Decorative pillows

Another sample of my work is about 11 years old and pattern was found in special edition magazine by “Burda”.

I agree, that cross stitching is time consuming craft, but it give you a surcease in your everyday crazy life.
I found this free and fun cross stitch text generator at Magic Robot Cross Stitch website.

So sit, stitch and enjoy!

If you doing to sew you own window treatments, valances and decorative pillows, first you need to find some information about it. You can buy a book, or better search online for free information .

I found a free and helpful information on following website: www.alternative-windows.co.uk

and you can use it too now to learn how to sew variety of window treatments.

Before renovation walls were covered with very dated wallpaper. But it wasn’t the problem.

Problem was that wallpaper was glued directly to the drywall panels. While removing the wallpaper walls were damaged and it was hard to make them smooth again, all imperfections were visible.
To hide that problem, we used a faux paint technique and it worked perfectly.

New tiles, counter top and light fixture were added to finish the look.

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I found this good tool to plan your decorating projects and chose the colours you like for your walls, window treatments, rods and furniture:

Color This!“Now you can try your hand at designer decorating. Our Color This! suite lets you choose paint colors for your interior walls and exterior siding, along with fabric, window treatments, flooring, roof color, trim, and more. Simply choose and apply the colors and materials, then save your rooms to view later, print on a color printer, or e-mail to a friend. Design, plan, or just have fun!” http://www.bhg.com

window treatments

Roman shades are one of the most stylish and very efficient and practical way to add a touch of elegance to all of your windows.

Roman shades can be used as a standalone window treatment fitted outside the window or fitted inside the window recess and combined with curtains and top treatments for a layered look.

You can order Roman Shades to be custom made or you can do it yourself. I found very usable information:
Making Roman Blinds Instructions
on this website: http://www.alternative-windows.com/roman-blind.htm

I hope it will help you to make your own Roman Blinds.
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I found this book in Winners store, it was on sale for only $3.00, so I decided to add the book to my collection of books about sewing and decor.

Book contain nine projects for absolute beginners with step-by-step photos to help you sew decorative pillows, table linens, bed covers and more.

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Let’s go back to animal prints.Those beautiful full operational draperies are made of leopard print faux fur fabric. The little valance covers and hides inexpensive I-Beam rod. It has small drop size for a reason. There is only 6″ above the patio door leading to a balcony, and the owners are relatively toll.

The ottoman provides a sitting place in the morning and a storage surface for the bed cover and decorative pillows over night.

Colours on the bed cover and on pillows are in harmony with colours on the draperies. For sewing enthusiasts it will be easy to make draperies and decorative pillows. Even upholstery probably won’t be a problem.

If you are not sure about your skills, I would recommend to hire a professional to do the job.
I called this “Horse Pillow”. I know, it does not exist in the nature – the horse with leopard skin pattern, but the fringe on this decorative pillow reminds me of a horse mane.

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