Getting On Board With The Chevron

Hi Everyone!

OK…you know how HOT the chevron pattern is in design theses days..

Well.., we decided to incorporate it into this great vintage vanity..

I didn’t do the “before” pics…but if you’ve been to a yard sale lately, you’ve probably seen this girl.  She is a bit tired looking in her faded wood finish…

She’s a little out of date with her functionality..

But, wouldn’t she work out great as a little stand for your mid-size flat screen tv in the center?

It’s so much fun to see these old pieces in a NEW way..Don’t you think?

Thank you so much for stopping in..

Is it spring yet?????

Cori

Tootsie B

One of my favorite things about creating this beautiful forms is hearing the stories of my customers.

This form is named for the business she will soon be an icon for.

My customer and her husband dismantled an entire BARN and then re-assembled it in their town.

They are going to be opening up a wonderful vintage boutique.

This form incorporates some of her favorite treasures…

Hymn book pages..

a vintage white doorknob..

beautiful buttons and lace from her personal collection..

AND, most importantly--

some of her favorite vintage photographs of her loved ones..

This is such a great way to commemorate her life…

her new business..

what matters most…

I wish her the best of luck as she embarks on her dream..

I was so happy to play a small part in what will be her fabulous business.

Thanks Mary.

I think your customers will love Tootsie B as much as I do.

Cori

Simple Yard Sale Dresser Makeover

Here’s what it looked like when we found it last weekend….

It was a very simple dresser with no hardware.  It was probably homemade, but built well and sturdy.

We cut out the pull openings, painted the body Abusson Blue and the drawer fronts Old White.

We labeled the drawers with the numbers off to the left side.

This would make a great dresser for a child’s room or even an adult who can appreciate a bit of whimsy…

From simple to fun and fabulous.

Love that!

Have a great week!

Cori

Anthro LOVE

Happy Friday Blog Friends!

I want to share some major inspiration and eye candy form the Seattle Anthropologie.  II was lucky enough to be there a few weeks ago.

I snapped some wonderful shot at one of my favorite stoes.

I must admit that the paint “drips” on the windows and the antique work tables were the highlights for me…

The creative team at this wonderful store never seize to AMAZE me. 

Hope you enjoyed a this peek into one of my favorite spots for inspiration

Have a fabulous “almost” Spring weekend…

Cori

Inspired In Seattle

Hello!

I’m finally getting a chance to do a quick post….

Don’t the days just fly by so quickly?  No one really warns you about how fast time is going to go by as you get older.
I want to embrace each and every day and continue to do the things I love.

I was lucky enough to spend three glorious days in Seattle last week.  I met a very dear friend there for some great sightseeing, shopping, and dining out. 

We were fortunate to have some fabulously clear weather and very little rain (unusual in February in Seattle).

We went to Jazz Alley and listened to a wonderful Latin Jazz band .  We dined at Elliott’s Oyster House on the waterfront.  If you’ve never been there—you’ve just gotta go!  Great view, impeccable service and out of this world seafood.

When I returned from my trip, I felt energized and ready to get back to work.  Lucky for me, my BFFL Diane arrived for a long visit. 

We went into “full project mode” on Thursday and are so happy to be back together and working side by side to create pretty things.

This dresser has been sitting in the store for months now.  It’s such a pretty piece and structurally sound.

I loaded it into the van several weeks ago.  I decided I wanted to do something DIFFERENT with it.

Here’s the DIFFERENT look we decided on…

Feeling so inspired by my trip to Seattle and the places I was able to visit….it became a really fun Seattle
“Subway Sign” dresser.

We used Annie Sloan’s chalk paint in Old White and Abbusson Blue.

There’s a lot more project on the “TO DO” list for the next few weeks….I’ll be sure to share them with you all.

Here’s to a new found energy and creative flow as we head into Spring

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Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Feature Friday here.


Cori

The Story Behind The Name

Happy Friday Friends!

I know my posts have been few and far between…things are busy here for sure.  I’ve been working hard creating custom dress forms.

I love to name my forms.  It makes them “come alive” for me.

I want to share a story with you.  I asked my customer what she would like to name her form and she shared this story with me:

I think "Daisy Marcellus" in honor of my grandmothers - they were the Sewing Queens of the depression years in the early 1930's on the prairie in North Dakota. Well-to-do relatives from "back east" would send a barrel of cast-off clothing via railroad twice a year, and my great-grandmother Daisy & grandmother Marcellus would work their magic, remaking all the clothing for the 8 children in the family - 5 girls and 3 boys. My mother said they had the nicest clothes for school except for the hateful wool stockings they had to wear in the winter. My mother would be shocked when at the age of 12 she discovered not everyone wore made-over clothes "from the barrel" - you could actually go into town and buy a ready-made dress that already fit! My mother was an excellent seamstress also, and I was blessed with the sewing gene too. I never got to meet Gramma Daisy, and Gramma Marcellus died in the early 1970's. I lost my mother to Alzheimer's last July, and sadly neither of my daughters has any interested in sewing. I have the family Singer treadle machine, my mother's Singer Featherweight, and my own Husvarna machine and will sew as long as I'm able.

I love the story and the sentiment behind this project.  I created a special “name tag” for Daisy Marcellus.

She represents so many dreams and memories for someone very special.

I love “meeting” the people I work with and getting to know a little bit of their story.

How rewarding.

Thanks for stopping in.

Cori