Crochet Afghan and Stenciled Pillow

I love to crochet in the winter - especially afghans.  There's just something about handling the softness of the yarn and letting the finished part of the afghan drape over my lap while I work.  I have made an afghan for everyone in my immediate family at some point in the past.  So when I started this one I decided it would be for our family room and picked the colors accordingly. But soon into the project Papa requested that it be for him since he had never received one.  He is always hot and never uses a blanket at all until recently.  Now he wants his own!

Throwback Thursday - Drop Cloth Pumpkins

Hi everyone.

Hope this is finding you all enjoying some great fall weather where you are.  We are still have very warm temps but a cool front came through and we finally hit the low 70's.  I'll take that over those 90's  any day of the week.  I am so looking forward to Fall to kick in here.

Today is Throwback Thursday and I am bringing back an easy little project I did for Fall last year.
                                     

     Drop Cloth Pumpkins

Guest Post - Vintage Bulletin Board

Today I am over at For What It's Worth doing a post for Jeannie so she can get on with her packing.  She will be moving soon and has a lot to pack up so, I am helping her out a little.  Since I live such a long distance for her and can't help her pack - I am doing a post for her.  I decided to do a simple little bulletin board that I put in my newly created craft area.

Beach Inspired Porch

Written by: Cathy Carroll for Vintage, Paint and more...

I am a bit slow about putting up this post on our summer porch - but, it has been raining and was really quite difficult to get any kind of pictures taken.  We had a couple of bad storms that actually caused a small water leak in our roof that is having to be repaired today - hopefully, before the predicted storms take place.  But, enough with that - let's get on to the subject at hand.  Our summer porch....

Updated Master Bed

Written by: Cathy Carroll, Vintage, Paint and more...

Good morning friends,

Hope this finds you all doing well.

We are having the most lovely weather here at the beach 

and 

enjoying every minute of it.

I want to share a long over do project with you that  I have been meaning to get to.

I have been talking about redoing our bedroom for quite some time now

and

 have finally gotten it to a place that I can begin to show you what I have been doing.

So, grab a cup of your favorite java or tea and come with me.

Our first installment will be the new bed linens....

We have been living here for two years now and our bedroom was put on the back burner

so to speak.

I just had so many things to do that giving our room a makeover was not one of the priorities.

This January I finally decided it was time - no more putting things off.  

I decided to start with the bed.

I do not have any before pictures because they were really embarassing.

I can tell you it was just a bed with sheets and a blanket on it.

Nothing fancy at all.

Book Page Note Holder

Written by: Cathy Carroll

I am totally in love with book page projects 

and

constantly on the look out for uses for old books.

When I was putting my new Communication Center together

I needed something to put all those 

appointment cards, business cards, stray phone numbers and coupons in.

I decided to use an old book re purposed for such a task.

Stenciled Clip Boards

Written by: Cathy Carroll

When I finally decided to go ahead and make my Communication Center

I needed something that would fit on the small wall 

to hold papers that we needed to keep.

Drop Cloth and Lace Purse

Written by: Cathy Carroll

Today I have another drop cloth project for you.

If you have followed me for very long 

you have come to realize I am in love with drop cloths.

I mean - In Love...

They are so versatile and easy to work with

and

wear like iron.

I use them to make everything.

(I get mine at Lowe's Hardware for $10)

So, it should come as no surprise that I used a drop cloth 

when my granddaughter requested I make her a new purse.

Drop Cloth Owl Pillow

Written by: Cathy Carroll, Vintage Paint and more...

I have been working with drop cloth fabric a lot
and
have found I am totally in love with the final look -
Much like rustic linen.
It has so much texture and when combined with lace is beautiful.
I was working on a couple of projects
and
decided to make an owl pillow for one of my granddaughters.
Owl pillows are all the rage right now
and
one made of drop cloth just seemed to make sense to me.

A Handmade Christmas - Pillows

Written by: Cathy Carroll; Vintage, Paint and more...

Not everyone thinks of pillows as their go to

decorating element.

But, pillows can be the one thing that adds that

simple elegant touch of color

that is needed to carry off your decorating theme.