Color Chic

a little more Thanksgiving Prep.....

So that I didn't feel to guilty about watching the morning shows I decided to do a bit more Thanksgiving day prep... The vegetables... Let's start with Brussel Sprouts...

I never really understood this vegetable and do not get the appeal. I suppose it's kind of a cute little green... but how do you prepare it to bring out the fabulous flavor it's supposed to have? I welcome any recipes you want to send!

Next Green Beans....

Not really the season for fresh, but we've always had these on the table so they are washed and ready to go!

Onions and Mushrooms...

These are sauteed and ready to go into the stuffing. I did a little extra to top the pizza for tonights dinner.

Celery...

This will go into the stuffing too, but I wanted to keep it seperate.

Now off to Work... !

How's the Thanksgiving prep going at your house?

 

Thanksgiving Day Prep...

Fresh & Cooked Cranberry Sauce.... Check!

Pumpkin cooked for pies... Check!

Table set... Check!

And this Turkey has a LONG way to go before it's thawed!!!

Off to Yoga to keep the balance!

How are your Thanksgiving day plans going?

Another Pillow...

Tonight I will be working on putting together another pillow. I'm still working on getting the Ric-Rac just right before sewing it on...

I'm close... but still want to tweek it a bit!

When Summer Comes... A Dress

I started with some old stash from Pink Chalk and some new Imperial Gold 17mm Ric Rac to make a little summer dress... because I believe that summer will come!

Adding ric-rac to the collar was easy by first basting it by machine to the right side of the fabric:

The I placed collar pieces together and stitched to the inside of the basted stitch:

Once stitched together I turned right sides out and pressed:

Confession... My iron was turned on a bit to high and I melted one side of the collar and had to make another! Lesson Learned... Ric-Rac will melt when placed under a really hot iron!

After pinning the collar to the dress I added some bias fabric cut from my stash:

I love how these fabrics work together:

It't important to snip the seams around the armholes so the seam binding will lay flat when pressed open:

I Seriously love how the fabrics and ric-rac work together.

Next I added ric-rac to the bottom half of dress by pressing a line for the ric-rac to follow:

Then folding it over and top stitching:

Sweet...

A fun little flap with a button covers the zipper:

I know there are so many awesome ways to sew a zipper in that I didn't think it was necessary to show how I did it.  And seriously... If I can't get the pattern placed on the fabric right side up what makes you think I can sew in a zipper properly... and that is why I have that cute little button covering it up!

Now that I finished this project, I can get busy with some of my new stash!

If you love Ric-Rac... Enter in the Ribbon Jar Giveaway!

A New Adventure...

Any guesses on what I might be working on?

Find out January 1st!

Tenant Improvement... Continued!

Things are moving along at the Pence NW "Tenant Improvement"... You can see that it is well insulated; even using roofing material  to keep sound at a minimum. Five Star Drywall really rocked and All Star was able to get in there and paint a day early!

Color, Tile & Cabinets...

Moving along...

So any thoughts on what this project might be?... I'll let you know in a couple of weeks!

Craft room - A Make Over!

I realized yesterday that I had gotten a little side tracked at "ColorChic" and needed to get back to Work and let you know what JW Design has been up to! 

Last October Amber decided she was ready for a Craft Room Make-over... Looks like a lot of energy going on in that place.  

Amber is always working on something, mostly being a great mama, but when she has the time she spins, knits, scraps, sews, etc, etc.. and was ready to get herself organized. We started with a great plan, one very detailed to make sure she had room for everything: 

She painted over the green, I really must get the name of it from her. I know it came from Sherwin Williams. It's so clean, fresh and calming and perfectly compliments the room across the hall.

Arie DeWilde installed the cabinets: 

Now her room looks like this: 

And this: 

Fabulous! The cabinets Monticello from Canyon Creek.  

She is perfectly organized:

  

  

She found this great Elfa bin at the container store. Fits perfectly in one side of a 42" cabinet base.It's perfect for all her paper.

Keeping things off the counter top gives her more room to craft! 

What a Metamorphosis!

 Enjoy your new space Amber!

PS: I'm posting this a Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Project Continues.....

To all of you who have survived a major remodel or room redo... I applaud you! It's not an easy thing to do. Since the beginning of the year we have had a carpet protector (plastic) leading up the stairs, down the hall and through our bedroom. Working on the Master Suite Remodel! 

  

In the quiet of the night I could hear the plastic moving from the carpet... it sounded like rain, but wasn't. 

 

Seriously I expected to see this when I opened the blinds, but it was always just the plastic!

Today we sprayed bathroom, hallway and stair trim; which meant we spent a lot of time covering everything with paper & tape!

A lot of work... but now it looks fabulous and we have removed the plastic from the carpet!Yah!

 

And yes we celebrated!

 

Accessories for Master Suite are coming soon...

To all of you who have completed a project... Enjoy it!

I'm linking up with Domestically Speaking @ Power of Paint Party

Stripping Wallpaper

The Master Bathroom used to look like this: And this...

Then Saturday morning I decided to strip wall paper:  
I distinctively remember thinking when I put it up that I had better like it because it would be difficult to remove. Seriously, 10 years later... This stuff did not want to come off!

    I was most thankful the wallpaper was not behind the mirrors!

After 12 Hours Stripping Wallpaper from this room I can say we are ready for the guys to put "orange peel" texture on for us!

 

Just wait for future Paint Party Post! It's going to be AWESOME!

Birthday Parties ---- Stripping Wallpaper, it was a busy weekend for sure!

An Update.... Designing a Craft Room

Just wanted to update you on the Craft Room for Amber

I borrowed Amber's Photo  since I visited with installer but failed to take pictures! Trim, side panels, & toe kick will be in tomorrow! Arie's is very meticulous... this project will be fabulous when complete! I'll be sure to take lots of photos tomorrow and then again when she starts filling the cabinets, it won't take long she has lots of fun stuff!