to use the restroom and get a drink. When I came back into the room i found that there were 50 people seated and ready for me. Yikes!! I promise I was only in the bathroom for a minute! Well there ended up being a few stragglers that trickled in and we ended up with about 60 people! The class went great. What was supposed to only be an hour class lasted just about 2 along with a Q and A after. I really hope I was able to shed some light on what I do and give people the chance to get their hands dirty. Here is the follow up post for the class!

before
Here is a picture of the little vanity stool I slipcovered for the class.

I actually ended up just reupholstering the body in muslin before creating a new cover for it. Here is the after

Soo Cute!! I actually have 1 more stool that I'll be selling...you can choose your own fabric! I also got around to covering an office chair for my mom this weekend. Its been in my garage for a while. Once she found her fabric I got to work! Here is the before

After


After teaching that class I had quite a few ladies come up and ask if I can teach a class that allows them to do a project form start to finish. So I am gonna put the feelers out to see what the interest is... It would be a slipcover class. You would need to provide a small chair, fabric and all the tools needed to make the slipcover(sewing machine, pins, scissors...). I will be there to help with the process. It would have to be like a 4-6 hr class and cost about $200-$250 per person.. If this is something you may be interested in please shot me an email. If i get enough interest I may just have to do it!! Also, I will be teaching a class in May at Thanksgiving Point on making some super cute pillows! I'll let you know more details as they come!

My "nerds" new rooms

So I finally finished the kids new rooms in the basement! it was a task but they are done! My husband thought I was nuts for painting over our newly painted walls, but hey...I was not sure on a color scheme for each room when were painting the first time. Plus, I dont know what he was complaining about. Its not like he had to paint them.... The kids told me what color rooms they wanted and then I took it from there! I made both headboards, curtains and bedding! I got all my fabrics from Home Fabrics and rug in Orem. I found some pretty awesome stuff! I found their dressers on ksl and had them painted. I did not want to screw that up!! I put a red/pink and cream ticking stripe fabric up on the wall opposite of Oakley's bed. I still need to get a few things up on the walls. But for now, I can relax!

Lakers room

yes, bubs really sleeps at the foot of Lakers bed. He is such a good dog!

Oakley's room

I am getting excited about the class I am teaching thursday night at the Jordan Valley Home and Garden Club! Its going to be a lot of fun and hopefully I can teach them a few new things too.

I am back!

Well.. I am happy to report that we cruised thru the Gulf of Mexico without getting stranded at sea, or at port for that matter...I think I have officially stopped swaying and have regained my land legs! We had such a great time! We went with some good friends that live in Houston. They are cruise connoisseurs! When we got to the ship to get on board we noticed that the crowd getting on was, for lack of a better word.."retirees"! No joke! we were one on maybe 12 couples that looked under the age of 35!! Seriously! Did I mention that there were 3000 passengers... It was a geriatric cruise! I have never seen so many rascals, walkers, wheel chairs and canes in all my life! That being said, it was probably the funnest cruise that we have ever been on! We were the entertainment for the rest of the passengers! No one could really participate in the pool games due to knee and hip replacements! We kept getting asked if we were the dancers in one of the shows. (no joke) All the night clubs were empty because everyone went to bed at 8!

We did have thee BEST dining table! We had a couple from Omaha, one from Houston and another from New York. We had soo much fun with them. Our stops were Honduras, Belize and Cozumel. I think one time to these places was just enough...



Now back to reality! I am super excited to tell you that I am going to be teaching a classs on slipcovers next thursday night for the Jordan Valley Home and Garden Club. Its going to be a lot of fun and I hope that i can shed some light on what I do! The classes are open to its members and membership is FREE!! So go sign up and enjoy some awesome classes all year long!

I am now booking for April! Also, I have some really fun pillows in my etsy shop right now that are perfect for spring! They will add that perfect pop of color to any room!

Glue it like its hot!!!

So I was wondering thru Costco Tuesday while both kids were at school. Actually, I dont wander thru Costco. i am an "in and out" kid of shopper. I can do Costco in 15 min on the busiest day! But on this particular day I just happened to be shopping slower than usual. Thats when cute Stefanie called me. She needed 3 cushions covered on her couch. But here is the deal...She originally wanted to have her couch reupholstered, but her quote from the upholstery shop came in WAY over budget. So what did she do... tackled it by herself! Well it just happened that Stefanie lives 2 seconds from costco so I headed on over to grab her cushions and fabric.

Can I just say.. her house is DARLING! When I got there she had her couch body mostly put together.. with nothing but fabric and her hot glue gun!! It actually looked pretty great. Its funny what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it, along with a little sweat and elbow grease! thats my kind of girl. Its just a temporary fix until she has it slipcovered, but until then it will do the job!

She did not have enough of the velour fabric to do all the cushions, so we broke it up with what she had. the tops and bands are out of the velour, the piping is out of the couch fabric and the bottoms were out of an fabric she grabbed but did not like when she got home. Lucky for me it was just enough to squeek out 3 cushions! Did i mention she got her couch fabric from home Fabrics for $2.99 a yard?!! Here are the pics she sent me once she got the home! Pretty great for HOT GLUE!!!



I love all the fun colors in her pillows. Such a fun room. It basically right in her kitchen! Anyways... pretty impressive, way to go Stefanie!!

Now we are off on a fun filled adventure for a week! My goal is to come back rested and with a beautiful tan!! I'll let you know how I do;)

3 layers deep

Cute Mary had a wing back chair that was in much need of some love! When she brought it to me it already had a slipcover on it. It was worn out and stapled to the bottom of the chair! So we freshened it up with a new slipcover. I changed the lines from the old slipcover to one that follows the original lines of the chair. Definitely more traditional. So here is layer 1...the original chair


Layer 2..
This is how the chair arrived...The fabric for her new slipcover was a neutral cotton velvet. It was great to work with, minus the mess when you cut it!! It had a nice stretch to it that allowed me to get the cover nice and tight and hug the chair in all the right places! Every time I work with this fabric I always think of George Costanza wanting to be draped in velvet! LOL Hey, can you really blame the guy? Anyways, i changed the lines a little bit to match the original chair. I finished it off with velcro on the bottom to keep it from shifting around. What do you think??

It turned out great!!! Nice and soft and crisp!

I am finishing up a few things this week before my hubby and I head out on a Cruise... I am not gonna lie. After hearing about the cruse ship that was stranded at sea I may be packing a pair of galoshes and baby wipes...

On another note I have some pretty great pillow covers up in my easy shop!

I love it when clients contact me when they are ready to go! Linda called me up wanting 6 cushions made for her dining room chairs and a slipcover for another. When she showed up she had had a picture she had ripped out of a magazine with exactly what she wanted her chair to look like. I love it!! It makes my job easier when clients know exactly what they want! Her cushions for her chairs were fun. Instead of doing the standard foam cushion for her chairs, we did down pillow inserts. Super soft and comfy on the bum! So I just added some ties in the seam and boom! Instant cushion.

I love the idea soo much that i think I may make some for my dining table. That no one EVER sits at cause we are lazy and eat at the island! Maybe I should try to class it up a little bit around here...

here is her inspiration she brought me for her chair. I love the spool chair in the picture, but I think hers is actually cuter and more feminine!

now don't get me wrong, that chair in the picture is darling!! But Linda's chair has some pretty great legs on it and the shape is just classy!

She did not have fabric for her chair, but she knew she wanted white. Well lucky for her I had some White Bull Denim lying around! So thats what we used! I love how it washes up and it gives it a more relaxed feel to the slipcover, yet it hugs the chair in all the right places! I think it turned out pretty great!

I love it!!