Makeover Monday: 3/25

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Hope you aren't tired of Easter baskets!  After much deliberation, my last basket customer decided on a bucket style girl basket in pale pink, with some striping and bow in this pretty vintage print.

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This may be one of my favorites of all time- and I've made quite a few of these over the years.  I adore the feminine color and bit of whimsy in the print.  I left the bow long because it hangs so sweetly.  This one is headed to California today!

Makeover Monday: 2/18

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A new customer from Mississippi ordered up a shabby chic style Easter basket.  She wanted shades of pink and cream, in a rose print.  These are the two fabrics she chose.

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Here she is, in all of her ruffly glory, ready to head off to the post office tomorrow.

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Happy Monday, Friends!!

Girly Girl Friday

The pale blue boy basket from a recent Makeover Monday will soon be on its way to Canada! He needed a female travelling companion though.

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My customer said she wanted something pink, so I went with one of my all time favorite vintage sheets. Can you believe some fool used this as a painting dropcloth at one time?? The nerve!

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I wish I had thought to snap a shot of this one sitting beside the boy one- they are so sweet together...

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but wait...

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by the miracle of modern technology...

Don't they make a cute couple??

Makeover Monday: 3/1

I started with the *chosen* fabric: palest blue with teal and mustard design.

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Meet your makeover! You all did such a fabulous job of choosing that I believe I will ask for your help every week. Come back tomorrow to view the fabric choices for next week... and have a marvelous Monday!!!
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ps- You convinced me to go ahead and swallow my pride. I took "before" photos of the craft disaster area, and will post my first installment of the craft room makeover series in a week or so. Thanks so much for the encouragement!

Thursday's Treasures

Well, I don't have a photo of my best treasure for today. It was my daughter asking, "Hey Mom, do you wanna do "All The Single Ladies" after breakfast?" For us, *doing* "All The Single Ladies" means we put on dress up clothes, crank up the song, and dance ourselves silly. Today we just wore hats- me, baseball, Sophie, miner. I wish there WAS a photo...what a great way to start the day!

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In other news, I'm hoping this basket will be a treasure for my new customer. She loved the blue and brown one for her son, but needed one for her little girl. She wanted bright colors, with pink, orange, and yellow. I think she'll love this!

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And lastly, I found these silver plated Reed & Barton lotus (waterlily) bowls at the Salvation Army. Both still have their original stickers, and they are in fantastically excellent condition. I paid $1.99 each for them. After some research, I've found that resale prices are all over the map- from $25 to $50. In any case, they should bring 5x what I paid which is my minimum personal goal when I "flip" a vintage item.

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Do you have a treasure to share today? Please leave a comment!

Makeover Monday

I began with this vivid vintage "landscape" sheet in browns and blues.

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Introducing the boy's heirloom Easter basket! Ecofriendly, one-of-a-kind, and oh so masculine! Large enough to hold more Easter candy than one child could eat; durable enough to withstand the most competitive egg hunt (and hunter). Classic styling and color to grow smoothly from baby to adult. Look for it in sosorosey soon!

Easter Preview

It's not too early to be dreaming of spring, is it? Here is my latest creation ~

the upcycled Easter basket!

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I'd love to make more of these for my shop, but I need some input...

what size should I make them?

Please do leave a comment with your input!