I keep hoarding fabric – luckily, I am also still riding that wave where I keep making stuff.
About a third of last week’s bounty. The other day I decided the only reason for me to be allowed inside a thrift store for the rest of the month is to drop off stuff, not to drag home more. We’ll see how long I can last …
My most recent project: curtains for the second bedroom window.
I used these (thrifted, what else) as inspiration.My idea was that if the two curtains had the same shape, I would be ok with the fact that they have different patterns/colors (I like having pairs of two, it’s a feng shui hang-up I guess).Well, as you can see, the curtain I made myself doesn’t quite have the same shape as the original. The half-circle simply turned out too long, covering too much of the window. So the crocheted strings to tie things up was my lazy-fix.Maybe this type of crochet-lacing is becoming my signature or something – I did it on the curtains for the closet, too.
After initially worrying I might have gone too far with this one (too much going on, pattern-, color-, crochet-trimming-wise), I realized that I really do like the over-the-top-too-much-ness of it. I guess it’s officially time I fess up: I really dig having too much of everything when it comes to mixing colors and patterns, styles/crafting techniques. In fact, it’s barely enough.
Speaking of too much is never enough: I can never have enough plants, either.
My excuse for buying these guys was that they were compensation for Peter’s plants, which have been mutilated by Oden and Freya (our cats, not the god/godess their named after).
6 Comments
Tokoni O. Uti
Lovely fabrics. Your house looks so cool
Isabella
What a good idea– I can’t wait to try it out!! 🙂
Keep up the great work!
XOXO,
Isabella
Solveig
Thanks! I’d love to see what your turns out like – send pix!
atkokosplace
The crochet trim is such a pretty touch!❀
mindvibin
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creativityandfamily
Hi, the crochet trim really finishes them off. I love thrifters and hoarders!!! Not sure Hubby does though. 😉