the day after thanksgiving

crafts!

now that i have a sewing machine, i finally made some tie-up valances for over the roman shades in our bedroom:

diy 10 minute tie-up valance

tie-up valances

i also tried to make my own stockings...i was trying to make stockings i could imagine being sold by anthropologie. the results are laughable. construction turned out great, but i made them a bit small in the toes. phil said they looked like stockings for a geisha because the foot part was tiny and awkward. i'll try again!

using cheapo stocking as a pattern for my diy pillowcase stockings

cutting out lining (that's right, lining is leftover thomas paul "botany" fabric from the valances!)

decorating the fronts

my new janome heavy duty sewing machine!

stockings - first attempt