I've been experimenting with what I can find for hardware store jute rope and nylon twine. I made a tote bag out of the twine a few months ago. The green basket here is jute rope - and it isn't quite as waterproof (I could take a hose to the other if necessary) it is sturdy and rich looking. In the basket is a big roll of sisal twine, a bit less cohesive but lighter in weight, as well. I will see what I can get with that. Mark thinks plant hangers for a project out of it...
And since Esme was saying she was running out of playdresses and summer is on its way - I made this. The white paisley fabric is heavy denim, but there wasn't enough of it to do much else with... and the other fabrics were the last bits of scraps that made something that 'sort of' went together. The lining is a green 'hello my friends' fabric from a Japanese pack long ago, and the blue was from a friend years ago when I made matching dresses for Esme and her daughter. It is open in the back to halfway down with a button at the back neck. I hope it will fit for a while.
The picture shows my messy studio space.. but that is part of the process lately.
We had laid down an old piece of underlayment in the kitchen on the concrete floor to keep it warmer. I had seen some ideas for 'wood rugs' and wanted to add some life and color to the rug. Mark said go ahead - and some masking tape and craft paint later we get a little bit of 'different' that may not last forever but it is interesting while it does.
I had told Mark I wasn't just looking at home dec pictures on Pinterest.. but was actually doing some of it. So he decided I needed a picture of me doing it.. which turned out pretty good :) This was a fun project, kittens and all...
Minion and her kitten are confused by it all...there was much shooing off of little feet and even a little bit of cover-up of tiny footprints that found their mark.
No comments:
Post a Comment