It’s midway through the month and I’ve spent a LOT of time in front of the computer working on websites…I also was majorly distracted by my impending TV debut! I’ve got to re-jigger my goals and make sure I keep things ticking towards all these deadlines coming. I ALSO have to snag my hubby’s help…
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Dyeing an Ikea Slipcover Tutorial on Design Hole Online
Hello all! I’m having an amazing day so was delayed in popping in to tell you that a tutorial I wrote on how I dyed my slipcover is up on Design Hole Online today! Stirling is famous once again! Jennifer did a great job of editing my technical language to make it seem not so…
Musings On the Power of Doing it Yourself
Hello There! What did YOU do this weekend? I spent Saturday getting incredible sore, and Sunday recuperating. The whole family went over to help my good friend Liz lay down hardwood floor in their big bonus room above the garage (~450 square feet). She’s blogged about the entire project here, here, here, and here. Obviously,…
Fabric to Brighten up the Family Room
Although I prefer to work with fabric I dye myself, I am not immune to the lure of beautifully patterned fabric. It should not surprise you that I sew my own slipcovers – it’s that whole necessity is the mother of invention thing. All of the furniture in my family room (that’s attached to the…
Blogger’s Quilt Festival
Welcome to my entry in the blogger’s quilt festival! Those of us who can’t get to Houston can blog about a favorite quilt instead! Then we all go visit each other’s quilts – too much fun – click on the badge abouve for more info! One of the focuses of this festival is the story…
Getting it done.
Big surprise…the more time I spend surfing the web, the less I actually get done! With the countdown to vacation at 10 days, I’ve really got to put my nose to the grindstone. I kept blog reading to a bare minimum yesterday, only reading the blogs I’ve put in a special category called “1st read”,…
Books moved, entire house rearranged!
Warning! Picture heavy post! I have one of those houses where you’ve got the soaring vaulted ceiling, and the living room is open to the dining room. It’s a doozy to arrange furniture in it, I’ve NEVER been happy with how it’s been arranged, the whole 5 years we’ve lived in it! Here’s what it…
Ta Dah! Slipcover complete!
Well, I’m still working on the big book switcheroo, but I couldn’t wait to show you pix of the newly dyed slipcover. I LOVE being able to dye fabrics – often times, you can set out to do something, and get exactly what you wanted…and this my friends is exactly what I wanted! My favorite…
Getting unblocked
Lisa Call wrote a post about being blocked last night (scroll down it’s at the end). I wrote such a long response to her that I though it blog worthy, as it speaks to where I’ve been lately! I too get blocked when I have so many things that I want to do, and some…
Tutorial: Recovering an Office Chair
From this: to this: This took about 3 hours, start to finish (oops plus the 5 days to get the 2nd yard of fabric sent!) What’s neat about this project is that it’s an easy introduction into both upholstery (for the seat) and slipcovering (for the back) and takes a blah black office chair to…
My name is Candy Glendening...and I’m addicted to color! I dye fabric so I can have just the hue & texture I want, and then use it to make art quilts and “everyday art”.
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My name is Candy Glendening,and I’m addicted to color! I dye fabric so I can have just the hue & texture I want, and then use it to make art quilts and “everyday art”.
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