Continuing with the pear theme, here you get a glimpse of the sewing cozy I made the other day. I made the cozy because I was tired of lugging the sewing machine in and out of the hall closet. I've set up a corner in the living room as my "studio" and so far it's working out nicely though there's still a lot of clean-up involved.
What do you think of the desaturated photo? I'm kind of digging the look...
You can also see my current sewing project in its beginning stages. I'll show you the finished product tomorrow!
I just discovered Bloesem Kids and am gaga over the many clothing designers. Like these:
Cloth Pony
Eliza Gran
Ses Petites Mains
Mette
Gorgeous!! And so inspiring.
Here's my contribution to Illustration Friday this week. Seeds of a summery fruit, an autumnal fruit and a veggie fruit.
This would be so much more effective if I had a before shot to show you. I swear this looks better in person. What you see is an IKEA shelf on casters that holds our printer, scanner and wireless router. I looked on the IKEA website but I think this shelf has been discontinued. It used to be that "birch" faux finish, and a cluttered corner in our kitchen. Due to the perennial lack of space issue, I do all my work at the kitchen table.
Prior to this little makeover, a piece of cloth covered the shelf and the unkempt appearance always bugged me. On a whim, I decided to paint the shelf white and to create a little fabric cover to hide all the gadgets. The fabric design is by Yumeji Takehisa and I have three versions. I have a thing for pears. Remember my monitor cozy? I was on such a roll with the shelf cover that I whipped up a sewing machine cozy too (using the pear fabric, of course). I'll show you the sewing machine cozy later.
Total time to paint shelf + sew cover = 30 minutes, not counting drying time. Easy peasy!
**Those are regular old thumbtacks on the upper corners. One day I plan on getting something cuter...
