Bedroom Window Treatments Installed!

I just installed panels for a beautiful master bedroom yesterday morning. I believe it may have been one of my most tedious installations thus far, a lot of measuring and re-measuring!! My motto in sewing is, measure twice-cut once or in this circumstance, measure twice-install once! My client picked out the perfect hardware from Rose Gate Designs off Highway 119 in Inverness. What she picked out was nothing like she imagined in the beginning of this process. My advice is to shop around, take your fabric with you when you are trying to pick out hardware. You may even want to take a paint swatch to see how the hardware will look against your walls. As you can see in the pictures, she wanted privacy but did not want to block the great view of the

golf course. The panels on the bay are functional so that she can open and close them as needed. The panels that flank the bed are stationary and are pulled back by a medallion that matches the finish that is on the rod. We also added a Euro pillow for the bed so that the bedding and panels are tied together. She plans to add additional throw pillows to the bedding as well.

Yesterday

We had pictures taken by Erin Nolen at The Sandlin's yesterday morning. She is an incredibly talented photographer and I encourage you to check out her blog spot. at http://www.erinnolenphotography.blogspot.com/ . She does weddings, families, senior pictures, kids and none of the pictures are the same. Connie used Erin 2 years ago and I was so impressed by her work. You could see her mind ticking away as she scoped out the setting, lighting and props. The slide show and pictures should be ready in about 2 weeks!

Once through with all the photos, the girls wanted to go swimming. So we packed lunches and headed for the dock! Again, I was reminded why Connie and Keith had such a passion to build a home at the lake!

While we were at the beach, Maggie's Aunt Mandi suggested that she wear a sundress and cowboy boots for her performance at the Peach Jam Jubilee. I mentioned this to Connie and said she knew where we could find some....at a Truck Stop!!!! How funny is that! So we went to Jack's Western Wear after our swim yesterday and found exactly what she wanted! I felt a little like a fish out of water as I perused the hundreds of pairs of boots but Connie was right in her element. The boots look absolutely precious on Maggie with her brown sundress! She put on a fashion show for her Daddy when he got home last night and I think he was a little overwhelmed by her beauty! I am sure I will shed a few tears tonight as I watch my "Baby Girl" perform.

Thanks Connie for another great day!

My Mother's Favorite Flower

There is something exciting about anticipating the beautiful bloom of a flower. My Moma has loved Daylilie's for as long as I can remember. If you visit her home, her flower beds are overflowing with orange and yellow blooms. Earlier this year, I decided to try my hand at planting these beautiful flowers that return year after year. I ordered some very unique
Daylilies from QVC and received them at the appropriate time for planting. In the last week, four of my eight plants have begun blooming! Enjoy the pictures and plant some flowers!

Moma's beautiful Day Lilies

The Three C's

We were able to spend the entire day with Connie, Campbell and Caroline at their beautiful home on the lake on Monday. The girls were more than excited to see "Maggie-Moo"! After installing a few more window treatments for the Sandlin's, we packed lunches, slathered on the sunscreen and headed for the water. We had a fabulous time spending the day together and watching our girls play. I am amazed at the beauty that God created-the sounds and sights of the lake are so relaxing.

Caroline and Campbell conquer the knee board!

Connie coaching Maggie on how to ride the knee board

Charlie's Pride and Joy

Okay, here it is! Charlie's first Tommy Toe, ready to eat! He thought he had planted all tomato plants but to his surprise he has one Tommy Toe plant and three tomato plants!! I think his new name should be Farmer Jones!

More Fabric!

I have two projects that I am working on right now. The first is window treatments for a beautiful master bedroom. My client's bay window overlooks a gorgeous golf course. She wanted privacy but not at the cost of covering the windows with shutters or blinds and completely blocking the view. The solution was either functional panels or roman shades for the windows, she chose panels. She also has two windows that flank her bed on the wall to the right of the bay window. The fabric she chose is a rich brown damask style. It is a heavy fabric so I recommended using a nice chunky rod and rings to balance the window treatments out. Choosing the right hardware is just as important as picking the right fabric for a room. When choosing hardware, always make sure your hardware compliments the window treatment.

My second project is bedding for a master bedroom. I love putting together fabrics for bedding. I love the custom look you can achieve by mixing fabrics together on bedding. If you cannot afford to splurge on fabric for all the bedding, you can add to what you have. Customize a Bed in a Bag ensemble by having a custom bed skirt, throw pillows, or euro shams to make it your own. You can also add custom window treatments to tie it all together. Back to the project-the fabrics you see below are a sampling of what my client picked out. I will be making a gathered bed skirt and (2) euro shams out of the solid chocolate brown, a king size coverlet out of the chocolate swirl and caramel fabric and an additional euro sham out of the turquoise blue fabric. I will make custom throw pillows from a combination of the remaining fabrics. Window treatments will come later!

I will post pictures of the projects one day next week!