Sewing Projects

I've been staying pretty busy between school and all my sewing projects! Here's a look at a few things I've been working on!

I'm really happy with how these chef coats came out. My friends at Pink Magnolia Baking asked me to put together something a little cuter than the standard jackets. They picked out the fabric and fabulous coordinating colors! So happy with these!

I apologize for the color on these...so much prettier in person! A fun lime green with pink and red thrown in...definitely not neon like it looks here! Yeesh!

I've put together several of these shirts & have gotten so many compliments on them already! They're so much fun and can be personalized to suit any colors or theme!

 Still a lot of projects to do! I have 2 more chef coats to make and add to their collection. But next up, I'll be making some curtains for my bestie's new nursery! Can't wait!

 And this sweet boy keeping me company through it all!

Pumpkin Spice!

So my favoritest season is quickly approaching!! I absolutely love Fall!! I love the cool temperature...which means I can wear cozy long sleeves, jeans, and of course, BOOTS! I also love all foods associated with fall...anything pumpkin flavored, and especially Pumpkin Spice Lattes from Starbucks. Even though it's not quite fall, I've already had a few fall drinks because I couldn't resist!!

Anyways, today was a bit of a rough day at school...my class was wild plus my assistant wasn't there with me today. Anyways, I've tried to wait until fall actually begins, but I figured that after my hectic day I could chill myself out and start decorating my house for fall. (Did I mention that I can't wait?!)
I picked up a few things while I was grocery shopping today which definitely got me into the mood.

It was super fun to decorate my new table! I've never had a long table to decorate! Can't wait for Christmas! I'm thinking I may need to add a few more things to the table, so I'll be looking around the house to see what else would fit in.

This is a pretty big wreath but clearly I need an even bigger one for these windows on our porch!

There's 3 windows on the porch, so I'm thinking I could do 2 large ones in between the 3 windows. Maybe I'll do some grapevine wreaths in garnet with a fall colored ribbon....not sure yet!

I know this has nothing to do with our house! But Rip and Sid were so cute the other day! Rip normally doesn't like for Sid to be on the couch, so it was sweet to see them cuddling...Sid did make it a little difficult to cuddle and instead stepped all over Rip.

New to me!

This new school thing is no joke! I can't believe how swamped I've felt with work..it's given me basically no time for anything outside of work! I've tried to squeeze in a little fun time, and today I finally had the chance to pull together some pictures of what I've been up to!

Last weekend, I headed to Athens for some fun and fellowship! My wonderful friend Hannah invited me to spend the weekend with her and some other camp friends at the UGA game. Although its not my fave team, I knew that I would have the chance to see some of my fave friends! :)
I headed to Athens after school Friday. We spent the evening drinking wine and watching Say Yes to the Dress...wild night! We got up early and headed into Athens AFTER a very important stop at Jittery Joe's. YUM!! My favorite! We got to visit with some great friends, enjoy some beverages, and finally headed into a very hot game. Luckily, our seats were in the shade. We stayed for a few quarters and then headed into town for a little shopping and dinner.

Check out Hannah's teaching blog at http://fabinfourthgrade.blogspot.com/

Sunday, I headed to Charleston for some family time and was pleasantly surprised to find a great antique mall open. This was the shop where my love for antiquing began! A few years ago on my way home from Hannah's, I stopped in and found a fabulous old window. I was thrilled to find it open on a Sunday! I found some things that I would LOVE to have and then some things that I HAD to have :)

I loved this small old sewing machine but couldn't justify spending $60 on it just as a decoration for my sewing room. But I'll be keeping an eye out for one at a better price. The table on the right was really neat because the glass on top was basically a picture frame that fit over the table perfectly so that you could change the pictures under the glass. Again, $75 was too pricey, but I took a picture to see if I can figure out a way to make it!

These blocks were awesome and came home with me. Not sure exactly what I'll use them for, but I NEEDED them! Any ideas????

I also came home with a chair that you'll see in my dining room in pictures below and another window that I'd like to try and paint!

My "new" dining room table also made it inside this week. It fits perfectly! I'm very happy with the shape/coloring of it. The dining room definitely has a LONG way to go. We're waiting to hear from our contractor and are hoping to knock out part of the wall between the kitchen and dining room to make the rooms feel a little more open. Of course, we can't really paint until this is done either! 

I'm also still mid-project with my dining room set....Originally, I wanted a farm house style table. I planned to make one with my dad and then collect random chairs to paint in a coordinated color with fun fabric on the cushions. I wanted to make sure my dining room was unique and fun even if it is a formal dining room. THEN I found the great oval table at an awesome price, which I couldn't pass up. So, I'm trying to rethink my plan. I certainly still want my mix of chairs, but I'm not sure of my color scheme. The original plan was gray and turquoise with splashes of coral/tangerine. I'm having to rethink it because the table brings in so much more brown. So I'll have to take that into consideration.

ANYWAYS, here are the pictures of my fab new table and awkward random chairs!

 The stain coordinates really well with the hardwood.

 The bottom is a little crazy so that you can fold the leaves down, but it makes it very sturdy.

 Of course I had to add a little color!

(Imagine that they are all painted to match!)

Here are the chairs that I've found so far...

 My Goodwill finds: (L) $8 but marked half off; $5...a total of $9! I'm hoping that I can create a cushion on both of them since both seats leave a lot to be desired...

 My favorite so far, and of course the most expensive at $25.

And my find from Athens' Antique Mall. A whopping $8

I can't wait for all of this to start to come together! Right now, it's still a jumbled mess, but at least it's a start!

Finally, check out my other "new" piece of furniture...and this furniture is the best kind...FREE!!! My sweet aunt Susanne had this piece of furniture in her guest room but felt it was a little too crowded. It came from a great aunt, so she wanted to keep it in the family and offered it to me. I thought it matched the coloring of my living room perfectly and would be a great storage piece of furniture.

 It's the perfect size for this giant wall!

So cute!

Whew! Glad to finally catch up! So sorry that I have waited so long. I'm hoping to get better at this!