guest bedroom curtains

this is the second post this morning that I am writing and having trouble getting started on.  I have been on internet lock down and have gotten out of practice.  maybe it's too early in the morning to find my words.  i added a bit of cinnamon to my coffee because as i sit here on the porch it is ever apparent to me that fall is coming.  the tulip poplar trees are beginning to yellow already.  i hear plenty of bird voices from the woods but the summer birds have flown the coop for the most part.  the tanagers and the hummers are the last to go it seems although i haven't heard the tanagers lately.  i know it will be months before their beautiful songs grace my ears once again.  my soul takes comfort in the voices that do stick around.  despite the heat of summer still lingering and the lack of rain the temperatures will soon change and bonfires will be our hang out.  some folks love it... the fall weather and i do admit the break from humidity will be nice but i remain a summer girl. 

i recently found the urge to make some curtains for our spare bedroom.  i had sewn a good set from old fabric scraps for our bedroom last winter and decided it was time to give our guests some privacy as well.  I didn't have enough of the colored scraps to make a set so I decided to stick with whites and creams.  I cut up old feed sacks, a Martha Washington bedspread (that I also swiped the fringe from) and a dishtowel here and there, bridge cloths and old quilting squares.  They are very makeshift and homey which I like.  I don't like shopping for shit like that... home décor... and spending unnecessary money.  what I come up with works just find.  I managed to get two sets made for the windows and have had problems finding the time to finish them.  I came home from work after a twelve hour day with all intentions of slapping the final two panels together.  when I sewed six squares together instead on five I ripped the sixth square off and tossed it aside.  that was three weeks ago.  maybe i will finish them today.  it is easier to do inside projects when the summer creek is not calling my name and you have no choice but to stay inside and find something to do. 

my old computer here has taken the liberty of sucking our gigs of internet like booze through a straw and I have had to stay off except for quick peeks at my crappy emails or facebook.  i have a new plug in modem thing now and we got some more gb whatever that is.  at least it may allow my hobby of blogging to stay afloat.

 

 

 

they turned out quite nice although one or two is longer than the others.  i really don't care.  I'm not much of a perfectionist. 

image inspiration

ok so... today I thought of a website that I have frequented in the past but haven't browsed in a long time.  they do interviews with cool people from all over the world.  the pictures are what fascinates me so.  i love to see how these people live... not necessarily "those" people in particular.  sometimes one catches my eye.  truthfully, i was looking this morning before any kids got here and had to stop when they arrived so i just logged off the internet but left my browser open to one of the interviews.  it's naptime now and i opened it back up to look through the pictures again and read a bit about one of the interviewees.  i adore the greenhouse... regardless of the rest of the interview.  but i found myself  staring at the inside of her home.  the big tiled floor and dark wooden flooring, her shoes, the baby bed alongside her own, imagining all the while what her life might be like... for real.  people's lives... even mine to you I'm sure... are different than they look online.  you only see the pretty stuff... not the fact that I've had to have more teeth pulled because of my gritting and grinding, and the infection from it, the truck pulls at county fairs we've been going to (came in 3rd at one), the sunshine, the rain, the rotten garden, the dust on my dresser and cat hair on the floor.  people's lives aren't always as sunny as they seem online... just keeping it real.  that ranted over... i do adore the sunny side of this life...  and i did enjoy the interview. (i made myself read it rather than just looking at the pictures... arty people are fascinating, aren't they.)


Where on earth did this couch come from?  It is awesome and looks so soft.

How quaint... a mirror above the table and goldenrod spilling from a chair.

Step up into a different world.

The fronds on her curtains are fantastic.

I truly enjoy the way this room is set up.  The couches (that were once a sectional?), the globes up top, the music station in back, the sunburst mirror, ugh!  I just want to curl up with the blanket and look through the magazines on the couch don't you!?

I do adore the rugs in her home.  And the chandelier over the bed.

The richness in the floor boards.

Ok so you can find this interview HERE.  All of the pictures came from the same website.

 

Let's find another shall we?  It didn't take long.

 

Same website... the photos found were from THIS interview. 

 

OK so there's really no question in my mind why this interior with it's décor captures my eye.  From the plants to the taxidermy and light.  It all seems so alive.
 

The website Fruende von Freunden has so many interviews and other postings that I could browse all day.  Take a visit with them sometime.

 



fall decorating

I personally am not ready for Fall to arrive.  Granted the cooler nights sound appealing from a campfire point of view.  On a look back through pictures, browsing for fair entries, I came across an open house Mary Evelyn and I visited last year that may pose as a bit of inspiration for you.  Some pictures have more and some a splash here and there.  But it all has me thinking a bit forward.

 

 

 

Although her style of decorating her home may be different than yours, as it is mine, it's fun to see and get ideas for even a little place to sit a pumpkin or string up some mini gourds.  I love hers hanging over the oven.



a find it

With craft fair season almost upon us I thought I would get you up to speed in spotting.  I have a few photos from Bellbuckle and a couple from the Nashville flea market last year.  Let's see if you can tune in your keen eye and find the items listed below the pictures.

 

 

Seven peace signs, seven bears, a owl, a tiger, seven skulls, a rainbow, a daisy, an orange ribbon.

Superman, a syrup bottle, a really big smile, a wooden shoe, a football, a scholar, an upside down dish. and a parasol.

A snowflake, two blue birds, a bathtub, a globe, two dancers, a spinning wheel, a wren, a mini bar and a white telephone.

 A baseball, a storm trooper, a deer and four parasols, Santa, Sunbeam Barbie, an eight ball and a baby with no arms.

 

A leaf, smiling faces and a red dinosaur, dancing ladies, a stethoscope, a copper tub and taffy logs, a fish, beaded basket, butter churn and a ball.

A jar of thread, a red hat, Aunt Dea, A wooden whistle, baked goods, a radio, a 5 4, 3 cigar boxes, a water bottle, a spoon and a flask.

 

Awe that's all?? I have so much fun doing these.  I hope you enjoy them too!