tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42744368495370587922024-02-09T00:04:11.301-07:00Sweet Inspired HomeKhammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-16632379881232742082014-08-13T23:35:00.000-06:002014-08-13T23:35:52.270-06:00Dropping in to say "hello"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>I just wanted to drop in and tell all of the friends who I've made in blogland how much I miss all of you. Life has gotten so busy and as you all know, blogging takes a lot of time and dedication. Those of you who have been able to maintain a blog year after year amaze me. The irony of it is that the thing blogging helped me discover that I love is the thing that takes me away from blogging...sewing! </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i> </i></span>Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-36798947748193509742014-04-19T11:13:00.000-06:002014-04-20T14:08:35.456-06:00Wine crate shelf for fabric storage<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>As I've been sewing, I've been collecting a lot of fabric. I've been looking for ways to store them and finally found the perfect solution when I visited Daniela's blog </i></span><a href="http://frugalaintcheap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Frugal Ain't Cheap</i></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>When I saw this post, I knew it was exactly what I wanted! I have an obsessions with wine crates. I can't seem to get enough of them. I think one reason is because they remind me of France (even if they're not French wines), and another reason is because they're not easy to find so it always feels like an accomplishment when I can get my hands on one! I also love the idea of re-purposing.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>I cut the pieces myself with a jigsaw! I usually have Mr. H cut the wood for me but he had to work all day and I didn't want to wait. For my shelf, I wanted to be able to remove the crates so instead of screwing them to the posts, I created ledges for them to sit on. </i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i></i></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">1) two 1"x2"x96" piece of wood for the legs, cut each one in half so there are four 48" long pieces</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">2) one 1"x2"x96" for the wine crate supports, cut to six 13" pieces</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">3) one 2"x2"x72" piece of wood for the back frame support, cut to three 21" pieces</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">5) six 1 1/4" screws for the back supports</span></i><br />
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Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-86472354745032656432014-03-22T09:52:00.000-06:002014-03-22T09:52:27.278-06:00Vests with flair!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>I had been wanting to try making clothes that I could wear. My friend had mentioned to me that she thought it would be cool if someone could make her a jacket that was conservative on the outside so she could wear it to work but had a fun inside lining that reflected the fun side of her personality. Kind of like her own little secret on the inside. I thought that idea was so fun!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Living in Colorado, I thought a fleece vest would be the perfect thing to start with. I went to the fabric store and spent quite a while looking for a fabric that would reflect my personality and found this pretty peacock fabric. I love peacocks! On the outside, I decided to go with a beige fleece.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Since then, I've made a few more, improving my skills with each one. I added a hood to this one!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>I've had so much fun making these vests and have decided to include the ones for women in my Etsy shop! They're all made to order since the fabric selection reflects each woman's personal style. </i></span>Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-38552390175196857882014-02-08T15:19:00.002-07:002014-02-08T15:19:21.909-07:00Counselor kitty stuffed toy<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sometime last year I stumbled upon <a href="http://www.childsown.com/" target="_blank">Child's Own Studio,</a> a studio where Wendy Tsao creates soft toys from children's drawings. I thought it was the neatest thing I ever saw so I decided to try to make a doll from a drawing by my friend's daughter. You can read about that <a href="http://sweetinspiredhome.blogspot.com/2013/11/my-first-hand-made-doll.html" target="_blank">here </a>if you missed it. I had so much fun making that doll that I wanted to make more dolls. I asked my friends if anyone had any drawings by their kids that they wanted me to try to make. I asked for drawings from kids between 5-11. I think any younger than 5 and they would not appreciate the concept of their drawing being made into a real toy and any older than 11 the drawings might start getting too intricate to recreate.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Mercy's father is a counselor and he asked her to draw a picture of what she thought he did all day at work. The cat is the counselor and the person on the floor thinks the cat is so hilarious that he fell on the floor laughing. The cat is doing its best to look like a counselor by wearing glasses and a wig.</i></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I find making dolls or stuffed animals from drawings to be challenging because there are no patterns or instructions to follow. You just start and figure out what to do along the way. It is so very rewarding, though, to make a child's idea come to life! </span></span></i><br />
<br />Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-1498798515317788622014-02-03T19:30:00.000-07:002014-02-03T19:31:41.475-07:00Christmas trip to Europe<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hello everyone! I can't believe I didn't post for the entire month of January. After we got back from our two-week Christmas trip to Europe I developed a sort of aversion to being in front of the computer! I really did! I didn't blog, I didn't list anything on my Etsy shop, I didn't even post photos on my Facebook page of my trip for a few weeks! I think it was the post holiday blahs. January is really my least favorite month of the year. Now that February is here, I'm slowly coming out of my hibernation.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Even though it's February, I want to take you back to Christmas and share some photos from our trip to Europe. We were there from December 14-29 and stayed in seven different towns/cities. Europeans really know how to celebrate Christmas! Everywhere we went, there were markets and decorations and plenty of food!</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our first stop was Bruges, Belgium. If you've been to Bruges, you'll recognize the building below. It's one of the most photographed corners of Bruges. I loved how there were large Christmas lights in the trees. </span></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="st"><i>Rothenburg</i> ob der Tauber</span>, Germany was my favorite town for Christmas. Being in the town felt like we were in a giant Christmas globe!</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Munich was where we spent actual Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Because the restaurants closed early on Christmas Eve we decided to get a spread of meats and cheeses for our hotel room for dinner. It was delicious!</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We even got some culture in and went to an opera. We saw Don Giovanni at the Estates Theatre.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now that I'm back I am looking forward to catching up with all of my blog friends! I also want to let you know that my blog may be turning a slightly different direction. I started this blog because I wanted to share my love of home decor. Thanks to this blog I discovered a new passion, sewing! It all started when I made new seat covers for my outdoor chairs. You can read this post <a href="http://sweetinspiredhome.blogspot.com/2013/08/blue-and-white-toile-seat-cushions.html" target="_blank">here</a>. After I made those seat covers, I just kept on sewing! Since sewing is what consumes any free time I have, it only makes sense for me to capture that in this blog otherwise I'd have nothing to post about! I do hope you all stay and follow along with my projects, but I can understand if you don't. Not everyone interested in home decor is interested in sewing. With that said, it feels nice to be back :)
</span></span></i>Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-73733456661800754682013-12-12T16:23:00.000-07:002013-12-12T16:23:47.242-07:00Christmas the European way<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mr. H and I make it a priority to travel out of the country at least once a year. I understand that not everyone can afford this "luxury" but we do make sacrifices to be able to do this because I think it's so important to see the rest of the world. This year we decided to see how the Europeans celebrate Christmas! We leave this weekend. Here are the places we'll be visiting:</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Bruges, Belgium</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Brussels, Belgium</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Luxembourg</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Strasbourg, France</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I can't wait to visit all the Christmas markets, drink the mulled wine and eat the yummy Christmas treats! If anyone has any suggestions on places to visit and things to do in any of these cities, please share them with me! </i></span></span><br />
<br />Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-29984142626304896812013-12-08T12:22:00.002-07:002013-12-08T12:30:36.996-07:00Creating my own fabric on Spoonflower<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>Have you ever heard of Spoonflower? I discovered them when I was searching for a specific pattern for a fabric I wanted to use to make my nephew a baby blanket. His mom and dad love the abominable snowman aka Yeti. I searched for a fabric with Yetis but the ones I found were too girly or too mean looking. I wanted a friendly cute Yeti. Then I stumbled upon Spoonflower.com and found that I could create my own design and send it into them to print onto fabric! I can't draw. Let me repeat, I can't draw, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to give it a try. After spending a few hours messing around on the digital drawing pad, I finally created something I liked! Here he is! I put him against a background of snowy mountain tops.</i></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So if you ever want to design your own fabric, I highly recommend Spoonflower! I promise no one is paying me to say that! Another great thing about their site is if you allow your design to be "Public" and allow other people to use it, Spoonflower will give you 10% of their purchase price. I haven't decided if I want to do that yet. I am now working on turning the abominable snowman into Bigfoot! </span></span></i><br />
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<br />Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-56547726857222789312013-12-04T22:22:00.001-07:002013-12-04T22:22:41.538-07:00Wish list: Sunroom/sewing room<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now that I'm sewing almost every day, the dining room has turned into my sewing room. While Mr. H says he really doesn't mind, I would love to have a sewing room where I wouldn't have to put everything away every night, where I could put a spool holder on the wall instead of throwing them all in a plastic bin,where I'd have drawers for all of my fabrics instead of stuffing them into a bag each night.</i></span></span><br />
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think it would be perfect to enclose this area and turn it into a sunroom/sewing room! Ever since I thought of this possibility, I've been
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love these rooms:</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Of course there would be a sewing table in there along with all the other essentials! Kind of like this room:</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The problem is we have a kitchen to renovate and a front porch to re-do so I'll have to try to figure out how to squeeze a sunroom/sewing room addition in there somewhere!</i></span></span>Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-86765727749148961012013-11-27T13:10:00.000-07:002013-11-27T13:11:13.739-07:00Thankful for new found passions<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I haven't posted in a little while and it's because all I've been doing in my free time is sewing! I stay up way longer than I should just sewing away. I wanted to share one of the things I've made. </span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It was a nice, relaxing getaway. I'm already thinking of our big 1-0 next year! Maybe a trip back to France is in order for that one! </i></span></span>Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-73927844026019574342013-10-24T09:51:00.001-06:002013-10-28T21:46:28.662-06:00Sew obsessed<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>When I started blogging back in June, my goal was to post something at least twice a week...well, it's been a week since my last post so I'm a little behind and here's my reason for it...I've become completely obsessed with sewing! I mean obsessed. I think about it at work, I think about it when I'm having dinner, I think about it when I'm hanging out with friends. I work it into conversations. It's gotten so bad that I'll get a faraway look in my eyes and Mr. H will ask "What are you thinking about?" and I'll say, "Nothing" and he'll say, "Oh you're thinking about sewing again, aren't you?". So whenever I get free time, I'm at the fabric store, behind the sewing machine, or on the internet looking for sewing inspirations. That's where I found my current sewing obsession...baby bonnets!</i></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Look at that bonnet. How cute is that? I found it on www.sewmamasew.com and had to try it. My good friend Jamie is expecting a baby girl, well, she actually had her two days ago. Guess who gets to be my guinea pig for my first bonnet, baby Gianna! I used some of the fabric I had left over from the quilt I made for her. There were two tricky parts.</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1) The materials that were needed included </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">picot edge double-fold bias binding which I could not find in any store so I made my own! I bought pink double folded bias binding and lace trim and sewed them together.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found a method that finally worked on craftyendeavors.blogspot.com. It involved cutting a tab and then using a bobby pin to pull one end of the strap in on itself. It sounds easy until a seam rips or the tab rips off the bobby pin. It took several ruined strips for me to get this done but it finally worked!</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aren't they neat? It was so fun creating the palettes.</span></span></i> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I think having a color palette can be so useful for home decor. For instance, if you had trouble deciding what colors to add to a room, you could take a photo of the room and create a color palette from it.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The rest of this post is instructions on how I did this so if you're not interested in reading a confusing list of instructions, feel free to bid me adieu until next time! For my blog friends, if after reading the instructions, you still can't figure it out but have a photo you'd like to create a palette for, feel free to email it to me and I'll do it for you and send it back! </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now, I am absolutely the last person you should ask about how to use Photoshop. Everything I ever do in Photoshop, I either ask Mr. H, find a YouTube tutorial or drive myself crazy trying to figure it out on my own which is how I discovered this. Usually after I figure out whatever it was I was trying to do, it leaves my brain so I never remember how to do anything. So this is as much for me as it is for you. I hope I don't leave out anything but if you find that I did, please let me know! I have Photoshop CS5 Extended so I'm not sure if the steps would be the same for other versions of Photoshop.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>1) Open Photoshop and open up the photo you want to make a palette of</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />2) Under File, chose Save for Web & Devices</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Your photo will pop up with swatches of colors to the right of it. </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Mine defaults as a GIF file so I just leave it.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />3) The only setting I change is the "Colors" setting. It sets how many color swatches you will see. I chose 128, enough to get a good selection but not too much to be overwhelming</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />4) In the Color Table section on the right side of the table there is a Color Palette Menu. It looks like an upside down triangle with four lines by it. Click on this and select Save Color Table. Name your table and save it wherever you want. Click Done</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />5) Now you are back at your original photo. Go up to the Swatches tab (upper right of screen) and click on the drop down menu (the upside down triangle with 4 lines next to it) and select Load Swatches or Replace Swatches. Load Swatches will add your new palette to the ones already there. Replace Swatches will remove the ones already there and replace them with your new color palette. I like Replace Swatches so I don't have to guess which are the new colors</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now you're ready to start creating your palette!</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />7) Choose the Rectangle Tool or whatever shape you want. I like the Rounded Rectangle Tool</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />9) Go to your photo. Make sure you are on the Background layer. Click and drag the shape to however you want it. When you let go, the color will fill in</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />10) Repeat with each color you add. Make sure you click on the Background layer after each new color you choose because as you add colors, a new layer is created and it won't let you change the color if you're not on the Background layer</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />11) When you are done, save it as you normally would save any photo </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i></i></span></span>Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-4544932342265679242013-10-13T13:11:00.000-06:002013-10-18T10:12:43.985-06:00Pink toile nursery rhyme baby quilt<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>So you may be wondering what I've been doing these past couple weeks...even if you're not wondering I'm gonna tell you anyway. Making baby quilts! Yes, the girl who has been telling you that she's not a seamstress has made three baby quilts over the last two weeks! And I will still say I'm not a seamstress since I can't make anything else, but I am a baby quilt maker! </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Two of the quilts are going to be gifts so I can't show them to you just yet, but I found this pink toile with scenes from nursery rhymes on it and just had to get it because I love toile! Plus those two quilts that I can't show you are both for baby boys so I was itching to do something girly.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I also found a pretty green print with ivy made from hearts and knew it would complement the pink toile perfectly. A white quilted fabric for the backing would complete the look. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You may have noticed that I've learned how to do binding since the last quilt I shared with you! YouTube sure is handy! I think binding gives the quilt a finished look.</i></span></span><br />
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Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-45325837489797371322013-10-08T11:42:00.000-06:002013-10-09T11:46:11.916-06:00Lavender harvest time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Taking a cue from some of my blog friends, I saw now was the time to harvest my lavender! This past spring I planted eight lavender plants and over the course of the summer four of them died. I really can't figure out why they died. They were in the same section of the yard as the ones that survived. They were watered the same and got the same amount of sunlight. They didn't all die at once either, they each thrived then slowly died over the summer. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the lavender all dried and pretty...just kidding. This is my stunt lavender that I already had. The lavender from my yard is still drying and not nearly this purple. I just liked the way the light was shining on them. </span></span></i>Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-87929495454083459422013-10-05T11:52:00.000-06:002013-10-05T14:09:23.952-06:00Thank goodness I'm still alive to announce the winner of the herb box giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>I thought it would be fun to include a pretty fall photo to announce the winner of the herb box giveaway. I looked outside and saw the pretty leaves on these vines and found my photo op. I was curious about what these berries were that looked like small grapes so I bit into one to see if it tasted anything like grapes (I know, not the smartest thing to do but I admit I taste random fruit sometimes). It didn't taste awful but it didn't taste like grapes either. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>I spent some time Googling "what are the vines that have berries that look like small grapes" and all I could find were "wild grapes" but I knew the leaves didn't look the same. Well, later that evening I visited my blog friend Maureen at <a href="http://www.itsallconnected.ca/">It's All Connected</a> and saw a pretty fall arrangement she made with Virginia Creeper and it looked just like the vine in my yard! I Googled Virginia Creeper and according to Wikipedia the berries "contain oxalic acid, which is moderately toxic to humans". Eek! Well, I'm still here and I feel okay for now. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>Thanks to everyone who entered. You had such wonderful ideas for what to put in the box. Also, thanks to everyone for their well wishes for my Etsy shop! If you are still interested in one, please visit my shop! You can find the link on my side bar. </i></span></span>Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-10193667156099063402013-10-02T12:44:00.000-06:002013-10-05T00:52:45.881-06:00Artist Mary Qian demonstration<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Last month I introduced you to artist Stephanie Birdsall. Today I'm even more excited to introduce you to artist Mary Qian (pronounced like Chien). From the moment I found out that Mary would be doing a demonstration at Saks Galleries I was giddy with excitement. I love her work! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! </i></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we showed up Mary was already painting and it was a figurative! I can't even begin to describe how my craziness and excitement went off the charts and I couldn't even sit down. I'm sure Mr. H wanted to hide and not claim me as his wife that afternoon. I know I must sound like a fan meeting a celebrity or something, but to me it was sort of like that since I loved her work so much.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As she painted she described using techniques of hard and soft edges to keep the viewers eyes on the canvass. She talked about using a light easel so she can carry it around if she is painting on site. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love this one of the model taking a picture of her portrait. Can you just imagine if Mona Lisa or The Girl with the Pearl Earring jumped up after their sittings to take a picture of the painting?</span></span></i>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite work of hers is "An Innocent Gaze". I just love the girl's face, how serene it looks. I also love the colors in the painting.</span></span></i><br />
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<br />Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-49603167657535860512013-09-29T12:31:00.001-06:002013-10-04T19:01:06.384-06:00Herb box giveaway to celebrate a new adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>To celebrate the opening of my Etsy shop I am hosting my first giveaway! If you'd like a chance to have one of the boxes as your very own all you have to do is follow me on the Google Friend Connect (GFC) button on my side bar and leave a comment letting me know what you plan to put in the box. I think they're perfect for herbs like lavender, sage, or eucalyptus but I know how creative all of you are so let me know what you'd put in it! Feel free to leave a comment even if you don't want to enter the giveaway!</i></span></span><br />
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The giveaway is closed now. Thanks to all of you who entered! I will announce the winner on October 5th. Good luck to everyone!
-Khammany ♥</span></span>Khammanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085937051825413395noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274436849537058792.post-5579464832675310722013-09-27T08:43:00.000-06:002013-09-27T08:50:52.536-06:00I got flowers! Just kidding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">What's worse than not getting flowers? Getting flowers and finding out they aren't for you! That's what happened to me on Saturday.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our front foyer is done in a black and white theme. This past weekend we added two more black and white photographs that I wanted to share with you. Here are close-ups and information on the two additions.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The other addition was taken in Paris. It is a silhouette of someone walking through one of the entrances to the </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span class="st"><i>Musée du Louvre. Silhouettes </i></span>are one of Mr. H's favorite things to photograph and this one happens to be me. He dropped back a few steps behind me to snap this photo. I like how the glass pyramid lines up with the Louvre Palace, blending old with new. The way one side of the gate is open and one side is closed makes it feel like I was granted the privilege to walk through, that the gate was opened just for me. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>As you can see from the top photo there is still room for one more photo at the top of the wall. We're still trying to decide on a photo that we love enough to hang there. </i></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Brush each one with olive oil </i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Broil on High in the oven for about 15 minutes</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Take them out of the oven and sprinkle with sea salt and black paper </i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Drizzle them with honey</i></span></span></li>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sweetness of the ripe figs and honey complemented the richness and warmth of the goat cheese so well. The balsamic vinegar added the perfect amount of acidity to balance out all the mingling flavors.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I don't think there should be any rooms in your house that you just hate going into. I believe your home should be a haven and you should love being in any and all parts of it. I really did not like my master bathroom so I couldn't wait to do something about it. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Both bathrooms in our house had carpet in them when we moved in last fall, wall-to-wall carpeting that had been installed in 2000. That was the main reason I dreaded going in there everyday. Old stained carpeting.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My vision for the master bathroom was to turn it into a spa-like bathroom...for me! (Mr. H could use the guest bathroom.) This project was done before I joined the world of blogging but I wanted to share it with you because I enjoy the bathroom so much everyday.</i></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What I wanted to do to create my spa bathroom:</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1) REMOVE THE CARPET and install porcelain floor tiles</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">2) Get a new vanity with a double sink which meant we'd have to move the toilet over</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">3) Install new lights above the sink</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">4) Install a mirror above the sink</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">5) Replace all the wall tile</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">6) Refinish the tub and replace the faucet </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I wanted cool colors for a relaxing calm atmosphere. My color preferences were a bluish/greenish "spa" color, white, and gray. Here is what I finally found. This is my first attempt at a mood board (that's what they're called, right?) so bear with me!</span></span></i><br />
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1. Benjamin Moore Quiet Moments</div>
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2. Daltile 3 in. x 6 in. White Modular Wall Tile from Home Depot</div>
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3. Jeffrey Court Carrara Mix Mosaics 12 in. x 12 in. Marble Wall Tile from Home Depot</div>
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4. George Kovacs Wall Sconce in Brushed Nickel with White Fabric Shade from Amazon</div>
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5. White Double Bathroom Vanity with White Marble from home design outlet center</div>
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6. Economy Liona Tub Filler with Hand Shower from Signature Hardware</div>
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7. Calypso Azul Turquoise Rug from Caron’s Beach House</div>
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8. Palais 12in x 24in porcelain floor tile in gray from World of Tile</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Since taking these "after" pictures, we have added a box for dried lavender on the wall for a heavenly scent (seen at the top of the post). Mr. H made it for me out of a French wine crate. I love it so much that I made it my very first blog post <a href="http://sweetinspiredhome.blogspot.com/2013/06/wine-crate-full-of-lavender.html">here</a>. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The bathroom is so relaxing and enjoyable now!</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Art can reflect the soul. With the careful mixing of hues and strokes, an emotion or moment in time is captured.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Framed art is one of the main staples of home decor. Everyone's tastes vary, but most people will agree that hanging something on the wall that reflects your style and tastes makes your house more of a home. It creates the feeling and atmosphere that you want your home to exude. </span></span></i><br />
<i><br /></i><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love spending idyllic Saturday afternoons in art galleries looking at paintings and wondering if the artist had an underlying meaning in the painting and maybe if you look hard enough you will understand the message, or maybe what you see is all that is meant to be seen, nothing more.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This past Saturday I had the opportunity to watch an artist in action. Saks Galleries hosted a demonstration by artist Stephanie Birdsall. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Stephanie received her formal training at the City and Guilds of London Art School in England. She currently lives in Arizona but has plans to move to Denver by the end of the year.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To me, it's a privilege to see a work of art come to life, to see the process that the artist goes through. For this demonstration, she painted pansies. As she painted she explained her process, why she was adding a stroke, or taking one out, and how she was layering colors. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stephanie didn't finish this piece that afternoon but here are some of her pieces available at Saks Galleries. My favorite is Farmhouse, the one you see at the top of this post. I wish I could take it home!</span></span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.saksgalleries.com/artists/birdsall/index.html" rel="nofollow">Lilacs by Stephanie Birdsall</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you'd like to learn more about Stephanie and to see more of her work, you can visit her website at <a href="http://stephaniebirdsall.com/" rel="nofollow">stephaniebirdsall.com. <br /><br />I'm sharing with: <br /><center>
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