Pil*low:  a piece of cloth stuffed with soft materials, used to support the head when lying down.

Pillows have gone from a comfortable head support to making a statement.  They may be made with pretty fabrics, quilted loveliness, of collaged fabrics.  The choice definitely speaks of who we are and what we think.  I love pretty pillows!  I think I sell more pillows than anything else I make.  I sold a big pillow with the "Give it a Try" saying on it.  The woman who bought it asked me to make another one like it for a gift.  I do not take special orders, but I did in this rare case.  I made the quote to large for the pillow and decided to make an additional pillow so it wasn't wasted.  I'm happy with how both turned out.
Then I had a quilted piece with coyotes and I used that for the front of a pillow and I used a piece of Kantha quilt for the back of the pillow.
The last pillow is made from miscellaneous pieces I collaged together. 

Sweet Dreams! 

My sister's and I attended Art Unraveled earlier this month.  We had such fun taking an upcycled garment class.  Here are a few of the pieces I worked on.  My sister Elaine put us to shame with her sewing skills, but we all ended up making garments that we liked. 

I always try and make cute tags for the items I sell on Etsy or at vintage shows.  I had a ton of old button cards, so I sat down and made a bunch on tags.  Once again, I used things I had on hand.  Then I found a pretty lace holder that the tags fit into.  They are easy to find & look SEW sweet!

I saw this bench at the thrift store, and I knew I could do something cute with it, but I passed on it.  Then I was out playing on Saturday and the store was having a half off sale.  Well, for half off I decided it was worth waiting in line to buy it.  I brought it home, sanded it down, painted it, distressed it a little and recovered the seats with fabric I had.  The whole project took me about 4 hours.  The fun thing about this bench is if you get tired of the seat fabric you can just recover them in minutes.  Sew Easy!

I'm sorry I haven't posted but I have been unable to get onto my blog page for a month and now it's finally working. 

This chair was commissioned, and I was told to do whatever I wanted to do with it.  That seems easy but I kept thinking, what if they don't like it!  It actually took me a long time to sew all the pieces together, then I had to hand stitched a lot of it onto the chair, and finally I finished it off with long strips of fabric that I sewed tiny little pieces of fabric, buttons and lace onto.  I'm so happy that it's finished & delivered!

I had a bunch of fresh flowers that I put in a pot outside to decorate the balcony.  This is how they looked after the water evaporated and the flowers dried in the sun.  Aren't they pretty?

I have a friend who has display cabinets full of wonderful vintage & antique items all over her house.  It is so much fun looking into each one of them.  On my last visit she gave me a little cabinet.  I decided to paint it black & line it with pretty paper, and keep my little perfume bottle collection in it.  I am so thankful for my friend Ann and her kindness!  I believe we are kindred spirits.

Have you ever seen or used a crumb tray & brush?  I found this at an estate sale and bought it.  I won"t use it for crumbs, but rather for cleaning the top of my craft table.  It's perfect for cleaning up after cutting glass, sanding wood or gathering up fabric remnants and such.

Can you believe this apron?!  I think it is so pretty!  I don't buy or make many aprons anymore, but I jumped at this one.  All the work that went into it!  I might actually wear it, but no, not while I'm cooking.  Can you imagine getting spaghetti sauce down the front of it?  It would be cute to wear at a vintage fair!