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how to make a rice & lavender hot/cold pack

A part of cleaning, organizing, and purging is dealing with materials that were purchased with intention. I buy them because I intend to do something with them. When I was cleaning out my cleaning supplies, I found the materials for two projects that have been languishing in a closet for too long. Some of the supplies were purchased to make beeswax food wraps and some were intended for a rice & lavender-filled hot/cold pack. Last week, I made the hot-cold pack and I thought I would share how to make it. The nice thing about this project is it’s super quick and simple and it made me wonder why I waited so long! How to Make a Rice & Lavender Hot/Cold Pack | Printable Instructions How to Make a Rice & Lavender Hot/Cold Pack | Required Materials & Tools 4 lbs rice dried lavender (I used about 1-2 cups,

February 8, 2021 27 Comments

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repaired ottoman slipcover

Oh, my lovely followers… I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed reading through your comments of gratitude on Monday’s giveaway post. If you just need some encouragement, go read some of them. Readers are sharing gratitude for simple things like gardening and enjoying a good book to big things like a successful kidney transplant decades ago and the love and health of their family. Gratitude is a cure for so many things. Thank you for taking the time to share pieces of your story with me and my readers. Moving forward, I wasn’t sure if I should continue posting on the blog this week. There are many difficult things happening in the world and I am not an expert on the best way to deal with it all. Social media, especially, has become a landmine and there is just no way to do or say the right thing that’s

June 3, 2020 49 Comments

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simple footstool slipcover

Between gardening projects and everything else I’ve been working on, I’ve also been getting some sewing projects knocked out. A couple of weekends ago, I cut out the pieces and made piping for this footstool/ottoman I picked up at an antique store a few years ago. I buy these any time I see them for a good price ($40 or less) because they have so many uses! Of course, they can be paired with a chair to make it a little comfier, but they can also be tucked under tables, or used as extra seating or a side table in a pinch. This one was clearly wearing some fabric from another decade, so it needed a simple footstool slipcover to match my house… I used some leftover Aviary Toile since it was going in the master bedroom. I wanted to tuck it under the melodeon to help hide the air

May 28, 2020 36 Comments

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parsons chair linen slipcover reveal

I know that my house usually looks clean and tidy in the pictures I share here and on social media. And, I will admit, that I am a bit of a neat freak. I generally like to clean and I love having a spotless, organized, and clutter-free home. But, life happens here. I have middle school boys, a dog, two cats, and a husband who has a higher mess tolerance than I do. Trust me, there are parts of our house that are not pristine! One of the more visible non-pristine areas were the seats of the end chairs at our kitchen table. These are well-loved and well-used chairs and they were looking pretty rough. I was even a little embarrassed by them when we had people over because they looked so grungy. That’s just my own silliness, though. I doubt anyone ever really cared. The chairs are still in

May 18, 2020 42 Comments

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parsons chair slipcover tutorial | part 2

If you missed part one of this slipcover tutorial, you can find it HERE. In part one, I show how to make the “body” of the slipcover. This chair slipcover tutorial works for almost any armless chair, but is specifically for a parsons chair with small wings. You can also find the link to the linen I used for this project in that post. So, in this post, I’m going to show how to make ties. This tutorial can be used for pretty much any homemade ties. They can be used on clothes, like aprons, accessories, slipcovers, etc. I like ties for slipcovers because they add a “dressmaker detail.” Since slipcovers are essentially dresses for furniture, it looks fitting to me. If you want a more modern look and cleaner lines, you can always use buttons or even velcro. You can just cut the strips of fabric with scissors, but

May 14, 2020 7 Comments

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Parsons Chair Slipcover Tutorial | Part 1

The chairs that end at the end of our kitchen table are “the favorite chairs” for everyone. They are comfy and therefore, often occupied. Instead of sitting in rockers in the basement or snuggled on the sofa, I’ll often find my boys sitting at either end of the table, watching a movie, or playing a game. This is where they are sitting for school work these days and, of course, for snacks, meals, and games. These chairs have gotten a workout! And they look great in photos if you don’t zoom in or look too carefully… The seats are a total disaster. Most of the mess is due to adhesive from my T1D son’s pod/pump changes. We used an adhesive remover wipe to remove one pod before putting on another and that has left a sticky residue on the seats. And that sticky residue then attracts any dirt or fuzz

April 30, 2020 23 Comments

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how to make a custom shower curtain

As I shared in boy’s bathroom refresh, I made a custom shower curtain out of a curtain panel from Calvin’s former room in our PA house. And, as promised, I’m sharing how I did it! This is one of those sewing projects where you just need to sew a semi-straight line and you’ll be okay. For this project, I used decorator-width fabric, which was 56″ prior to hemming and a , which is 54 x 78″. This is taller than a standard shower curtain, filling the visual vertical space better (in my opinion.) It is narrower than a traditional shower curtain, though, so I will make two. One tip – it’s nice to use a fabric for this project that looks good from both sides. That way, you don’t have to look at the “backside” of the fabric and/or you don’t have to make a liner. Start off by hemming

September 3, 2019 13 Comments

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dining chair upholstery tutorial

I almost completely forgot that I left this chair makeover tutorial hanging after I shared how to make the slipcover for the seat! I was traveling and visiting family and wasn’t reminded about part two until someone mentioned it on Instagram. Anyway, I dusted off the video footage and got everything edited, so I could share how to strip and reupholster the back of a wood frame chair, like this one… It doesn’t matter if your chair has a different shape. If the back is framed in wood, this tutorial will work for you. If you’re new to upholstery, this is actually a great project to start with, because you don’t have any tricky places where fabric panels meet. Here are the supplies you’ll need… Upholstery Staple gun by Porter Cable Porter Cable Pancake Compressor 3/8″ staples Staple pulling pliers & Staple puller Fabric Foam/batting, if it needs to be replaced

June 10, 2018 15 Comments

I’m Marian, a painter, writer, and lover of all things creative. From art and antiques to home projects and everyday life, I share my journey in hopes of inspiring you to embrace your own creativity and make beauty in the spaces you live.

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