Dining room slipcovers (Deployment projects #163-170)
They’re Finished!!!I’ve finished all my dining room chair slipcovers!! Eight big chairs – what was I thinking?They look soooo much better now! Look at these before pictures.They weren’t bad in our...
View ArticleRamblings and Pillows (Deployment Projects #171-176)
Did you know that we are almost…ALMOST in the single digits for our countdown for Handsome Hubby to come home for his two weeks of R&R? I am so excited I can hardly stand it! Am I ready? YES!...
View ArticleSome Tips!
I have been working like crazy around here! I’ve been trying to finish up customer’s orders so that they can have them before Handsome Hubby gets home. I’ve been working on our bedroom, finishing up...
View ArticleCameron’s Room (Deployment Projects #177-178)
OK - - just a quick post tonight - -probably with lots of pictures! I have finally finished Cameron’s room. I think boys rooms are tough. Not so much when they are babies, or even toddlers, it’s...
View ArticleDaddy’s Girl! (Deployment Project #179)
We are ready….so ready!! That phone call cannot come soon enough!I’ve been talking with the kids about Daddy coming home, I love to listen to their excitement and their expectations. Charise was...
View ArticleBack To Reality… do I have to?
I’m back! Did you miss ? Wow! It has been a crazy three weeks! I have missed all of you in blog land!Handsome Hubby came home three weeks ago and it was a wonderful time of reuniting as a family and...
View ArticleMaster Bedroom Day 1
Wow! Your comments on yesterday's post really made my day. You all are so sweet. It is so nice to know that there are others out there who appreciate and acknowledge the sacrifice the entire military...
View ArticleMaster Bedroom Final Reveal (Deployment Projects #180-188)
Let me start off by saying that I am going to do what every good blogger would tell me not to do. I am going to cram a zillion projects and pictures into one post. The reason? We started school...
View ArticleA Special Thank you gift (Deployment Project #189)
When Handsome Hubby was home on his two weeks of R&R, we took a little vacation down to southern Virginia to our friends family farm. We had a fabulous time! Mamie and Pop Pop were the best...
View ArticlePottery Barn Inspired Savannah Slipcover (Deployment Projects #190-191)
I am super excited to share this next project with you! When my friend, Shana, brought me this picture that she ripped out of her PB catalog and told me she wanted this look for her chair and a half,...
View ArticleBaby Quilt (Deployment Project #192)
Ten days till Handsome Hubby leaves country and 8 projects away from 200! Will I reach 200 before he gets home? If I didn’t have anything else to do but projects, I could definitely do it, but with...
View ArticleLinen Slip-cover (Deployment Project #193)
This is a sweet slipcover. With cording around all the edges, a T cushion, round arms with pleats and a pleated back pillow, there were lots of details and attention required in the creation of this...
View ArticleBonne Nuit – Goodnight (Deployment Projects # 194-196)
Remember this PB inspired savannah slip-cover I just made for my friend?Good news? Sheloves it!Bad news? She’s moving (boohoo :( )Yes, that is part of the military life. We move, we make friends, we...
View ArticleJust a peek (Deployment Project #197)
This isn’t a completed project, but I have completed as much as I wanted to finish before Handsome Hubby gets home, and it is a surprise Christmas gift, so I can only give you a little peek at it!!This...
View ArticleRe-upholstery and a Refashioned Frock (Deployment Projects #198 &199)
Ha! I did it!!! - - I know it only says 199 projects, but number 20o is already done and I will be posting it tomorrow!!! I thought it would be fitting to have just one more re-upholstery project on...
View ArticleHe’s Home!!! And the very last deployment project #200!!!!
He’s Home, He’s Home, He’s Home!!!!Count all the arms in this picture….yup - - that is all four of us in one huge hug! He’s home, and it is fabulous! We have been enjoying every minute together as...
View ArticleAll is well - - just busy!!
Have you been wondering where I have been at? I have!! We have been enjoying our reunion so much. Handsome Hubby had over a month and a half off before he had to go back to work. In fact, he just...
View ArticleChristmas 2010 Tour
Welcome to my 2010 Christmas Tour!! I thought that if I was going to get these pictures up, I had better get at it and get them up before Christmas! I know there were lots of linky parties the past...
View ArticleSlipcovers in a new light!
A talented photographer can make something pretty, and present it as beautiful! I made these slipcovers for my friend Nicole who is so very talented with the camera. You can see the pictures she took...
View ArticleA Christmas Blessing
All Photos by Jamie Lynn PhotographyRemember months ago….while Handsome Hubby was still deployed…when I was still able to post lots and lots of projects? :) I gave you a sneak peek at a quilt I was...
View ArticleGuest Post!
One of the best parts about having a blog is hearing from my “new friends” and seeing all the projects you have been inspired to tackle! I met “Little Miss Penny Wenny” (met is a loose term since we...
View ArticleRemoving Staples!
I get questions all the time about removing staples when re-upholstering. What are the best tools?Do I have to remove all the staples? STAPLES - - - the bane of my existence!!! I hate those pesky...
View ArticleI’m Guest Posting on CSI!!!
Hey all! Exciting news - - I’m guest posting on CSI today! If you haven’t been to CSI, it is a fantastic site filled with lots of inspiration and linky parties! Each week there is a different...
View ArticleNo... I didn't fall off the end of the earth!
I thought that since I haven't posted in.... oh let's just say, FOREVER, that you all deserved a good update. So, here's my story. Not much has been going on here in project world. In fact, not much...
View ArticleAn Update
Thought I would give you a quick little update. Quite a few of you sweet readers have asked me how I have been feeling. So, here's a quick update for you.At the end of July I was finally able to get...
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