Projects for a New Year

A NEW LOOK FOR 
AN OLD CHAIR

I've had a platform rocker for a while and I was tired of the old brown fabric.  I finally got around to reupholering it and it really didn't take me too long.  

The old fabric...

The new fabric...reminds me of a Monet painting.

Looks like a different chair.  Next I have to start work on the sofa.  Now that will be a project!

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A NEW LOOK FROM 
AN OLD PURSE

I have a hard time finding a purse that I like.  I don't carry a lot of stuff and don't want a huge bag that hangs off my arm.  I like them small and prefer a shoulder strap purse with lots of compartments.  So...

I cut my old purse apart......

And used the inner pouch, zipper and shoulder strap and added cardboard and another zipper to denim and a blue plaid...

And now I have just the right size!

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A NEW LOOK FOR AN OLD 
DRESSER SCARF

A while back I found this dresser scarf at my favorite thrift store and got around to embroidering it.  The only thing I didn't know what to do was the edging. 

Well....when I had our girlfriend weekend in October at my friend Teresa's house I brought the scarf and thread and was going to have Teresa show me how to crochet a simple edgding.  There was no way I was going to be able to replicate what she was doing, so she kept it and finished it for me.  Whew!

I think she did a lovely job on it and when she got it back to me I didn't work on it right away.  So this past week I grabbed it and sewed it on.

Thank you Teresa!

Now it's ready for its place on my dresser with my Korean jewelry box and apppointment cards stuck in the mirror.  You can also see in the mirror my Thanksgiving cactus is still blooming! 
 
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I've really slacked off on sewing last year, too many doctor appointments, but I'm back in the groove again.
  
Thanks for visiting,
Cinder