




Sewing is required but the needed supplies sound modest (jersey T-shirts that you can shred, florist wire, scissors, needle and thread). Several people I know say the recession has made them determined to be more self-reliant and master basic sewing skills. Making a few flowers might not be a logical way to begin, but it could be therapeutic. Instructions are available here, and are also included in Chanin's Alabama Stitch Book, which retails for about $24 at Amazon. Or you can buy the book and DIY kit with all the needed supplies directly from Chanin for $40.
Credits: images one, five and six are from Selvedge, issue 23; image four is Mary McDonald's house as seen in House & Garden; and image two is from Joslyn's beautiful house, as seen over at design*sponge. Joslyn says that every single piece in her grouping came from an estate sale or antique shop, "already framed, so I was quite lucky..." The larger piece at the bottom, a framed exhibition poster, is the first she purchased as a grown-up.
7 comments:
I love having flowers or foliage in my home - your images are beautiful!
You could have fooled me.
They look like the real thing!
Your post has made me think outside the fresh flowers square!
xx
Anna
Hi everyone! I thought in the right spot they could be special. Wouldn't want them everywhere but sometimes whimsy works.
It's especially timely that you write about faux flowers this week. Prices on fresh flowers are going up, up, up with Valentine's Day approaching! I've decided to hold off on purchasing fresh flowers until next week!
* Wonderful pics AND ideas here! And oh, how I wish I COULD have SOME sort of flowers in "a garden" to enjoy inside! BUT, it's rather difficult (now THAT's an understatement!) when one lives in the desert! I just MUST "feed" MY "dependency" by purchasing my blumen, but it's SO "worth it" for the smiles n' good vibes they deliver! Thanks for the lovelies! Linda in AZ
I like lavish blossoms. I love flowers and I hope I will have some for valentine's day , let's dream ...
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