... moving on to this week's project (even though last week's is not yet complete. I'm guessing we'll be into the final straight tomorrow and at the printer's on Monday)
Today's Finish it off Friday project involves some scrapbooking paper I was given last month. It finally decided it wanted to become coasters (and possibly placemats).
Tomorrow. once I've put the February tiny Times to bed, I'll stick the backing 'cork' on, cut to size and then spray with matte varnish, Or maybe I'll stick the backing cardboard on, spray with matte varnish and then cut to size.
What I won't do is put it aside while I decide which is the better approach, only to unearth it sometime in 2016...
Friday, January 30, 2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Black be gone!
On my way to my hairdresser's this morning I popped into Big W to peruse their scrapbooking section on the off chance that they had a suitable grey and white paper for the back wall of Limited Colour.
Indeed they did, and I also scored a bargain as the cover of the pad was missing so I got it half price.
Indeed they did, and I also scored a bargain as the cover of the pad was missing so I got it half price.
Limited Colour is now open for business, and packed with lovely new and vintage homeware. Come inside and have a browse...
(See previous pop-up shops in this space:Limited 4tumes (Decemver 2013), Limit3d (August 2013), 2Limited (May 2013) and The original Limited (December 2012).)
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Apricot toast
The second rug is completed and set in a very unseasonal scene.
The colours of the rug reminded me of the colour scheme in the study of my bay villa. And, indeed, I ended up using the chair, rug and plant from there to create a very New Zealand look.
Obviously whoever lives here is very well travelled...
Obviously whoever lives here is very well travelled...
Friday, January 16, 2015
Finish it off Friday: rugging up
As I dug back deeper in time through my stash of UFOs, I found these:
Two rugs that have been waiting to have their edges finished for a very very long time.
I'm not sure I've done any stitching since I moved to Canberra sixteen years ago, so these are geriatric in terms of UFOs.
I obviously blocked them at some stage and then gave up and put them aside. Well today's their lucky day...
Two rugs that have been waiting to have their edges finished for a very very long time.
I'm not sure I've done any stitching since I moved to Canberra sixteen years ago, so these are geriatric in terms of UFOs.
I obviously blocked them at some stage and then gave up and put them aside. Well today's their lucky day...
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Pretty in pink
And so it is finished.
I'm not happy with the placement of the legs, thinking they should be closer to the outside corners of the seat. But I'll leave them as they are for now, as I might change my mind and I'm not sure I can face major rebuilding of the base right now...
Friday, January 09, 2015
Now that wasn't so hard, was it?
A couple of hours after my last post, and I am almost done.
One of the sticking points had been deciding how to approach the front of the chair. I told myself not to stress too much about it because, as we all know, we're the only people that notice when something is wrong with a piece we made and if I did indeed stuff it up it would be an easy enough job to pull it apart and try a different approach,
After spending ten minutes searching the web for examples of how other chairs with two fabrics were upholstered, I decided to match the under-piece to the rest of the inside of the chair, and not the outside fabric.
and, within an hour and a half of pulling the box out, I had finished the upholstery,
made a decision on the legs, cut them, painted them. and was waiting for them to dry before they can be glued on:
I'd call that a success, wouldn't you?
One of the sticking points had been deciding how to approach the front of the chair. I told myself not to stress too much about it because, as we all know, we're the only people that notice when something is wrong with a piece we made and if I did indeed stuff it up it would be an easy enough job to pull it apart and try a different approach,
After spending ten minutes searching the web for examples of how other chairs with two fabrics were upholstered, I decided to match the under-piece to the rest of the inside of the chair, and not the outside fabric.
(I did wonder why I'd ever thought that covering an entire piece of fabric with fusible webbing was a good idea instead of attaching it to the cardboard pieces first. Then I realised I'd not been using it terribly long at that stage...)
I made a couple of other quite small decisions which had been holding me up (while muttering 'Better to be done and not perfect that sitting in stash for another three years' to myself)and, within an hour and a half of pulling the box out, I had finished the upholstery,
made a decision on the legs, cut them, painted them. and was waiting for them to dry before they can be glued on:
I'd call that a success, wouldn't you?
Finish it off Friday: a wing and a prayer
*Ahem*. If I thought that over two years was bad to finish a project, that's nothing compared to this:
I also found these in the box:
which will be much easier to finish.
Wish me luck!
(which first saw the light of day on this blog three years and three months ago and has stayed tucked away in its half-completed state ever since).
I feel like I'm on a miniature archaeological dig, trying to work out exactly where I got to and what I need to do next. I know part of the reason I put it aside originally was because I wanted to do something different with the base of it and it all just got too difficult.I also found these in the box:
which will be much easier to finish.
Wish me luck!
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
Liking it so far...
I'm starting to have a play with the pieces I picked out for the latest version of my pop-up shop.
And trying to decide if I need to do something about the black wall...
I'll wait until I've placed a few more items to make that decision...
And trying to decide if I need to do something about the black wall...
I'll wait until I've placed a few more items to make that decision...
Monday, January 05, 2015
Sunday, January 04, 2015
Fade to grey
I returned to the piles of treasure on my work table and pulled out the vintage band poster card I bought in Wellington in October. Cut it up, and hit the paper stash.
Where I found this and thought I was onto something...
But the Beach Boys poster was speaking to me so I continued on my journey through the paper stash. And found this:
Which just begged to see the return of The Yellow Table.
But I felt the whole this could quite easily turn into another version of the last scene I made with a bright, vintage poster.
I tried combining both paper choices (it worked before...)
and started thinking of a basement rec room/ bar (not that we have basements in Australia).
But still wasn't feeling the love. So it was back to the start, but with a slightly different look.
Which got me wondering if it was time for another pop-up shop. (Mainly, it seems because this colour scheme is rather reminiscent of the last one).
(And then I remembered this.)
Where I found this and thought I was onto something...
But the Beach Boys poster was speaking to me so I continued on my journey through the paper stash. And found this:
Which just begged to see the return of The Yellow Table.
But I felt the whole this could quite easily turn into another version of the last scene I made with a bright, vintage poster.
I tried combining both paper choices (it worked before...)
and started thinking of a basement rec room/ bar (not that we have basements in Australia).
But still wasn't feeling the love. So it was back to the start, but with a slightly different look.
Which got me wondering if it was time for another pop-up shop. (Mainly, it seems because this colour scheme is rather reminiscent of the last one).
*Sigh*.
So I gave up on everything except the industrial shelving unit. And headed back to the paper stash again,
Yes, that looks like it could work...(And then I remembered this.)
Saturday, January 03, 2015
Beside the seaside
Summer. And the mind turns to holidays at the coast.
This year is no different. While sorting out the piles of treasure on my work table, I found inspiration in the form of an image of tiles I'd pulled out of a magazine.
And the Roberts-style radio sent to me by Elvira.
Adding the kitchen cupboard I picked up from the ACTME show in March, the side of a box from the Typo NQR table for the floor and one of my french cafe chairs pulled things together.
Then all I needed to do was fill the cupboard and take the photo. Oh: and put everything away *ahem*.
This year is no different. While sorting out the piles of treasure on my work table, I found inspiration in the form of an image of tiles I'd pulled out of a magazine.
And the Roberts-style radio sent to me by Elvira.
Adding the kitchen cupboard I picked up from the ACTME show in March, the side of a box from the Typo NQR table for the floor and one of my french cafe chairs pulled things together.
Then all I needed to do was fill the cupboard and take the photo. Oh: and put everything away *ahem*.
Friday, January 02, 2015
The five-minute job that took over two years
I have so many half-finished projects taking up work space (and making me feel bad) so have decided that 2015 is the year I return to the concept of Finish it off Friday (feel free to join in, if you have a similar problem.)
First up is a Megahouse candy jar from the Panda Candy Shop set #2 which I bought some time in 2012, thinking it would make a great light. (You can see it in the corner of Kaet's Place from June 2013)
I had reasons to not complete the (rather small) task of drilling a hole in the back of it to fit the wiring for a bulb:
* I didn't have a drill. (Until I did: after reading Otterine's post in December 2012, I went to buy a Dremel and ended up with a cheap knock-off, recommended by the chaps in the hardware store).
* I didn't have anything to hold it steady while I drilled it, (Until I did).
* I was a fraidy-cat, thinking I'd do it all wrong and end up splitting the plastic and wrecking the whole thing.
This afternoon I took a deep breath, Pulled out and set up the vice. Pulled out and unwrapped the drill. Found the masking tape. Held my breath.
And before I knew it there was a hole.
And a light.
First up is a Megahouse candy jar from the Panda Candy Shop set #2 which I bought some time in 2012, thinking it would make a great light. (You can see it in the corner of Kaet's Place from June 2013)
I had reasons to not complete the (rather small) task of drilling a hole in the back of it to fit the wiring for a bulb:
* I didn't have a drill. (Until I did: after reading Otterine's post in December 2012, I went to buy a Dremel and ended up with a cheap knock-off, recommended by the chaps in the hardware store).
* I didn't have anything to hold it steady while I drilled it, (Until I did).
* I was a fraidy-cat, thinking I'd do it all wrong and end up splitting the plastic and wrecking the whole thing.
This afternoon I took a deep breath, Pulled out and set up the vice. Pulled out and unwrapped the drill. Found the masking tape. Held my breath.
And before I knew it there was a hole.
And a light.
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