Befores and Afters

It's no good. I've totally confused myself with paint and pattern. The green is out the window, because it's too cold, and I'm sitting here with wallpaper samples stuck up on the wall and in total confusion about which one to choose! Some are too bold, some are too insipid, some the pattern is too big, and some the pattern is too small! I think I'm slightly closer to finding a good one, but I wanted something reflective to bounce light back into the room and the paper I like doesn't have that. I think I need to search some more!

On a better note, my garage workroom is nearly finished!! Rich finished my desk, and I now just have to cover it with a PVC type material so I don't damage the wood, and I'm away!

Before


After

My fireplace has been plastered and is ready for the surround to be fitted (when I get it!) and looks great.

Before

After


Oooh, and I think I just sold my old sofa and chair on Ebay, and I have a funky fascinator to make in Poppy Red!

Good times!

N x

Paper and Paint

Well today I'm waiting on an order for sinamay and feathers to make 2 fascinators, so I've been very productive. I've got paint and wallpaper samples after finding a theme I like in a magazine for my lounge. I LOVE this paper, and the colour is Cooking Apple Green from Farrow and Ball. Yummy! My new sofas are going to be a light chocolate brown and my carpet is a biscuit cream colour so I think it will all go well. I might, of course, change my mind before committing to the green walls, but I can't wait to make a feature of my fireplace wall with a patterned paper.



P came home and cooked fruit cakes (I measured out the ingredients, she mixed it all together and spooned it into the cases), and she's already eaten a big one! Topped with chocolate icing and Smarties! Yummy!


It's rained all day here, so my friend Richard came over to put my new garage desk together and I sorted out all my feathers and sinamay into boxes, so now everything is completely organised and it feels great! I can't wait to get everything else in and start working in there but there's still a lot to do! I'll post my 'before' and 'after' photos soon!

N x

Crafty Transformations

It's all go in my house. I've decided to transform my garage into a work area for my fascinator stuff because everything is starting to spill over into everything else and I'm getting all confused as to where things are. So, I thought I'd document it.

This is the before picture:



This is the during picture:


I'll post the after picture when I've finished! It's a big job but it will be SO lovely to be able to put my hands on everything now I've accumulated so much stuff!

Tomorrow I have decided to knock out my fireplace in my lounge, (or rather my dad is knocking it out). It's an old stone one which is a bit ugly and has a big hearth that takes up too much room. I have a gorgeous real fire which I am keeping, but I'm going to have it flush to the wall I think, with some slate tiles as a hearth, and maybe a mantle shelf, but I'm not sure yet.

This is what it looks like now:


I'll keep you posted on the mess...

We took my Dad to see Seven Brides for Seven Brothers on Friday at the theatre. It was great, and my whole family went. P thought it was fab and kept laughing. I love the theatre. There's something about watching a live performance that's really endearing. One of my favourite musicals is Les Miserables. I saw it in London when I was in my teens and I have never forgotten the power of the whole thing. I'm not sure if you've seen our recent Britain's Got Talent programme, but this lady was on it a week ago. I can't embed the video as YouTube have disabled the option to do so, but click here and watch. It's amazing and this video has over 27million hits.

N x