The Ice Cream sign that started my plunge into DIY decor!There is something special about owning property. Growing up as a missionary kid, I moved eleven times in ten years, and it wasn't until after I was married and Wade and I bought our first home that I realized how meaningful it can be to have a piece of ground to claim as one's own.
I painted this pine paper towel holder and a bread box to match my kitchen's colours. I designed the "Home Sweet Home" graphic myself.
We've lived in that same little house for over eight years now and have seen it transform from a 500 sq. foot love nest into a three bedroom family home, with the building of a large addition in 2004. Anyone who has ever renovated will groan with me when I tell you that there has not yet been a year in which we were not tackling drywall and the ensuing infiltration of dust!
My living room cushions were my first venture into machine applique. I'll be working on window treatments as soon as I find a missing part to my sewing machine!Since I made the choice pursue my passions from home full time, I have had more involvement with seeing my home become the haven I desire and it has really begun to reflect me and my style. I love the fact that most of my decorating projects have been DIY, and even outside of the Angela Fehr paintings that hang in every room of my house, most of the decor has been made by me, or customized in some way with paint or fabric. I thought I'd share some of that with you today. Forgive some of the more poorly-lit shots, if you will! High on my shopping list is a new digital SLR camera!
My kitchen window treatments - I love the copper cookie cutters at the ends!
2 comments:
You never cease to amaze me! Wow, you have done an amazing job. And I totally hear you on the drywall dust, ugh!
You obviously have many talents, Angela - these are all beautiful! I can't sew to save my life.
That is a shame about the gallery show you mentioned in your previous post. I agree with you totally, and would love to know why they want the copyright. Would they try that with 'pro' artists?? Smacks of exploitation just a bit! It is their loss as your paintings are stunning :)
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