it’s a rare gift when i give myself enough time to sew just for me. as my little hobby of stitching turned into a full-time business, i gave up quite a lot of time creating just for the purpose of keeping. i cherish the time spent with my little sewing machine sewing up pillows, quilts & curtains for our home.
last weekend, though, i spent my entire saturday evening sewing little things for our home.
it was pure bliss.
i picked up that arkansas tea towel at a boutique show last fall with the intention of turning it into a pillow top. it stayed on my fabric shelf collecting dust until last weekend when i finally tackled this forgotten project.
the sweater pillow was also a quick stitch project. you can find erin’s tutorial right here.
i paired the tea towel with a bit of gray polka dot fabric & stuffed it with a thrifted feather down pillow.
before finishing the project, i spent just a few minutes embroidering a little wonky-shaped heart around our town, fayetteville. i absolutely love how this pillow turned out!
i also made a little yellow mini bunting banner for my tobacco basket, a beloved christmas gift from my parents. i left the rough edges, sewed just the top & strung the pieces with gardening twine.
so simple & the happiest touch for this little corner.
i love a good weekend spent checking off those home project to-do’s. i hope you spend just an hour or two this weekend making something special just for you.
what are you sewing up & creating for your home?
love,
natalie
like most, i have caught the spring cleaning bug.
this has resulted in spending my free time cleaning out our linen closets & pantry, recycling & donating whatever we didn’t absolutely love or use.
the cleaning bug has also hijacked my organizational systems, throwing out the old & making room for new organizational tools. a couple of months ago, i shared some of my favorite organizational calendars & systems.
well, friends. i’ve just added a new one to the list…
a good ol’ fashioned birthday calendar!
my birthday calendar is from my dear friends at 1canoe2, but you can even find birthday calendar printables on pinterest.
on one particular sunday afternoon, i sat down with my daily calendar & added all of our favorite people’s birthdays & anniversaries to our birthday calendar.
having a birthday calendar is especially helpful in maintaining a budget & specifically, your giving category. with a quick glance, i am able to adjust our budget according to the amount of birthdays & special events each month!
i also love that i can plan ahead with gift giving & this means no one gets left out.
i hung our sweet little calendar in our mail station by our pantry. it adds a pop of cheer & keeps me organized. win win!
has the spring cleaning bug hit your home? what changes are you making to feel lighter?
love,
natalie
if you know me well, you know i am always scheming up new ideas for house projects. i believe decorating your home is all about making your space work to fit the needs of your family at that specific & unique time.
i always have a project in the works around these parts. right now i am redecorating our bedroom, collecting my favorite white & black prints for a gallery wall.
for a long while, i had been casually shopping for a china cabinet to fit this wall in-between our walk-in pantry & kitchen. at the time, the space looked like this. it was cute, but it wasn’t functional.
i wanted a place to store my favorite well-used platters, extra utensils, juice glasses & my great grandma’s quilts. i also wanted extra storage for linens & candles.
then walks in the hoosier cabinet of my dreams.
a little beat up & rough around the edges (aren’t we all), but it fit the bill & had so much potential.
when i shared the photo above with luke, he was a bit doubtful of my vision. there were about 3,000 pieces to assemble & large pieces of wood were warped with age.
with a can of paint, new hardware & beadboard, we turned this little hoosier cabinet into a functional piece perfect for our space & purpose.
i added mason jars tied with twine to the bottom & filled them with my favorite copper utensils i purchased at the thrift shop for under $5.
i also thrifted pretty white pots & planted a mix of real & fake succulents to add a pop of life to this little corner.
there is ample amount of room for my favorite thrifted antique platters & lotus bowls. i love those little juice glasses originally from anthropologie that i thrifted for just under a buck.
i purchased the fun knobs at hobby lobby for just under $2 each (their hardware goes on sale for 50% off quite often!).
i also added one of my favorite plants to the top with a cute little happy flag popping out!
& of course, our planting calendar is nearby to guide us through the seasons.
i absolutely adore this space & it’s functionality! now onto the next project…!
what are you scheming up for the next big project in your home? please share!
love,
natalie