tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73436800142958977512024-03-14T02:17:35.090-04:00Madame Sews AlotA somewhat quirky view of life by the woman known as the "Drapery Lady" by all the people I've decorated for over the past two dozen, plus, years. Also sharing ideas and thoughts on decorating and hobbies and some of the problems that go along with them.The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-39908350454059282222014-09-15T11:00:00.000-04:002014-09-15T11:00:58.413-04:00A Refreshing SpotA kitchen is not always just a kitcn benchesthen. Sometimes it includes a nice breakfast nook. It may be a place to sit and enjoy your morning tea , while reading the morning news. Nooks serve as a place to do homework, craft projects, gather the family for a meeting or dinner. Sometimes even a peaceful muse, if you are home alone, maybe with a cup of hot cocoa on a winter afternoon. <br />
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I love this nook! It is peaceful and serene. A great place where the family gathers. The window seat has a cushion and a back that can be popped in front of and attached to the windows, so that no one leans against the glass. A lovely piece of engineering! It is stored in the bench until needed. The table was a wonderful project that my client decided to undertake, as we weren't able to find just the table we wanted. So he built it! The finish and color are perfection! Artwork (not well seen in the photo) are all photos the clients took on their many journeys. It's so much fun to work with such talented people. </div>
The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-42825236943045559632014-08-19T12:02:00.000-04:002014-08-19T12:02:52.695-04:00Kitchen calm<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I have a client that has<strong> </strong>been in their home for a good many years, and it was time for an update in the kitchen. The appliances had all been replaced in the not too distant past, and updated to stainless. However the rest was due.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">As you can see, the lighting shows it's era as well as the counter tops. The floor was vinyl, stained glass in a cupboard door is colors from a definite era, and who has a wall phone with a cord anymore?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">What nice changes! Beautiful granite, solid composite chocolate brown sink, can lighting on a rheostat so the mood can be set, Italian porcelain tile flooring with a pale slate look, small shelves on the end of the cabinet converted to wine rack, beautiful hand finished tile backsplash (with no phone!), </span><br />
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The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-15352494394112762482014-03-12T21:50:00.000-04:002014-03-12T21:50:12.829-04:00The head of the bed.Sometimes when working on a design job, you walk into a room and it just says "Do this"<br />
This pretty little guest room was just that way.<br />
The client wanted to buy some upholstered headboards and a new window treatment.<br />
Her current bedspreads did the talking.<br />
She bought 2 more and we made the headboards and window treatment out of them and voila!<br />
Didn't they come out pretty?<br />
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The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-81565606792002407822014-02-20T10:49:00.000-05:002014-02-20T10:49:45.276-05:00A Little LuxuryI am so excited about my latest drapery installation! It is so elegant, opulent, and appropriate for this historic Victorian home. It almost gave me the giggles putting it in! What do you think? Isn't it just yummy!<br />
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And to think it is only 8 1/2 inches tall! Yes, this lovely room is in a dollhouse. The mother of all dollhouses! I think it has 24 rooms! The owner started on it 35 years ago and is still adding to it, and I have had the privilege to contribute to it. </div>
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The draperies have over 40 hours in them, primarily because I had to make all the fringe myself.</div>
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Then the drapery silk was cut out, exactly to scale, and just as I would a full scale drapery.</div>
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Then the lining was inserted. Yes, I have gone over the edge! I know you were wondering!</div>
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After all pieces are constructed, they were folded into their desired look and attached to a board. Then all the extras were added. I even made little Victorian cut work shades to insert under the treatment for night time privacy!</div>
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The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-7286173452004928542014-02-04T17:17:00.000-05:002014-02-04T17:17:24.999-05:00It is in the details.It is the details that count. It doesn't matter if it is a real house or a miniature house. The details are what gives it the finished look. I like my miniatures to have the feeling that someone has actually been there. I want it to seem real and tangible, so I like to put in "real life details.<br />
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Tasty treats for our honored guest.</div>
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This was such a fun project to do and all of my friends at club did their own porches. All were so different and interesting. I had the distinct honor to win a first place ribbon for a room box/vignette at the Indianapolis Miniature Show, as well as a Best of Show Award. What a wonderful surprise!</div>
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Cut out two pieces of fabric about 8 1/2 inches wide by 17 inches long.<br />
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Fold in half, long way, and then stitch the edges together. Do this with both pieces.<br />
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Next I took a piece of pretty bullion fringe and took it apart to use the cord it was made up of, but you can use any decorative cord you would like.</div>
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The old fabric became our new fabric pattern.</div>
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The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-73642089454072191632013-08-13T11:39:00.000-04:002013-08-13T11:39:13.031-04:00PrettypotholdersI have been so frustrated that my computer doesn't want to stay connected to the Internet. I can't figure it out and therefore can't blog. So here we go, giving it another try. <br />
I find when I get frustrated I work on miniatures to relax. I went to a show this weekend and was inspired to try to crochet in miniature. I already tat tiny things, so how hard could it be? Well, it can be hard! Needed to dig out the extra magnifier glasses so I could see what I was doing, for one. <br />
The first try the scale turned out to big. not because of the stitch size, but because I hadn't made adjustments to how to do a certain look. Fewer stitches! Anyway, I did manage to achieve two vintage style potholders like my Grandmother used to use, after about 4 1/2 hours!<br />
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NOW back to THE project! There was a large blank wall in the sunroom that we wanted to make a focal point for some kind of art, or something to bring nature to that side of the room, as all the other walls bring the outside in. One idea was a waterfall fountain, but maintenance was more that they wanted to deal with. Who can blame them for that! The end decision was to place a beautiful piece of granite on the wall in a cutout as a feature. Looks great in the room and so unusual!<br />
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The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-25328555355525034562013-07-12T10:57:00.005-04:002013-07-12T11:02:43.433-04:00Trunk for the junkI thought I'd take a little side trip away from the work project today, and show you a recent hobby project in miniatures. A dear friend of mine passed away and left behind a large collection of fine miniature's as well as lots of kits and materials to make more. She was an acomplished miniatrist and had exquisite taste. She stipulated, before she passed, that she wanted to let the club have her trunk kits to put together. Well, she really had the kits! Kits, kits, and more kits! So many that each member was able to choose 3 kits. There were some left over that will be passed on to be sold for fund raising for one of our favorite miniature organizations. <br />
I volunteered to teach the rest of the club how to put these kits together, so I did one first to get the method down and have a finished one for everyone to see. I laid everything out before getting started.<br />
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The first step was wallpapering the inside of the trunk.</div>
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Then you start gluing the piece together, making sure that the pieces are all right side up! We won't go into why I had to specify that part.</div>
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Next I painted my faux leather to be the color I wanted and applied it to all of the outside.</div>
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Next, shiny tape makes the metal around the trunk, wood slats which I prestained applied and finally the brass finding for the hardware.</div>
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Voila! After only A FULL DAY'S WORK, I had a finished ladies wedding trunk!</div>
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<br />The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-68118200268115477692013-07-10T14:29:00.000-04:002013-07-10T14:30:24.436-04:00Fine DiningThe project continues and this idea really worked. The living and dining rooms were two fairly small spaces, especially the living room. The living room was never used, and with the great family room and the new sun room, and downstairs recreation/family room.......well, how many sitting rooms do you need? So the idea was to turn those two rooms into one room for dining in style. <br />
The table was already there, and barely navigatable in the smaller room. There was no room for a buffet or any other piece of additional furniture, so the space just felt overwhelmed by the table. I wish I still had the before pictures, but hard drive crashed and well...........<br />
We took out the arched and pillared opening between the two rooms, centered the table and new light fixture and added beautiful painted panels and texture on the walls. While we were blowing out walls on the back of the house anyway, the center window was removed and windows moved to the side and an alcove with a built in buffet installed. Now there is plenty of room for a large gathering and great conversation. Love the peaceful color, too!<br />
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The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-42014788288793915132013-07-08T10:36:00.000-04:002013-07-08T10:40:28.618-04:00Sun room comfortThe project I have been writing about had some major expansion work done, as you could probably tell by the photos of the kitchen. Well, it went even further. A sun room was added where a deck used to be and then some. The kitchen actually took up at least half of the old deck. That also entailed blowing out the basement and adding an additional play room. I'll show that at a later date.<br />
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The sun room is now a place where sitting and reading is a joy and the breakfast area is now in there. <br />
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The window shades are Hunter Douglas Pirouettes and are motorized. There were so many that opening and closing them everyday can be quite a chore, so now, with just a touch of a button they can open all or just as many as they want at a time. Where the sun falls during certain times of year, only a couple need to be closed, while the others are open, to control the light. When all of them are opened, they are hidden in the upper woodwork and you wouldn't even know that the shades are there. Soooo coool! They are so quiet when they operate, we must have played with them for a half hour, just watching them work! Awesome installation!</div>
The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-38468210724346089792013-07-06T10:54:00.000-04:002013-07-06T10:54:35.833-04:00Warm Family SpaceThis was a wonderful project, that went on and on in a good way. We were able to take a more traditional room<br />
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As you can see, the beams were removed and the window framed out. Now contains a Hunter Douglas Pirouette for privacy and light control. New Benjamin Moore paint sure made a difference!Love Ben's colors as there must be 8000 of them.</div>
The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-13690999930773866852013-07-03T14:52:00.000-04:002013-07-03T14:52:59.824-04:00Dream KitchenIt is so much fun to work on a project that makes the client's dreams come true. One such client had a kitchen that was not sufficient for her needs as a cook that loves to entertain people in her home. The cabinets were too high up, as she is not very tall and not easy to navigate if more than one or two people were in the space.<br />
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Moving around could be rather tight. Well, to work we went, and with tearing down walls and expanding the space, a new and wonderful space came about. Places for her to work in the kitchen without others having to get into her work space, but yet still visit. New cabinets she could reach, a new pantry, beverage center and sun room to for the crowd to flow into. Actually, much of the home was redone.</div>
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The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-80866137148932216972013-06-22T21:04:00.000-04:002013-06-22T21:04:03.303-04:00Of all the places.........Today my husband and I were taking one customary drives to pick up cars (we have a small used car dealership) that were purchased at auction and decided we were hungry. It was just a bit past 1 in the afternoon and we hadn't had lunch yet. We decided to get a sandwich at one of our favorite places and as it turned out a bunch of motorcycle gang type guys were also eating there. <br />
Now, I don't have anything against bikers, as I have been known to ride bikes myself and had a Harley for awhile. We still have an Indian. But it was the general type of biker that we didn't feel like enjoying our lunch with. Anyway, we decided we wanted a nice peaceful lunch and a wonderful park was nearby, so we took our sandwiches to go style and headed to the park.<br />
This is a huge park, and I will admit that I haven't spent alot of time there, but we were having a terrible time trying to locate a picnic table, and I don't keep a blanket in the trunk to spread on the ground for a picnic. It seems that this huge park, which has a number of shelters, only has picnic table in shelters. All we wanted was a single table or quiet bench in a shady spot some where. All of the shelters were taken up by family reunions.<br />
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I guess there aren't any, so we pulled into a parking lot that absolutely no one was using, pulled under a nice tree, had the windows down and started to enjoy our great sandwiches, when all of a sudden this old beat up pick up truck pulls in right in front of us, nose to nose with us! I mean, not 3 feet away! Out jumps this woman who is screaming and cussing into her cell phone at some guy ( you could tell by the conversation) and carrying on like there's nobody else around. A teenage girl is in the car, with a total look of boredom, as I am sure she has been through this drama before, just biding her time, while Momma makes a complete horses behind ( I've never been one to use the usual term) of herself. My husband says "I don't think she needs the phone. He could hear her without it". She hangs up, picks up, and is at it again, hangs up, picks up.......Well you get the picture. We actually found it to be quite an entertaining show. We finished our sandwiches and headed out to finish our errand. As we were leaving I thanked my husband for the nice peaceful lunch, giggle. His reply: a screaming " You're #!*#ing welcome!" LOL </div>
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The critter sure did a number on the cushion. Now, I am not really all that upset about it. The fabric is really faded from what used to be a bright, cheery pink and green floral print. It is very tired and I had planned on starting to look for something new to put on it. It looked so bad that I couldn't stand it and I didn't want to take the time to go on the "great search", so I hit the scrap boxes and found something I felt would pass for the summer. Less than an hour later and voila! New cushion! Thank goodness I had extra foam on hand! </div>
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The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-55498655932793469362012-12-03T11:13:00.000-05:002012-12-03T11:25:03.443-05:00Less is More , Except at ChristmasChristmas time is the only time you can go all out and overboard with your decorating .More is more.<br />
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You can't have too many lights and ornaments on the tree. Three or four kinds of garland is not too much. If you cover the tree and can't see one bit of green, well, ok. Have at it!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMfqhzorr-3HnKZ2LaKfj10GOPwuFO9qJ7M4UDzUvAaJHcxBtNQ6y5NfK25HUmFea9HQVaVEQk5bNx7UEpjN69dE9xyYjVHdzkz8deOxnlcbgvwbe4qgsYn-8-uK2TqNmsoLQ4IbEYPQ/s1600/vacation+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMfqhzorr-3HnKZ2LaKfj10GOPwuFO9qJ7M4UDzUvAaJHcxBtNQ6y5NfK25HUmFea9HQVaVEQk5bNx7UEpjN69dE9xyYjVHdzkz8deOxnlcbgvwbe4qgsYn-8-uK2TqNmsoLQ4IbEYPQ/s320/vacation+009.JPG" width="240" /></a> Enjoy the explosion of glitz and glitter. It's the holidays!!!!!The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-8134534683256177262012-10-22T21:35:00.001-04:002012-10-22T21:35:47.248-04:00Great Expectations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love to read, and I especially love Charles Dickens. One of my favorite stories of all time is "Great Expectations" and all the imagery the story commands. Given the opportunity, I couldn't resist putting my own touch to the imagery by doing a piece in miniature<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Miss Havisham's house....dismal, and had a great many iron bars to it. Some of the windows had been walled up; of those that remained, all the lower were rustily barred."</td></tr>
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As a small child, if one or my siblings or myself would get all snotty and congested we would hear Mom yell "use a handkerchief !", from the other side of the house, room or whatever, even before that sleeve could be thought of. Now days it's a tissue and the days of always having a pretty hanky are gone, except for one of my dear friends. She collects pretty hankys from the past. Beautiful, colorful, sometimes white, sometimes lacy handkerchiefs. She has so many stored in those wonderful drawers that scrapbookers use for their papers, that the stack is as high as I am tall. We put a few to use in her kitchen window.The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-4886113329141223182012-09-30T15:04:00.002-04:002012-09-30T15:07:31.292-04:00Window big and small<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Making draperies has been a big part of my life for a very long time. Making miniature draperies is also something I really love to do. Here are examples of one "real size" window treatment and some custom miniature treatments I have had the pleasure to do, as well as a rug and bed treatment. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PbA42KFavXjZ64I0Aoo9K00vQ06xieCKxQmXxCJWRSV3eMGAUH6twSGx_mJoXqaiMENR7sU8eNyyNRUQg7R5C3HYTleSjf-JbtYf2YPG7vs69K4pz0i5LrKuAGwYO-KKSbw73Fd3hVk/s1600/house+and+mbr+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PbA42KFavXjZ64I0Aoo9K00vQ06xieCKxQmXxCJWRSV3eMGAUH6twSGx_mJoXqaiMENR7sU8eNyyNRUQg7R5C3HYTleSjf-JbtYf2YPG7vs69K4pz0i5LrKuAGwYO-KKSbw73Fd3hVk/s400/house+and+mbr+015.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtUxTIIBWPNmN1boJoAwwcssOuRPVNOdkOtuvzxUNs7jETB5_XyYCGidA6Gdmv8Qv-vt3cKOorJFQr0Ee7morPVkEKf7zM6UYPvCsR0IOr5GnG3nApNXBOQ0tr-bTbumuyCXSLtprunk/s1600/mini+draperies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtUxTIIBWPNmN1boJoAwwcssOuRPVNOdkOtuvzxUNs7jETB5_XyYCGidA6Gdmv8Qv-vt3cKOorJFQr0Ee7morPVkEKf7zM6UYPvCsR0IOr5GnG3nApNXBOQ0tr-bTbumuyCXSLtprunk/s400/mini+draperies.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54lhNpSImyI7Fm4JKVdLX4gJBfJTX751VcGoapHK8dkl7C18dNL-0xOmM4wNvrmOVryB7v-TCrAYd3fM6jEMxedDLn6boWDOWLNlZ7VdRZW-TEKnkJrwk6xV5QdMuUo7OsXiWTWqHZVQ/s1600/Miniatures+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54lhNpSImyI7Fm4JKVdLX4gJBfJTX751VcGoapHK8dkl7C18dNL-0xOmM4wNvrmOVryB7v-TCrAYd3fM6jEMxedDLn6boWDOWLNlZ7VdRZW-TEKnkJrwk6xV5QdMuUo7OsXiWTWqHZVQ/s400/Miniatures+028.JPG" width="393" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4dRJO9HO0rqyvmmhALmcBlaIgId1HkHbLTRN1sTQPGTwxYS8uZqLoEtF3cG8w6LwNMsUzH_AzRMmjIk0AmovAIEFlXqkSPTm4BIoCOe-lmFWqKvkCe13iMjQ4KVkmDvUJqcO5JNW_VU/s1600/Miniatures+040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4dRJO9HO0rqyvmmhALmcBlaIgId1HkHbLTRN1sTQPGTwxYS8uZqLoEtF3cG8w6LwNMsUzH_AzRMmjIk0AmovAIEFlXqkSPTm4BIoCOe-lmFWqKvkCe13iMjQ4KVkmDvUJqcO5JNW_VU/s400/Miniatures+040.JPG" width="400" /></a>The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-64057122895481784852012-09-18T12:25:00.005-04:002012-09-18T12:49:46.660-04:00I'm here again!<div>It's hard to believe it's been sooooo long since I last posted. Much has been going on. Moved my business location, twice. Added 2 new grandbabies to the family and a son-in-law, lost a huge amount of weight, grew a garden, redecorated a couple of rooms at home, not to mention for clients! And had the occasional chance to work on some miniatures. One project that I totally enjoyed doing was the restoration of a dollhouse that belonged to my daughter's friend as a child. She had given it to me years ago, since she knew how much I enjoyed them. Well it was fun, and restored for the specific purpose of returning it to her for her own little girl to play with. She was VERY pleasantly suprised. She said she had forgotten about the doll house and she was so happy to have it back. </div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7oeG4BVKg3uMRyeiwlzuvoA9FfevI00PfGOrF1UpzK0oEZePvA2Efw5el_dOzcsSC0SEl07YcNkgekpOquAbnqWXo5saZKh3S5DhUQKzKPmt8SsuR6zUImx8R3dee1iHENXkoa8x_t4/s1600/doll+house+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 325px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789556293561378306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7oeG4BVKg3uMRyeiwlzuvoA9FfevI00PfGOrF1UpzK0oEZePvA2Efw5el_dOzcsSC0SEl07YcNkgekpOquAbnqWXo5saZKh3S5DhUQKzKPmt8SsuR6zUImx8R3dee1iHENXkoa8x_t4/s400/doll+house+001.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgkYGZmk2c1z6V53X4IEqmP3XoGsqYQ5kjHBAb5bNAsCUAYpyiBDDNrXFNmyS17XvleK_3mH392KouiSdpcMwrlm0bHHKN_jJek5fI2LiUV4ubLSRAH05dnKTiATo3-7MJyCLO2zw3oc/s1600/amys+doll+house+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789556310220407186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgkYGZmk2c1z6V53X4IEqmP3XoGsqYQ5kjHBAb5bNAsCUAYpyiBDDNrXFNmyS17XvleK_3mH392KouiSdpcMwrlm0bHHKN_jJek5fI2LiUV4ubLSRAH05dnKTiATo3-7MJyCLO2zw3oc/s400/amys+doll+house+003.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tIwU_-XbXKewn89cWhMLwfkUfl4tN0OISBPYM8sftr-8nL-G7fEzrkb86S4IVsb0rKhJfuKVmZJn5fDK2XOrvJGNByHimIZwH_aS4hDR43yWJ-t9ZCZig_-NMMerCe9bjGem9KuSxYI/s1600/doll+house+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789556303724861922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tIwU_-XbXKewn89cWhMLwfkUfl4tN0OISBPYM8sftr-8nL-G7fEzrkb86S4IVsb0rKhJfuKVmZJn5fDK2XOrvJGNByHimIZwH_aS4hDR43yWJ-t9ZCZig_-NMMerCe9bjGem9KuSxYI/s400/doll+house+002.JPG" /></a><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUaHmSfGzfwkVxp0gOeOsQqVEiJADRdPakFiV6WRDOf5IH8q_RKK18VMidplWRnc8T3toiARZ-ttPhofrkVxsVVflG_I9zJe_B1Fw2jC2_Za2wWMpBpqta3DHPO68H9zM_iBJ26JpgEQ/s1600/amys+doll+house+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789556317095442274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUaHmSfGzfwkVxp0gOeOsQqVEiJADRdPakFiV6WRDOf5IH8q_RKK18VMidplWRnc8T3toiARZ-ttPhofrkVxsVVflG_I9zJe_B1Fw2jC2_Za2wWMpBpqta3DHPO68H9zM_iBJ26JpgEQ/s400/amys+doll+house+004.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div><br />The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-56044191879167582762010-06-30T14:06:00.005-04:002010-06-30T14:44:24.522-04:00A quiet placeOur lives are so busy these days and we all forget to slow down and enjoy the simple things around us. For instance, I was running a quick errand to the post office and what would I see on the sidewalk, but a lone petunia growing between the cracks. I deffinately cheered up!<br /><br />Those little things and quiet moments are so wonderful and we should all have a place where we can go to enjoy the peace of listening to our favorite music, read a good book, or just enjoy the quiet.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRmynV6OUZhHCILuqr1sJevoHGAQNdP5oaFS_ihv1368AW82Nj_U6VcLfYExpNtyGWtVZkNDMhPNkhIHXk4kTYleiPFDXKOMUDdNEfDZHYkrvkZxTxIqKKhRlcCZz1Om-GzWSNX6YAm0/s1600/Alcove+bed+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 349px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488638141664062898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRmynV6OUZhHCILuqr1sJevoHGAQNdP5oaFS_ihv1368AW82Nj_U6VcLfYExpNtyGWtVZkNDMhPNkhIHXk4kTYleiPFDXKOMUDdNEfDZHYkrvkZxTxIqKKhRlcCZz1Om-GzWSNX6YAm0/s400/Alcove+bed+1.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I found this wonderful old bed at an auction and placed it in front of a window. Just great for watching an afternoon rain or a quiet snowfall. Maybe listening to the spring birds. Ah, I have a good book I have been dying to read....The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-82417928720422111492010-04-28T10:48:00.004-04:002010-04-28T11:08:40.386-04:00The shadow of His smile<div>As a decorator, I am asked to make things look very nice, if not beautiful. I try to do just that, but last evening I felt as though what I can do is so limited and forgetable. </div><br /><div>I was taking the dog out for the last time and looked up at the sky. It was, as writters often say, " a cool, crisp night, the stars shining brightly and a full moon looking down on her". Actually the moon was shining so brightly that I could see my shadow quite well. As a matter of fact there were three shadows around me. Now that's something you don't see every day. </div><br /><div>You look at a scene and you know exactly where the sun is coming from and in this case the moon. However, man has added street lights and the two closest to where I was caused the others shadows, but the moon's was so much more disticnt. God sure does good work. I love shadows and the extra demension they add to the scene. Don't you?</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyxMwrZABmVvL-Jw40AOXW7HyAWe16kIqfCIzKCzs4xTcBdACwGzyZszHPOuoMV2uZtlJuUH1AEJOrtA-wOOnyvGHAHeTjs9lwms6xGroOuVLfnJhzgP0iy1YRrEZOnP0XioE_i603Lk/s1600/back+yard+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465204828572330962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyxMwrZABmVvL-Jw40AOXW7HyAWe16kIqfCIzKCzs4xTcBdACwGzyZszHPOuoMV2uZtlJuUH1AEJOrtA-wOOnyvGHAHeTjs9lwms6xGroOuVLfnJhzgP0iy1YRrEZOnP0XioE_i603Lk/s400/back+yard+2.JPG" /></a>The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343680014295897751.post-18986040389404762802010-04-19T10:34:00.006-04:002010-04-19T11:01:53.249-04:00play like you mean it!Every once in awhile, you get to do a job that is just for fun. It's not to necessarily make the room look fabulous, even though that is a plus. Sometimes it is to do something practical. A recent client had as recreation room that is very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definitely</span> geared to recreation. Play is of the utmost!There's a pool table, ping pong table, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">foose</span> ball thing, pin ball thing, basket ball hoop, huge kitchen area with bar, and the latest addition of a 60" screen TV. Of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">course</span>, with all the ball games going on in the room (did I mention practicing bouncing a tennis ball on a racket?) the screen will need some protection as well as the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">projector</span>. A wire cage has been built around the projector and we put theater drapes around the screen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM7z0sd695tXWG6rtSmh2MMMkYUOzQkK3pPsbRqTyt1x3EaDtN4YxdQ2CWO4Dx3Nf02nGy4ZGzSNFoUvctI6-ca28Fce8Akq9lKsRFKFVIJLenb39qZkixeDkbwsiCjJiE3nzXin7SEc/s1600/DSCN1026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461859398456088594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM7z0sd695tXWG6rtSmh2MMMkYUOzQkK3pPsbRqTyt1x3EaDtN4YxdQ2CWO4Dx3Nf02nGy4ZGzSNFoUvctI6-ca28Fce8Akq9lKsRFKFVIJLenb39qZkixeDkbwsiCjJiE3nzXin7SEc/s400/DSCN1026.JPG" /></a><br /><br />"Big deal," you say! Quite right. The rod had to be custom built with the right curve that brings the center out 36 inches from the screen, just in case a ball hits it and to protect all the other equipment that the client has on a base below it. (hope they decide to build a nice cabinet for that stuff) It also needs to be able to hold all 55 pounds of drapery! That's right, 55 pounds. It's made out of upholstery weight fabric to give maximum <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">weight</span> and resisitence to, once again, keep the basketball away from the screen!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKVvllQEgPg3oeughAAojc_S13J2nGVNFTopJwYvM2iPtY5gcpDk1kjIBRElW-8ulyRlkT0M6H6v6Bbqc3G-94l-bhNtNbz5HN3FiVoPeRJwRqChQhYxdRsEWcuE1vocYESBTUoHD_Ag/s1600/Theater+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461861507643406610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKVvllQEgPg3oeughAAojc_S13J2nGVNFTopJwYvM2iPtY5gcpDk1kjIBRElW-8ulyRlkT0M6H6v6Bbqc3G-94l-bhNtNbz5HN3FiVoPeRJwRqChQhYxdRsEWcuE1vocYESBTUoHD_Ag/s400/Theater+2.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It actually worked out very nicely and reminded me of our "play theater" <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">when</span> I was a kid. Grab the mike in front of the draperies kids! It's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">karaoke</span> time!"The Drapery Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672681374951399596noreply@blogger.com1