WIP Wednesday

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I finished my hay bale cover order last night!  They've been double checked for size and "perfection", folded, and wrapped into color coordinated groups.   Now they are ready to fly off to Massachusetts.  Safe travels, big bundle!

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After all of that wedding work, it was a treat to curl up on the couch last night and start the rug order I talked about on Monday.  With Deadliest Catch on the TV for company.  When finished it will be 14" by 28".  Here it is at 14" by about 6".

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My customer decided on the off white & brown mix combined with the variegated dark browns.  It has a *tweedy* look that she really likes.

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And yourself?  What works do you have in progress today?

WIP Wednesday

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My neutral rug from last week has had to take a backseat to a new WIP!  Remember THIS wedding with the hay bale seating from last summer?  Well, I'm lucky enough to have another bunch of hay bales to outfit for a June 2012 wedding.  Ester from Massachusetts fell in love with the neutral bale covers that she found in THIS blog post.  She'll be tying hers with twine, though- won't that be perfect?  These are the fabrics I've gathered so far.  Once they are approved, I'll get to start the cutting process.

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And here we have a mystery WIP that I started last night.  It is something I have been wanting to make for a very long time.  Any guesses?  Barring any crazy happenings around here tonight, I plan to finish this and showcase it with her *sister* tomorrow.

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What are YOU working on these days?

Neato News

Do people even say neato anymore?  Oh, well.  I do.  And speaking of "I do", guess what??  The hay bale wedding from June was featured yesterday on Style Me Pretty, the Little Black Book Blog!  Sarah's florist submitted the photos, and voila, they were chosen.  You can click the link to scoot on over and check out the gorgeous shots from this special wedding.  Be sure to click on the text link within the article that says "And there are more of them right here".  You definitely must see page two of that gallery for the BEST photo of the hay bale covers... and lots of other really drool-worthy details, too.  Congratulations on the feature, Sarah, and thank you for including the sosovintage link under "fabric dealer"!!

Wedding Bales

Did you know that the latest rage in outdoor weddings is hay bale seating? I sure didn't, until a wonderful bride-to-be came searching in sosovintage for custom hay bale covers! She shared several photos of different hay bale *looks* such as the ones shown HERE and HERE.

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We discussed all of the different looks and tried to determine the style she wanted for her wedding. No matter how simple the idea of hay bales is, or even how casual they may look, a LOT of thought goes into planning the details of their use.

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Though my bride is getting married on a farm, her dress is very fancy and the atmosphere will be one of rustic elegance. Think VERY Martha Stewart. After looking at all of the photos, and contemplating the details of this particular wedding, I came up with a new way to dress up the bales - one that we hadn't seen in any of the photos and that we decided would work perfectly for this ceremony.

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Each bale will be covered with a neutral fabric overlay that fits the width of the bale exactly and hangs down in the front and back about a foot. The overlay will then be wrapped in a wide sash of vintage fabric, with a simple bow at the back. Besides looking gorgeous and tying the colors of the ceremony together (no pun intended), the sash will also serve to keep the overlay firmly in place. GENIUS! (pat, pat)

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A wedding with 120 guests equals 60 hay bales. So, for about a month now, I've been gathering blue vintage sheets and neutral linens for this occasion. I've done MANY loads of laundry, and completely worn out my electric scissors, too. Each of the bale covers is almost a yard of fabric (36" by 42"), and each bale sash consists of TWO 6 foot by 6 inch lengths of fabric.

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I've been so fortunate to work with a dream customer on this big project, and she has promised to share wedding photos, too! I know I'll be thinking about her in June, and wishing I could be there personally to set up the bales. As these photos show, I'm ready to ship this big bundle up to Massachusetts. Can you guess how much the box weighs? Hint: dimensions are 22" by 19" by 9". I'll share the actual weight later tonight- let's see who gets the closest!!

Makeover Monday: 3/21

Today's makeover is such a fun one! I started with a 2 oz. hexagonal jar of honey, sent to me by a sosovintage customer who is getting married on a farm in June.

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aqua patterns...heaven!!!