COSMOGIRL'S EMPORIUM

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

A Burlap Wreath

More burlap inspiration has come my way.

I was inspired by the cutest burlap wreath that was created by Lucy from

Lucy's Lampshade,

that I had to bust out the burlap for another project.

Photo From Lucy's Lampshade

Instead of fall silks, I decided to adorn my raggy burlap wreath with handmade fabric flowers using leftover velvets and satins from my bean pumpkins.

Atop the wreath, a simple burlap bow made from a roll of burlap ribbon I bought months ago.

For now it's hanging on my chippy door that's propped up in the living room.

I love my chippy door!

This was a fun quick little project . . . well, except for all the sneezing from the burlap fibers flittering all around when I was tying all those strips to the embroidery hoop.

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Friday, September 30, 2011

Say 'Ello to My Li'l Friend

Now, when you read that title up there, you have to do it in your best Al Pacino as Scarface voice.

Granted my "li'l friend" isn't as deadly as a machine gun, but it's going to be my weapon of choice in the attack against my kitchen chairs.

With all the turns and grooves in these chairs brushing would have been a nightmare. Surely I would have used at least four cans of spray paint per chair ~ and there's six of them.

My dear, sweet Hubby bought this spray gun that can be used with our air compressor a few weeks ago upon my request . . . okay pleading.

But the darn weather here, for what seems like almost two weeks, has been so lousy. Not good painting weather at all. It's been damp and rainy. And when it's not been raining, the humidity's been like 300%.

Finally a break! Today is clear, and not near as humid. This weekend, and into next week, are supposed to be much better than it's been. So now I have no excuse. I'll be spending some time this weekend deep cleaning the dirt and grime off these chairs, lightly sanding and priming in prep for the paint.

Hopefully within a couple weeks I'll have fresh, newly painted chairs.

Then I'll be tackling the table . . . hopefully . . .

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

27 Years

Photo from Shuttershock

Twenty-seven years ago today I married my true love.

Amazing how these twenty-seven years have flown by.

Sometimes I can't believe it's really been that many years.

We plan to go out for a quiet, and hopefully romantic, dinner Saturday night.

Happy Anniversary, Dear.

I love you more and more with each passing year.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Fall Burlap Banner

Perusing aimlessly on the computer one night . . . wasting waayyyy too much of my time . . . I stumbled upon some of the most gorgeous banners created from burlap. Most of the ones I instantly fell in love with were created by a fabulous artist named Amanda. She sells her creations out of her Etsy shop cleverly named Funkyshique. She may not be new to many of you, but I'm totally gaga over her work.

She has currently closed up shop for some "renovations", but you can subscribe to her email list to be notified of her reopening.

After drooling all over my keyboard while visiting her store and blog, I was inspired to make one for myself. Granted, it's certainly no where near the quality and craftsmanship sold at Funkyshique, but for my first try, I think it turned pretty okay!

I used a permanent ink to stamp the letters and swirly patterns, added a bit of glitter, and sealed and stiffened the pieces with Mod Podge. Then I simply folded over a bit of the top, ironed flat, and glued over a line of jute.

Below are some of Amanda's beautiful banners. Be sure to check out her Etsy shop for a sampling of the types of items she creates. She also has a blog, Funkyshique, but it appears she's been a bit absent. Her last post was in June, but it's still chock full of gorgeous eye candy.