Aqua Blue Room

Hello Everyone!

I am continuing my love affair with wallpaper and have stepped it up a notch by choosing a jumbo-sized print for the spare/2nd bedroom in my tiny Virginia cottage.

EMALYN in aqua is my choice - a slightly different blue then the one I usually use but I felt it would work best in the NW room where its not always the brightest.
This aqua blue also reminds me of the glorious summer days spent at the beautiful beaches of Virginia, where I recently moved.
Nothing but wonderful memories to carry me through the winter months!

I splurged and bought the new chaise by Shabby Chic, in pool velvet (a heavenly shade of pale minty green on a soft, low-pile velvet).  But because I am a fur baby mama, I need to be able to wash everything because of cat hair and an occasional barf, so I prefer slipcovering my furniture.
And slips work out so well!!  I can freshen up anything with one washing.

I prefer the linen cotton canvas by Spoonflower because its a pliable, soft canvas that is durable and washes well.  I also love the look of linen and this delivers on all points!
Emalyn will also be the fabric I use for the curtains (also in linen cotton canvas).

I'll coordinate the floral print Emalyn, with a soft aqua and white stripe (MERLE STRIPE).  It will edge the curtains and be the custom piping on the chaise slipcover.
Aqua gingham and an aqua toile on white will also sneak into the room on various accessories.

I will begin the work after the new year - need to get through the holidays first, but the planning is part of the fun!

Any projects planned for January?

Emalyn linen cotton canvas in aqua, Merle Stripe cotton poplin in aqua and Emalyn wallpaper in aqua

Slipcovered Thriftshop Chairs

      As usual, I blog sporadically!  But I did want to show you both my new slipcovers in one go.
I have been quite busy sewing and planning out new projects.

      This newest slipcover I completed 2 days ago, using my pattern "Theodora" in white.
The floral pattern is a soft blueberry blue and easy on the eye.  Again, I used the linen-cotton canvas fabric available from Spoonflower.
      Here is a link to  Theodora  in my shop, Lilyoake.  Its available in 17 different fabrics, 2 types wallpaper, and gift wrap!

      I am participating in the Arts North Studio Tours in September and need to have things to sell to the public, who might be touring my studio and looking for items I design and make.
I decided slipcovered chairs were a great thing to offer and began scouring Goodwill stores for sturdy, undamaged one of a kind dining chairs which I could paint, upholster and make slipcovers for.
       Every chair I offer will come with new upholstered seat PLUS a removable/washable slipcover, giving the chair more versatility!

     The easy part was painting the frame and sewing the slipcover - the hard part will be pricing them to sell, without cheating myself out of my time, supplies and hard work.  Isn't that always the case for an artist? 

The chair with the upholstered seat, in Caroline blueberry