Slip Cover Twins

A perfect fit.

Another set of slipcover twins, well almost.

One is done and the other slipcover is in the process of.

This will be my second set of slipcover twins.

The first set of wingback slipcovers were made in 2011.

Both are sewn in two different fabrics, matelasse and cotton duck.

Twins in the dinning room.

This time I decided not to do piping.
As much as it is more time consuming, 

I think I like the look of piping better.  

That's ok because I see many slipcovers in my future.

I love a little pleat that shows off some leg.

I do know how to sew in zippers, but I think bows are so much cuter.

This is the pattern on the matelasse.

As you can see it will fit right in with the other furniture in the room.
The fireplace in the back is a future project.

This chair is the other chair waiting to be finished.

I usually cut all the fabric first and work on a little each day.

I should be finished in a couple of weeks, in between work, school and life.

The new chairs are 17 years old and some of the first pieces of furniture 

we bought when we finish building the house.  

They are well made, but I do not like the dark green color. 

 Slipcovers are far easier than reupholstering a wingback chair for sure.

These are Mr. M.'s favorite chairs and they will stay in our master bedroom.

The good thing about having furniture that are slipcovered in WHITE,

They look good in every room.

My other chairs have been in the living room, basement, office and dinning room.

Thanks for stopping by.
I will also be partying this weekend at;

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday
The Curator's Collection for Making Broken Beautiful
Thoughts From Alice for Sundays From Home 
Shabbyfufu for Share It One More Time
Elizabeth & Co for Be Inspired

The Wicker House for Create-Share-Inspire

It's Been A Long Time

It is done.

FINALLY!

I did get a few things done since you last heard from me.
Christmas passed by, Valentines and almost Spring.  I will wait until next year to share the ton of pictures from this past Christmas.

Working full time, going to school, being a mom and wife means there is less time devoted to being creative.  The need is still present, only time and energy are lacking. I enjoyed spending time on the computer being inspired by some many great bloggers.  

Finally after months of looking at the unfinished settee in my bedroom.

This is what it looked like when I found my treasure at Sally.  Good bones, ugly fabric.  It wasn't until I took the old fabric off that I had to figure out how to put the new one on.  This was a bigger project than I have tackled in the past.

The legs have such great detail.

First I painted it. White of course!

Same details but I like the color better.

I used two different fabrics. The plain white is just a simple cotton duck that I used for all the piping and cushion edging and bottom, back and seating areas.

The decorative fabric is a matelasse. 

Since this was my first settee and I have never upholstered a piece of furniture so large, I will give myself a break.  There are some areas I wish I had done better on, but, overall I am happy with how it turned out.

One of my favorite parts of upholstering this piece is the double welting.

It did a lot to hide some mistakes and it was easy to apply.  I would definitely

 use it again.

The design is beautiful and it was hard making that first cut in the bedspread.

I have since moved the settee from my master bedroom to the office.

It is a nice place for the kids to read and watch movies on the computer.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. 

It has been awhile since I posted so I thought I would do a little partying too!
French Country Cottage
you can also find me at
The Curator's Collection for Making Broken Beautiful

Thank you to everyone who stopped by from French Country Cottage!

Halloween, Not Just For Kids

We hosted our Annual Halloween Party again this year.
I did not post this earlier because I did wanted it all to be a surprise for my guests.
There is an overload of photos.

Witches in the mud room.

Of course we have bats in the bathroom.

Bugs on the walls.

Eyeballs everywhere.

All the mantels are decked out,

The dinning room is all set for guests.

Amazing what you can do with some candy eyeballs and red glue.

Bats on the walls. 

The garage was ALL decked out for the party.

The noose came in very handy for photos.

Oh we have spiders.

LARGE ONES!

Fun ghosts inspired from pinterest. 

The garage in daylight. 

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See everyone wanted a picture.

The cat lady.

I had to keep hiding my cat from her.

Mr. and Mrs. Mummy.

Shots out of urine sample cups.

Yep I do go a little crazy.

Guests having fun.

The wall of gross pictures.

Those eyes.

My sister the Queen of Hearts or is she?

Her boyfriend the Mad Hatter. 

They make such a cute couple.

Mr. Halloween getting goofy.

I couldn't have done all of this without him.

The day of the dead.

The little nerds.

She is the creator of the jello shots.

The hanging candle lights were easy to make and not too costly.

Everyone wanted their picture taken in front of them.

Halloween in the living room.

 It was a fun spooky night.
Thanks for stopping by.