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Another day. Another pillow.

07 Wednesday Aug 2013

Posted by anotherbigbite in I'm a Crafty Mo' Fo', The "Joy" of Parenting

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decorating, diy, kids room, kids rooms, pillow, pillowcase, pillowcases, sewing, upcycle

Another Big Bite - Pillowcase Makeover

Or two.

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I’ve been busy getting a duvet cover made for Finny’s Big Boy Room…  I have been looking high and low for exactly the right fabric.  Only problem?  I have expensive taste.  Which sucks.  For me.  And sorta for Jonathan Adler, since I’m not planning on buying anything from him anytime soon, no matter how deep my appreciation runs for white, mid-century-inspired ceramics and cheeky needlepoint pillows.

A duvet cover is also such a big project, for no other reason than the sheer linear feet of sewing, and it is not rewarding.  Making a dress or stuffed animal gives you a bit of pride; the feeling like: It was just a flat strech of fabric, and now?  (haughty sniff) I MADE THIS.  A duvet cover is nothing but a giant fabric bag – which should be simple, but always ends up a bit off.  I’ve got my share of sewing projects that I am purty darn proud of, but sewing miles and miles of straight lines is mind numbing. Monotonous.  Lackluster.  Unexciting.  Mundane.  Insipid.  Exciting enough that one has time to think of numerous synonyms to “BOR-RING.”

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Before. Meh.

I bought a pair of flat sheets to make Finn’s duvet cover.  I picked up a pair of plain, white pillowcases while I was at it.  During all this dull cutting and sewing and sewing and sewing, I thought; Screw this.  I’m taking a break and doing something small.

It started with this tutorial for pillowcases.  I followed her instructions but used slightly different measurements since I was adapting a pair of existing pillowcases.  I had a pair of cases and I have a pair of children; it seemed only natural that each of them ended up with one.  I busted out the scrap stash and got to work.

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I love the pattern on Finn’s.  I want a shirt made out of that fabric.  Which would make me look a bit like a mime/lumberjack.  I’m okay with that, though.

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Alice’s is a little -ahem- loud, but since I used some of the leftovers from her quilt I made when she was still baking, it coordinates closely enough.

Every time I make something for the kids, I envision their beautiful, happy smiles on their little cherub-cheeked faces when I show it to them.  This is not reality.  “Finn, what do you think of your new pillowcase?”  I hold it up and smile brightly.  He glances over with glazed eyes and a dead stare that says Oh yes, Mother.  ANOTHER e’ffing pillow.  I’m ever so thrilled.  “Okay.  I have two pillows already, Mom.”  Which is better than what I imagine he is thinking.

Does this child realize that one can NEVER HAVE TOO MANY PILLOWS?  No.  No, he does not.

See? Told ya he was beside himself with joy.

See? Told ya he was beside himself with joy.

And so it is back to the grindstone with this damn duvet cover.  Not that it is anything spectacular.  But I’ve gotten this far into it – and plunked down eight bucks in supplies for it, so I ‘spose I’ll try to see it to the end.

Wish me luck.  Karma.  Victory.  Triumph.  Kismet?

My brain’s got all day here, folks.

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The Little Girl’s Room

22 Friday Feb 2013

Posted by anotherbigbite in Fixing Up the House, I'm a Crafty Mo' Fo', The "Joy" of Parenting

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decorating, kids rooms, mood board

Since Alice’s room was the only room that we ever really decorated back in Ohio, it is one of the easiest to put back together now that we are in Colorado. This makes me a little bit sad; the last time Finn’s room was ever done was… Never.

This is what it used to look like… Oh, it was adorable.

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When it was featured on Apartment Therapy, I literally almost peed in my pants (I had just had a baby, after all). It was so calming, serene and sweet. When we lived there, Alice was calm, serene and sweet as well. Now? Notsomuch.

Here is what it looks like now; in the new house:

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She knows her way around a stud finder, that one.  Nathan is proud.

She knows her way around a stud finder, that one. Nathan is proud.

We got around to hanging up a few pictures. I’ll be honest; it hasn’t made much of a difference.

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But she seems to be mighty impressed. God, I LOVE how easy it is to make her happy.

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While I sit there, putting her to sleep three times a day, I have a hard time focusing. All I can think of is window treatments, rugs and paint colors and- ouch! Alice! Get your finger out of my nose! All I can do is think about re-decorating. Which is a bit pointless, since she will be in a “big girl bed” in a year or so, and then we’ll have to pull a switcheroo all over again.

Before she was born, I made the most adorable rainbow circle quilt. It gets a lot of play around here, and is what I kept coming back to when I would think about what I wanted her new room to look like. She is bright, happy, and (ahem!) colorful. It seems fitting.

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She isn’t a baby. She’s not a big girl. She’s a little girl. Finally, I decided to put a little pen to paper and flesh out what I keep daydreaming about. I started a Pinterest board to organize my thoughts. That wasn’t quite enough, though. Enter the mood board, explained here for those of you, like Nathan, who have no idea of what one is. (And cue the chipper, upbeat soundtrack, will ya, John Williams?)

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Most of this stuff we already have. We need a new light fixture for sure, and her carpet is horrendous, so I would really love to get a new rug to cover all the ickyness up. But my weakness? Be still my beating heart; that adorable mushroom stool. Alas, it is from Anthropologie, and $168… So we’re gonna have to find a way to DIY the crap outta that. I’m open to suggestions.

But for now, I’ll have to settle for a gallon of paint. Really, I am fooling myself, since we still have not gotten the baseboards put in the living room. It is starting to feel like that will never get done. All that aside, now I need to start thinking about Finn’s room. For the first time since he was in utero…

Hummm…

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