Sofa Slip Cover Update

I thought I would post an update on my sofa slip cover project.....

I now have the bottom 3 cushions done....

I am so glad I did get the NEW sewing machine....

my old one would have never made it through this project....

I can not believe what a difference this new machine has made.....

I had to make a pattern for the bottom cushions ....

it was not that hard to do but very time consuming and a lot of steps.....

This the the arm pattern I am working on now.....
I am making the pattern and then on to cutting and sewing.....

I have never made a cording before....that took a bit of time...
the cutting sewing and then sewing it on the cushion.....
I have been sewing all my life but this Slip Cover project has been a challenge......

all of the sewing and pattern making has been kinda fun......
When this project is done I will have used 3 queen quilts (that I bought at Marshalls a while ago) and I'm not sure now many curtains that match the quilts I will use for the skirt yet....I will let you know when I'm alllll done......

Just the arms and skirt....I'm almost there......
Just slow and steady !!!!!!

"Savannah"

I wanted to share a picture show of my

favorite pictures taken in Savannah last week...

enjoy !!!!

A very old mansion......

I loved how the sidewalk look after the light rain......
Store front fall decoration......

Fish down spout....cute!!!!!

I loved this little cottage....the Red door is Fabulous!!!!!

Side garden ...just enough !!!!

I loved the way the ivy grew around this cut of a side porch.....

We had a nice walk along this street......

an old bench that caught my eye........ I love the way the Spanish Moss just floated from the beautiful trees......

Hoped you enjoyed your little tour of Savannah......

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SLIP COVER UP DATE !!!!!

I now have 2 seat cushions made....they were not hard to do just "VERY" time consuming....one more cushion to go then on to the arms....just slow and steady.....

Pink Saturday Savannah Style !!!

Pink Saturday today is Savannah Style !!!!!

We went into "The Mansion on Forsyth Park" just to take a look

and I found these Fabulous Hats on display...

Of course this Pink one caught my eye.....

It was made by Bullocks in the 1960's

They had all the hats listed by year and designer.......

They had 2 cases of Hats....this is one of them.......

They were just beautiful.......all shapes, styles and colors.......

I'm glad I had a chance to share just a little bit our our trip Savannah style.....

For more Pink Saturdays PINKS...please visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound...

Thank you for your visit today...

Take care,

Hugs,

Mo :-)

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Slip Cover up date !!!!!!!

I finished the cushion pattern ....today I am going to make at least one or more...

it's getting there......I think this last week in Savannah and Charleston did me a lot of good...I'm ready to get to work........

And We Are Off !!!!!

My Hubby and I are off on a little vacation.....

I have wanted to go to Savannah GA and Charleston S.C.

for the longest time and so off we go on our little adventure......
Carriage ride ?
....Yes, don't mind if I do....this on on our list......

Our B & B in Savannah......The Marshall House !!!!!

The lobby at the Marshall House.....
we are just going to wing it in Charleston and find a place when we get there....
I hope I come back with some Fabulous pictures to share....
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Just a little up date on my Slip Cover project.....
My Sewing machine "BROKE". I was hoping that it would make it all the way through with the slip covers but I think it was just tired...It really did a lot of work for me over the years....GOOD NEWS is I bought another one and so the project goes on....I'm getting there......
Hugs and Love.....Take care...
Mo :-)

Crown Pillow & Night Light

You just never know what you will find at Target....My husband and I had to go and get a few things soooo off I went to explore...and look what I found...This cute little CROWN PILLOW....

This will be perfect on my new Slip Cover sofa (well as soon as I get it done )
I thought it was just so sweet........

and then I found this adorable night light chandelier.....so cute....

It will all fit in with my new living room redo......

Happy Shopping,

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Pink Saturday !!!!!!

Pink Saturday hosted by Beverly of "How Sweet the Sound".....If you want your dose of pink today click on the link to see some Great Pinks......

"My Slip Cover Project"

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Slip Cover Project !!!!!

I took a little break from my blog just to catch up on a few things....now I seem to have a little more time for fun things......and to catch up with my blog friends......

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I have been working on a NEW project.....I'm slip covering my sofa......I can sew and have been for years but slip covers is another story.....I though to myself how hard can it be......I found these quilts at Marshalls and fell in love with the colors.....so I bought all they had a while back and just waited until I had the energy to attack this project....I'm just taking my time and really enjoying my sewing adventure.....

So far I have made the back cushions...not a problem thank goodness....very basic....
They were fairly easy....I just made a pattern and sewed........

I really like the way it is turning out so far.....now on to the cushions....I think I have it figured out how to do them...I'm tackling them next...then the sofa it self.....
I hope it will look something like this when I'm done....just slow and steady....wish me luck....

This is the BEFORE....."very dated" but I just love the lines of this sofa.....

I will keep you up dated as I go along....

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Award !!!!

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Thank you Debbie from "Debbies English Treasures" for this very special award....I really enjoy visiting and reading your beautiful blog......I'm so sorry that I haven't posted this sooner.....but you know how live just has a way of taking over sometimes.....

Visit Debbie sometime you will love her blog.....

Thank you for your visit.....Take care...

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Victorian Room Lady

I found this dress form lady but it was very plain....soooo I wove netting around the whole dress....It really didn't take that long but I liked the look a lot better.......

Then I took some of my "VERY OLD JEWELRY" that I haven't worn in years and put it around her neck.....I also had an old broach and bracelet I put around her neck......
It sure brings back some sweet memories of my old jewelry.....

I hung a small purse with some roses.......

and on the back of the form I put some silk roses and tied a bow with netting and ribbon and hung a crystal from the bow.......

I have her in my Victorian room....

just looking pretty......

Some New Treasures

Some New Treasures found on our excursion to Home Goods....I have never been there before and I felt like a kid in a candy store....I found this Fabulous Hat lamp actually 2 of them...They were 2 for $29..I put one on my fireplace with a few other Little things I love......

I tied some netting and put 3 silk pink roses on the brim.....
The other one I put in my "French Section" on an old desk....this is in my entry way......

I also found these faux Mercury Glass candle holders...I also tied some netting and put roses on them.....They look soooooo pretty at night.....

Thank you for your visit...

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Blog Award and I've been Taged !!!!!

My sweet friend Becky from "Lace and Lures" gave me this blog award. One thing I do love about having my blog and blogging is that I have had the chance to meet so many wonderful caring people through my blog.....and for sure Becky tops my list.....she is so talented and creative...... I love her blog.......

It is so hard for me to choose blogs to pass this on to.....so from my heart I pass this on to all the blogs I visit all the time......Thank you for your great ideas fun stories and making me smile daily.....

Becky also tagged me......so 7 random things about myself.....

1. I was born and raised in California.....Born in Oakland stayed until I was six then moved to San Lorenzo.....

2. My husband and I went to High School together....but never dated until after High School......and the rest is history......

3. When I was about 20 I stayed with my grandparents in Ireland for 3 months. My Mom was born and raised in Ireland......I think that is why I love Europe so much.......It's in my blood.....

4. I "LOVE" to travel......Been to Paris twice... Italy... England two times.... Portugal.... Spain ....and of course Ireland.....and have more trips planned God willing......

5. I love cleaning my home....but I'm what you call a bouncer.....I go from room to room and then back to the first room I started in....I'm all over the place......crazy.....I make myself tired......

6. I love creating and making things...all kinds of things... at times my glue gun is my best friend.....

7. and finely.....I love my life...I am so blessed....My favorite saying is....."We do not remember days. We Remember moments"!!!!!!....how true that is.....

As far as passing this tag onto others. I would love to pass this to anyone who would like to share something about themselves.....let me know so I can visit.........

Hugs and Love,

Mo :-)

New Lap Top, Mika and Flowers....

Not sure how to make a lap top look pretty in a picture but I tried my best....My husband is the best....It took him a VERY long time to set this up for me...bless his heart....I have wanted to get a lap top for a while and saved my $$$ and finally it is put together and wireless....I can sit anywhere now, outside in the family room anywhere...amazing..."THANK YOU" my sweet Dougie....

I was trying to take a picture and look who came to help...."Mika Bella"....
and no I do not dress her up all the time....just sometimes when we are going somewhere special......this is her Little Miss Attitude dress......

and finally I planted some status a couple of weeks ago....the fragrance is just "Fabulous".....just little tiny flowers in a little tiny vase.......my friend Sharon gave me this cute little vase.......
enjoy your day....
Hugs,
Mo :-)

Pink Saturday !!!!!

Pink Saturday Hosted by Beverly of "How Sweet The Sound"...

again thank you for all you do to make our Pink Saturdays so special.....

Today I thought I would show you storage boxes around my home....you can never have to much storage...

Enjoy and welcome to Pink Saturday!!!!!

Master bedroom storage boxes.........
family room storage boxes........

living room storage.........

Victorian guest room storage........

guest room storage......

Again thank you for your visit....

Hugs,

Mo :-)