Unique cornice

I worked on a very unique cornice this week that I wanted to share with you.

It's a little longer than I could fit into the picture, but you get the idea.

It was created with a horizontal area going through the cornice that is wider than the cornice face and also comes out into the room further than the rest of the cornice, giving it a depth difference.

Then we attached circles out of a contrasting fabric to that center area. These were also created separately then attached, so that they show some depth as well.

Then, to finish it off, each of the circles has a covered button in the center to bring that main fabric color back in.

Here are a couple of views of the cornice so that you can hopefully see the detail.

I had a very busy week, so I am ready for the 3 day holiday weekend! Hope you all have a nice holiday!

Re-make

I just finished a project that was a re-make from 2004.



Back then, I had made the following treatment for a client. It has the gold panels gathered onto a board and swags and cascades over the top. Then there are also short little gold valances to cover the open areas behind the swags. The last part is the cords and tassels that hang on either side of each valance.

Fast forward to this week - 6 years later. I got a call from a new client (designer). She happened to be working with this same person! They wanted to paint this room a new color and the red/gold embroidered silk swags and cascades would not match. So they chose a new color and had me just replace the swags and cascades, leaving all the gold parts as is. They also chose to leave off the cords and tassels.



This picture is just in my workroom, so I'm sure it doesn't do the finished product justice. It will be nicely steamed and dressed. I have no idea what the new wall color is, but I am amazed at what a difference one color makes. Even though you can tell it's the same treatment and still even silk, but that color changes everything!

Then of course, no blog would be complete without a new Grandma's pride and joy. Meet my first grandchild! Genevieve Morgan Davis was born on Tuesday morning, May 19 at 5:23 am. She weighed in at 7 lbs 14 oz and was 20" long. I've only got to spend time with her once, so far, but she already has a special place in Grandma's heart!

Welcome to our family, Ginny!

Cornices

This week I made 2 cornices, as well as many other things. This picture is 1 of the 2 cornices that I made, and how it looked before leaving my workroom. As a trade only workroom, I do not do my own installations, and therefore, rarely get to see any of my projects after they have been installed.





However, with this particular set of cornices, I had contact with the client, and was able to ask her if she would be willing to send me a couple of pictures after they had been hung. She was very sweet about it and shortly after installation, I had pictures! It's so nice to see how everything looks in its setting.

Here are a couple of pictures of the cornice hanging. I realize that you don't get to see the entire room, but it makes such a difference seeing them over a window, rather than on my work table! I appreciate this client and the time that she took so I could have these pictures.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

By next week at this time, I fully expect to be a first time Grandma - so just try and guess what I'll be posting pictures of! :)

Follow up from last week

Well, after last week's blog, I went through some old fabric scraps. I pulled together enough to make 2 "scrappy" bags. Here's how they turned out:



The first one is mine. I put two pockets on the front and 1 pocket on the back. There is also one large pocket on the inside.

Then this next one I made for my son's girlfriend. She loves black, so I found some fabrics that would work for her. I made it with the same pocket configuration as mine.

I put grommets on the sides of both bags, so that the handles would be adjustable.

They ended up being really fun to make! They came together much quicker than I expected, and by the time I was done, I was already thinking of ideas for more.

These were pretty basic - I was just getting the idea together. When I get the time to make more, I'll have to add some embellishments and details to make them a little more fun.