My weekend project :)

Hello.

So my mission this weekend was to refurbish four chairs for my sister. She just moved and now has a much colorful room than the one these chairs lived in. 

On a sunny Saturday we went and purchased the fabrics and then it was up to me. It was quite a simple and easy project, the only thing hard for me was taking all of the former staples off, my fingers kept scratching the board and I ended up hurting them. 

The second hardest task was using the manual stapler to attach the new fabric, I will definitely be looking into electric staplers if I ever decide to do this again :)

But other than that, I think it worked out great and felt very gratifying to do this simple project instead of having to hire someone to do it :)

All I can say is...

My hexie obsession is back!!!!

Sardines anyone? :)

Sardines are a big part of Portugal folklore and have been represented in many ways and all sorts of materials. I was recently asked to make a key chain featuring a sardine and thought of trying out the ticker tape technique for the scales of the fish.

It was kind of complicated as this particular sardine is very very small, a baby sardine if you will, but my sister (the person who asked for it) is adamant on the size. I couldn't believe how tricky it was to work with such small pieces of fabric.

This is the final version. A colorful, cheerful baby sardine :)

I missed vinyl...

Hello.

This week I'm working full speed. And one of my request was for vinyl. I love working with my Silhouette Cameo, but vinyl projects are specially rewarding. 

The possibilities are endless and you can easily envision the finished project as soon as the blade starts to cut through the material.

Jane Austen quotes are particularly famous around here. And it got me thinking about making a new vinyl for my brand new bedroom. I just need to pick a place where my cat Julieta can't reach, because she is not a fan of vinyl and tears it up whenever she gets the chance. :)

And the little paws, of course. I have four vinyl paws on my car window, one for each pet. These paws are actually for three different orders, one of them for a rescued pet's shelter, so it is extra special :)

My most recent designs part 2

This is actually a water proofed couch cover for a very naughty rabbit. I like the way it turned out a lot! Proof that practicality and beauty can go hand in hand :)

My most recent designs part one :)

I was asked to make a quilt for little baby Andrew. He was born last month and his mom's best friend wanted a present for him, since she lived in a different state. She wanted a special gift to let them know that, even though she was away, she was always with them.

And here it is, a quilt filled with love and best wishes for this new family :) 

My brand new tags :D

On my way...

Hello.

No words today, just a thought and a wish :)

*Sigh*

Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation...

And why is it I do that? Why do I put so much hope and expectation into things, into people mostly? Are my expectations too high? Am I asking for the impossible?

Anyway, today is the first day of the rest of my life. A chapter is about to close, making me available for new challenges e new amazing possibilities. I'm excited and sad at the same time. But I know life never disappoints. I just need to be ready and focused on finding what it brings me next. :)

More blog posts, hopefully ;)

I want back!!

Hello!

For those of you reading this, thank you for sticking around, I miss this blog so much, it's incredible to me that so much time has gone by and that I haven't had the chance to do something I love so much to do!

Hopefully it will get better :)

Here are some pics from my latest work, fortunately, I've been sewing all this time :)

I hope you like it.

Enjoy!