Holiday Colors Treasury

Lovely holiday treasury created by 

 Judy Aussenhofer of Aussen Wolf Designs. 

All items are found on Etsy.com

The Tigers Eye Collection

This lovely Tiger's Eye Collection was created by nightrunway over at Bonanza.com.   A variety of  tiger prints on a wide variety of items.  You must see this lovely collection. Special thanks to nightrunway for including my scarf in this great collection.

Picking fabrics

How does one pick fabrics for making aprons or anything else? It all lies in the eye of the beholder. One persons tastes may not be anothers. That is why there are so many different styles and fashions and choices to be made.

Now somethings I can see visually and other times I need to see things all laid out together. Take yesterday, my husband was talking about putting rod iron fencing with wood posts. Now I could not see how it went together so he took me to Lowe's and showed me pictures and low and behold it can be done. But it was not with white painted posts and black rod iron but with natural wood posts and black rod iron. That is why I could not see putting it on my front porch, since I have white wood posts.

Now fabrics is another thing. I can look at some fabric, raw, in other forms such as curtains, table clothes and clothing and see how it would look cute in an apron. I guess its just what you have an eye for.

Look at this:


This was once a curtain valance and when I saw it I just knew it would look great as an apron.



This apron was an table cloth in its former life.

Picking fabrics is all in a matter of taste and also thinking beyond yourself and your tastes to think of what others might like as well.

My Vintage Fabric Finds

Today I went to my local upscaled recylced shops and thrift stores.

I have been admiring my friend Sherry Marrero's finds and just thought I needed to check them out too.
I had bought and used thrift fabric finds before I ran across Sherry's blogs, but after seeing her wonderful finds it inspired me to go back and check them out for myself.





(Rose applique curtians)

I get so excited buying fabric and thinking about what I might make with it. It so thrilling and enticing. I would much rather buy fabric than anything else.

(Rose basket table cloth)

I didn't find any cool sheets but found fabrics, and table cloths that could make lovely aprons.


(Victorian golf shower curtain)

The thrill of creating things is something someone just has to experience and to really understand how a crafter can get so excited just purchasing mediums in the raw.



(Polo shower curtain)

Now to decide what to make with my wonderful finds.


Be sure and check out my friend Sherry's blog: http://anniescupboards.blogspot.com
I have her link under my favorite links on the right.