From One Girl's Dress

Sweet Treats for a Guest

I shared with you earlier that I had made a couple of pillows from two little girls dresses. My daughter recognized the checked patter in the pocket pillow. I had intended to make another heart pillow out of the bodice, but seeing the scalloped top I got another idea. I saw that this could be made into a sweet little bag. I then thought I could take the same measurements from the other pocket on the skirt of the dress to make another tote/purse.

Then I realized these would make sweet bags to hold goodies for a guest. I took the ribboned band at the waste, included a couple of inches of the skirt to create a bottom ruffle to the pocket bag. I stitched together the bottom and the sides and added one of the tie-backs as a strap. I placed a towel, washcloth, gel soap, body butter, toothpaste and a toothbrush in the purse. In the pocket I put a bar of chocolate and some tea bags.

In the smaller, bodice bag I placed a couple of books, 
stationery and a pen.

All set and all ready for a potential guest.

The heart pillow is filled with lavender and the pocket pillo can hold the guest’s cell phone safely nearby for calls or for an alarm.

From one little girl’s dress I made three things that could make a guest feel comfortable and welcomed.

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Updating Guest Room

For 

a 

Friend's

Visit

It is a wonderful thing to anticipate the arrival

of a friend for a few days. While I was cleaning our guest room

I decided to do a project I had been wanting to do for a 

very long time.

The green guest room was once a screened porch.

It was enclosed several years back and is now used

as a guest room - or a room to retreat to.

It is long and narrow - which gives it a sort of

coziness.

For the time being, there's a twin bed there, which 

was my son's bed. I had been wanting to paint it white

and to embellish it. I was inspired by the lovely pillow

and sachet I recently acquired from Char's 

'Some Place In Thyme'.

These gave me my inspiration for a room make-over

and for a new look for the bed.

I chose some graphics from 

Graphics Fairy 

and 

hand-painted the rest.

I have been wanting to do the 

bundles of bindless books  that I have seen several of you do

so well.

These books were similar and were already losing their

binding - what a brilliant idea to bind them

and to use them as a decorative item.

I have now a French-Red Rose theme.

I hung the sachet near the head of the bed. The tranquil
fragrance of the Lavender will be soothing to my guest.

I have a few more changes to make, 

sew some curtains - these have been on the way

I am still working on the small rocker that is peeping
from the right. I plan to paint the shelf unit behind the couch too.

I grouped a few baskets atop the wardrobe that
needs some updating as well. The painting above
I did a while back.

out for a long time -

but, until then - I am pleased with the look. 

Thank you for stopping by!

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