Getting sidetracked, again.


I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I'm not very good at focusing on one project at a time. I seem to work on random things when they take my fancy and leave other projects unfinished as my interest moves elsewhere. I have accepted that this is just my way and that I will get around to finishing off my projects or rooms at some point. 

Last week I saw a picture of a miniature picnic basket and that was it, I was off on another tangent and I just had to make one. So with a bit of card, fabric and tapestry canvas, this was what I came up with. It's quite a cute little basket, if I say so myself. All I have to do now is fill it with food and utensils, and it will be a lovely addition to my Little Shabby house. 














 As I said earlier, about not completing my projects, I've finally got around to making a canopy around the bed in my French house. I am a great admirer of Maritza Moran and the way she uses fabric to dress her beds and furniture. I'm not saying that what I have done comes close to Maritza's work, but I wanted to have a bit of opulence in this room and also have a go at making a canopy.

The fabric is a beautiful pink raw silk and it came from a bridesmaid dress that I wore to my bed friend's wedding in 1991. I have long since being able to fit into it anymore and as sadly my friend is now getting a divorce, I thought it deserved to be re-purposed and used. The canopy may be a little bit too much in such a small room, but I love the decadence of it.  











All I need to do now is make curtains for the windows, a pillow for the bed, sort out the bed sheets, make a fancy drape thingy for the bottom of the bed...........




Until the next time


Take care


Jayne x

Comments

  1. Hello Jayne,
    I seem to have missed a couple of your posts! So sorry. I just love the picnic basket you made, it is just exquisite. I have the same problem drifting from project to project....it must be the creative streak in us! That's my excuse anyway LOL!
    All the best
    Vivian

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  2. Hi Vivian, it's lovely to hear from you again.Thank you for your kind comments on my picnic basket and I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who drifts from one thing to another.
    Take care
    Jayne

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