627handworks

I have been having problems commenting on blogs the past couple of weeks using my Google account.  I would type in the message, hit submit and nothing.  Recently updated firefox and it was an easy fix. Go to Tools > Options > Privacy tab > click Accept Third Party Cookies.  That’s it.  Glad I figured it out!

I’ve also noticed my blog not showing up in Google Reader lately… suggestions to fix that would be nice!

Finally got around to this!   We found this antique chair on Craigslist last year for like $35.  At the time I wanted it for the bedroom but have actually been using it as my sewing chair.  I didn’t even think to take ‘before’ pictures which makes me made.  It was a dark dark stain and the upholstery was dark jewel tones. Wasn’t really hideous it just wasn’t my style.

Yesterday I sanded, sanded and sanded and applied two coats of paint. This morning I applied another coat of paint, added more padding and updated the fabric.  We also secured some of the joints with wood glue – it was getting loose in spots.

I’m really happy with how it turned out.  I wanted the Amy Butler peacock feathers pattern in an upholstery weight, but I was entirely too impatient to wait for an online order.   I picked this up at Joann’s and I’m actually loving it right now.  Birdies!

Don’t look too closely at the paint job, that is definitely not something I love to do.

My iPhone 4 finally arrived yesterday after what seemed like eternity (12 days).   I’m happy to say this site actually looks really decent on the browser and works well with the PULSE app.  That app is awesome -I’m going to add all my favorite blog feeds and I already have a bunch of news sites added.

Crafty news:  I made a little dress for my niece this week.  It’s the Little Mademoiselle pattern from ManiMina’s shop.   Since I did fairly well, and even added an additional color splash along the bottom and buttons, I also made her a little shirt and skirt.  No pattern on that – just from eyeballing things I’ve seen on flickr and etsy.

A picture I took of Bojangles using the Hipstamatic app for iPhone.
I love the different lenses and film options.

I’m heading to the lake for the weekend – will upload some photos of the outfits and progress on the Make Life quilt when I can.