New Fabric

We got our current dining room set secondhand. It's not perfect, but it fits our quirky style. However, the fabric on the chairs was rather dingy and finally this last week I couldn't stand the hideousness of it any longer. Of course I did it in time for us to have company over tonight, so there was a bit of a rush to find fabric we liked, find a staple gun from family, and get it all reassembled. I think we managed all right though...both L and I like the end result :)

Starting top left, moving clockwise: Outer fabric - see the hole?, Fabric hidden under outer layer - see the stains?, The end result, and my little helper. 

This is a close up of the fabric we chose. This has a bit of a green hue to it, but the stem and leaves in it match the green of our chairs. The teal with the pop of pink/orange color just makes me happy. I'm glad with how it turned out!

Constellations

I've been contemplating how to map out the major constellations for Simon....and me. I came up with this, and liked the turnout. I just did some watercolors, with silver pen for the stars. They are all hanging at the end of our hallway, and I love them.

(Please overlook the bad quality of the photos. I do not put much effort into taking great photos of my work or creations...something I should probably remedy.)

Spring

Wishing you all a bright, encouraging, and beautiful spring.

Rural life

Here are a few snapshots from the surrounding area. Surprisingly our area of Kansas isn't all flat. Obviously I've played around with filters, but these are a few of my favorites.

Projects: A new purse

The 18th rolls around again, signaling 20 months without Lyra.

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As mentioned in my post Tuesday, I've been working on some various projects. There's the necessary projects, such as laundry and vacuuming that do get done (I promise). And then the more fun projects, which I've decided to show you over the next several days.

Today I'll show you the purse I sewed. That's right...I used the sewing machine to successfully make something! I didn't use a pattern, because I'm not patient enough. You professionals, (especially Jeanette) don't look too closely :)

It's meant to be worn like a messenger bag. There's a back pocket from a man's pants suit on the outside. The strap is orange on one side, and the remaining material from the pants on the other, which is hard to tell in this photo.

On the inside I made a divider that splits the bag into two bigger spaces, while the divider is made up of two pockets of it's own.

I'm glad I did this...it was actually kind of fun :)