Slipcovers by Shelley

Menswear Wool couch

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This client decided to go from floral to a little more masculine. She chose a wool, menswear fabric. I love the way it turned out. She was ready to get rid of the couch when her designer talked her into slipcovering it. She was hesistant at the word slipcover… but went for it anyways. She LOVED it. It changed the whole feel of the room. So much better.

Before….floral
After

After
close up of fabric

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Newsboy hat pattern

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I don’t know if you noticed but this fabric is left over from the pillows I made for my front room (an older post).

So last year in the spring when work slowed down a little bit, I made a hat pattern and started making myself some hats. My sisters died over them, so I made them some too, then my neighbors wanted them, so then I started selling them on etsy.com. Then my slipcover work exploded again, so I put my etsy store on vacation mode.
Since I still have people that ask me to make them a hat, and I don’t have the time. I decided to sell the pattern for $10.50 on etsy.com as an e-file. It’s only taken me 6 months to actually follow through and make the pattern into an e- file and write up the sewing instructions.
These hats only take about 1/4 yard for the outside fabric and 1/4 yard for the inside fabric (lining). They are reversible…and upholstry weight cotton fabric works great…so all those scraps you’ve got laying around will work great.
I love having the option to make a homemade gift for birthday parties, christmas, etc. They usually take about 45 minutes to an hour to make.

This pattern includes a pattern for a regular and small adult size plus a child size 2T-4T. It also includes a materials needed list, and step by step sewing instructions. This pattern is unisex as well. My boys wear their hats all the time. I even made one for my husband out of a chocolate brown wool.

To use the button below you need to have my email handy (heberj1@yahoo.com) to complete the transaction. Thanks

Here are some photos of some of the hats I made.


Cabin dresser and mirror

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So this summer hasn’t been very productive for me and my cabin project…but a few weeks ago we did take a dresser and mirror up there and painted them.When I say “we” that’s not me and my husband…it’s me and my running partner Camille. Heber doesn’t paint. In between coats of paint we headed to the local thrift store in Heber City. I think it’s call St. Lawrence Thrift Store.

I got a long upholstered bench that I am going to slipcover for the entry at the cabin ($10), so the kids can sit down and put their shoes on. Camille scored a free chair and head board (they had a free pile out back). Then she got an awesome coffee table for $5.

My mom was going to give the dresser and mirror to DI, but I told her I could use them…so I decided to use the paint from the kitchen cabinets for the dresser, since I had some left.

Work in progress on the dresser. I am really bad at taking before pics sometimes. But it was the dated oak looking dresser.
The dresser all put back together in the loft…it was the perfect size for my nook.

Close up of the dresser. I decided to keep the hardware.

Before picture of the mirror. I loved the shape and I only want a few big things on the walls…I don’t want alot of knick knacky cluttery things.

After.. I painted the mirror a mustard yellow color that matched the club chairs.

We took a little playhouse up and leveled some of the ground out back. My boys still want to build a log fort though.