Next weekend is Mother’s Day weekend. Yes, that’s right – – May 9, 10 and 11.
I don’t know about mothers and their daughters, but I know April, of The Added Touch, and I have always fallen in love with different textiles. I love mixing patterns, as most of you probably can tell by the way I dress or the way I put different ribbons together in bows. Quite frankly, I find mixing patterns makes me happy and keeps me from getting bored.
However, not too long ago I had an experience that made me a little less confident of doing much of that.
I was coming out of our church and there were several people in front of me and several people behind me. I was about maybe 15 feet away from a person that yelled, ” Boy! You sure have a lot going on there with your coat and your shoes.”
I wasn’t sure who she was talking to. So, I turned around and saw that she was looking straight at me and laughing, and the people behind me were laughing also. I smiled and thought, “Well you sure know how to make one’s day.”😞Sorry, I’m just being keeping it real with you.
So as I walked out to the car, not knowing whether I should crawl under a bridge or go back to the woman and talk with her about what her point was.
However, it was Sunday and I had just walked out of church. Thank God, because I felt a little more restrained than I might’ve been at a later time.
I became somewhat insecure about my fabric mixing, questioning myself about all my choices.
But, I’m back on my feet again, a little more daring than before. So as I share some of the patterns, I’m putting together, please do what my mother always told me. I believe Pooh Bear said this also.
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”😊
I have two chairs. I’m getting ready to upholster and I bought this pink, multicolored floral and thought I would use it for the body of the chair and put the stripe on the seat.
However, common sense got the best of me, and I decided I would go with a more neutral palette, as I am a little nervous about the pink. If it were one chair I might take a chance. However, it’s two chairs, and I’m going with a more neutral common color, rather than colors used less often these days.
(Even though I love pink!)
However, common sense got the best of me, and I decided I would go with a more neutral palette, as I am a little nervous about the pink. If it were one chair I might take a chance. However, it’s two chairs, and I’m going with a more neutral common color, rather than colors used less often these days.
(Even though I love pink!)
And so as I’ve shopped fabric this last week, I’m going to try a new idea of using fabric in a different way than the norm. I’ll share it with you next week and maybe we’ll have a class after Mother’s Day on how to make this new piece of artwork.
Hope to see you at our Mother’s Day Event, May 9, 10 and 11. Twenty percent off of the florals.
PS. Well, it’s going to be a little longer than planned on the new project. While working on this with me, my husband got his thumb in the table saw. He’ll be all right. He just needs to heal and get his stitches out. 😊
Blessings!
Debbie Futhey
Debbie, I love your original choice. If I had a place for those chairs, I would love the pink fabric.
I would love the pink , also. But, unfortunately, I have to go with what I would sell easier. Please forgive me for not getting back to you sooner. I forget to look at my website and see all the wonderful responses that people have taken time to give me. Thank you so much.
You always look fabulous! Perhaps they were jealous of the up-beat look you were stylin’! Wear what makes YOU happy. Poor hubby. Hope he heals quickly.
So kind of you to say those nice things. My husband is doing well with his finger and he’s back to his golfing. So sorry it’s taken me so long to answer your comment. I always forget to check my website.
Debbie, I am so sorry for the hurt you felt from the person at church. Very insensitive. Thankfully, there were probably (please Lord) hundreds of people there who were kind and Christ-like. Your style always lifts others’ spirits! Praying your husband heals quickly so he can get busy with the creative process!!
Thank you, Rebecca. I feel bad that I did not answer your comment sooner. I am always forgetting to check my website to see about comments. I got over what was said and I think she was just trying to be funny. However, I must’ve been wearing my feelings on my sleeve that day. Hope you have a wonderful memorial day weekend.
As a fellow pattern and texture mixer and because it makes us happy , I say You be You. We do what we do for our own delight and it is our style and it works! I love your style.♥️♥️♥️
You always know how to make a person feel special! Thank you so much and forgive me that I did not see this comments sooner. I always failed to check my website to see if there’s any comments. Have a blessed Memorial Day weekend.
You always know how to make a person feel special! Thank you so much and forgive me that I did not see this comment sooner. I always fail to check my website to see if there’s any comments. Have a blessed Memorial Day weekend.
Sorry to hear about your husband’s accident. Hope all goes well with his recovery. See you soon.
Nancy Orr
Thanks, Nancy. He is healing quite well and is already back to his golf game. Sorry I didn’t answer this sooner as I always forget to check my website for comments. Have a blessed Memorial Day weekend..
Debbie,
You always look beautiful. Don’t let her take your joy away.
Hope your husband heals quickly.
Debbie Logsdon
Thanks, Debbie.. My husband is healing quite well and is already back to his golf game. Sorry for not answering this sooner as I always forget to look at my website for comments. Have a blessed Memorial Day weekend.
how much is the wreath on the door with the 4th of july man at the top. shane-julie@live.comn.
So sorry, Julie. I did not see this comment as I forgot to check my website for comments. The cost of that wreath is $89.95. Hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.