Cool Cubes

I was asked to slipcover a cube the other day

I decided to do a little research on cubes. One of the first items of instruction I found was from my favorite sewing industry supplier, Rowley Company.  Located on their  How-To Page I found instructions on how to build and cover an 18"x18"x18" cube.

I am pretty sure my friend Laurie Medford of Rowley Company constructed the cubes as seen above. When you are a sewing instructor, you start to recognize other instructors by their hands in photographed instructions.

When you go to the Rowley Company how-to page, you'll be able to download, for free, lots of instructions on many different topics. They also sell supplies used by sewing professionals in the home decor industry.

Cubes are great for extra seating or small coffee tables. You can place four of them in the middle of a den to use as a larger coffee table and split them apart when company comes and you need extra seats for them to sit and chat. They can be covered to match any home decor.

So to fill you in on my project, yes I did slipcover the $59.00 leather cube but you'll have to wait to see the final project. It will be used in an upcoming episode of the TV show For Your Home and I will be writing up the instructions after the show airs.

Sew nice of you to stop by,

Creative Judy Peters

My friend Judy Peters owns a drapery workroom in South Carolina www.palmettodrapery.com and just shared an idea on facebook for a really cool embellishment to add to a valance. Here are her notes:

Judy: the beaded dragonflies were cut with wire cutters from metal napkin rings. I touched up the wires with the Sharpie, and attached them with pink ribbon and hot glue.

Judy loves adding details on her window treatments and she is SEW creative!

Redecorating? Hold on to those paint lids

With a new paint color on your walls, new home decor accessories will usually soon follow.  Instead of walking around decorating stores with the tiny paint chip picked up when the paint was purchased, how about holding on to the lids of the empty cans?

When the paint dries completely, put the lids in a Ziploc bag and carry them with you while shopping. They stack thin and take up very little room. You also get the most accurate mixed color as a looks in your home.

Okay so now I have MORE projects to do. Looks like a shopping trip for window treatment fabric and accessories for the top of the kitchen cabinets will be in my future. Glad I have my paint sample lids!!

I'm SEW glad you stopped by. I'll be on vacation all next week and hope to post something creative from the beach.