Did Somebody Say Fabric.com Giveaway?

**This Giveaway Has Ended.**

Yes! Me!  That’s right.  After playing around with all the different fabrics I ordered from fabric.com recently, I am pleased to tell you that fabric.com is offering one lucky winner a $50.00 gift certificate to use on their website! 

I love getting a bargain and fabric.com has so many great fabrics in stock at great prices.  They also offer free shipping on orders over $35.00.   You can read my past posts here, here and here, to get an idea of what I’ve bought from them recently and what I’ve done with it.

Here are some new ones that caught my eye, too.

Turquoise and White Collection

Linen Collection

Amy Butler {also comes in a laminate fabric}

How to Enter:

You must visit fabric.com and come back and tell me which fabric you are just loving {this is mandatory, hence the bolded “must”}.

For extra entries you can do any or all of the following:

• Blog about or post this giveaway on your sidebar, come back and let me know that you’ve done so in a separate comment;
• Tweet about this giveaway and come back and let me know with a link in a separate comment;

You do not have to have a blog to enter but you do need to leave me an email address to contact you if you don’t.  Winner will have 48 hours to contact me after I’ve emailed or a new winner will be chosen.   Remember, separate comments for each of the above entries.

Giveaway will close on Friday, March 25, 2011, at 11:00 p.m., EST.  This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. only {sorry}.  Winner will be chosen via random.org and announced on Saturday, March 26, 2011.

Kathy

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Ooooh, Ooooh ~ I’m In A Magazine!

Well, it’s just my interview with Christina Strutt but it does have my name and picture!

I just got my new issue of Creating Vintage Charm.  A new magazine that I discovered quite by accident right around the holidays.  Here is a link to the website.  I have found it quite charming and lovely, plus it mentions people I know; like in this issue my friend Cindy Adkins is profiled.  Last issue it was Jane from Mamie Jane.

How pathetic am I?  I’m 47 years old and I can’t wait to show my Mom!

Kathy

So What DID I Make With That Fabric?

Finally, the third project idea, which was the table runner fabric, came from a comment that my bloggy friend, Paula from Castle and Cottage made {thanks, Paula!}.  I also got to use the ruffle that I had left from the table runner on this project as well. 

A tote bag!  I kept it simple because I never made one before.  I used webbing from Joanns for the handles.  I put the ruffle on the back and the front of the opening.

Sweet!  I love all three projects!

Kathy

New {Old} Floral Arrangement

I had a floral arrangement in a large jug type vase in my entry hall that I took apart a couple of years ago.  I kept everything, but just stored it for the time being.  You can see it in the picture below.  I sat it on the column to add height.

When I took it apart a couple of weeks ago, I took the florals and swished them around in a plastic bag filled with epsom salts {to knock off any dust}.  I then found a pot that my daughter had given me and I had the foam to put inside it.  I didn’t want a tall arrangement again, so I did quite a bit of clipping.

I put the hydrangeas all around the outside and used their leaves to hang over the rim a little bit.  I then put the ranunculus and roses in the middle portion.  I really love it and what makes me even happier is that I just reused what I already had.

I think this would take me right through the Summer months, too!

Kathy

1, 2, 3, Done!

I have a client I’ve been working with and we are currently accessorizing, organizing and doing a temporary facelift to her kitchen.  My client likes to keep things within easy reach while cooking at the stove and I purchased a couple of new things for her to hold her oils and cooking utensils in.

I found these plain boxes at Home Goods.  They fit everything really well and while we are doing mainly black and white in her kitchen, they are kind of plain.  So I thought we could dress them up a bit.

For about $12.00 I got these two monograms for the storage boxes from a seller on Etsy, empressivecreations, that I’ve used a few times.  She is always very helpful to me, especially when I need to figure out sizes. 

After hoping with fingers crossed that I wouldn’t mess up the thin swirls, I applied them as directed and here they are.

Now they are uniquely the family’s and are ready to sit on her counter making functional items pretty! 

Kathy