tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29079372095575487702024-03-18T12:58:07.034-07:00Summerland Cottage Studiosummerland cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304462035298404932noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907937209557548770.post-52128684702330343792021-01-09T15:49:00.010-08:002022-04-25T11:41:48.572-07:00Hand crafted decorative Chef's aprons<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span><span>With everything closed down due to Covid, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am unable to get my ceramic designs fired at school. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I've been inspired to pull out my sewing machine and create some new apron designs. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I actually wear aprons all the time. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I'm playing with ceramics, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">when I'm working in the garden, and sometimes, even when I remember to put them on before I begin painting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7kNo36JHaS4/X_o-ERyygmI/AAAAAAAAHuo/uFu2CB-34kwesJCFBtGQJJSYJF7ci_xzACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_1966.JPG" width="480" /></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is my latest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> A red striped linen apron embellished with appliquéd embroidery. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bleGedV7rNM/X_o8wAgZANI/AAAAAAAAHuY/4iW_4jDHrfYvpKbDByCGx2-8CL2HCwQ8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1967.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bleGedV7rNM/X_o8wAgZANI/AAAAAAAAHuY/4iW_4jDHrfYvpKbDByCGx2-8CL2HCwQ8wCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/IMG_1967.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the Lee Jofa embroidered drapery fabric, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">that I chose to carefully cut up, and use for appliqué on my latest apron design. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This fabric sells for $295 a yard. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fortunately, this was just a memo sample.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-myL05mP7R-0/X_o8g2G7KeI/AAAAAAAAHuM/VvoJi4YONr41o4EpNe64g_jm620QELGTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1627" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-myL05mP7R-0/X_o8g2G7KeI/AAAAAAAAHuM/VvoJi4YONr41o4EpNe64g_jm620QELGTgCLcBGAsYHQ/w509-h640/IMG_1965.JPG" width="509" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I like it being both beautiful, and useful!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.</div></div><p></p>summerland cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304462035298404932noreply@blogger.com0Laguna Beach, CA, USA33.5427189 -117.78535685.2324850638211515 -152.9416068 61.852952736178842 -82.6291068tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907937209557548770.post-62837063558585317892020-12-05T15:50:00.038-08:002021-01-31T15:22:09.475-08:00One of a kind aprons<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I've been on a creative role, making new aprons </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">that are unlike any that I've ever seen!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VdHxSbz38Ns/X_pCeH5Hw2I/AAAAAAAAHvM/bC0bXoZXfmMi39VC4Ens40UFNFo_j3QIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VdHxSbz38Ns/X_pCeH5Hw2I/AAAAAAAAHvM/bC0bXoZXfmMi39VC4Ens40UFNFo_j3QIQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_1918.JPG" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Appliqué designs added to each.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wyT_85Gk8No/X_pCfJqaC7I/AAAAAAAAHvQ/UXM4D9KnUW84ud9dZsb5SzmiwCYa6ocvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wyT_85Gk8No/X_pCfJqaC7I/AAAAAAAAHvQ/UXM4D9KnUW84ud9dZsb5SzmiwCYa6ocvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_1919.JPG" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DiXqoaKqcEo/X_pnP1y02YI/AAAAAAAAHwI/kT-_CZbHJVIYd_yu3XPVYooA46mg-u1YwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCN0636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1410" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DiXqoaKqcEo/X_pnP1y02YI/AAAAAAAAHwI/kT-_CZbHJVIYd_yu3XPVYooA46mg-u1YwCLcBGAsYHQ/w440-h640/DSCN0636.JPG" width="440" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It wasn't difficult to recreate it as a night scene. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8s4zQr9bGog/X_pl9D4lUmI/AAAAAAAAHv8/_52ASs59qLkOVKy81Wtdum7C7XtNkXhbACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCN0405.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1477" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8s4zQr9bGog/X_pl9D4lUmI/AAAAAAAAHv8/_52ASs59qLkOVKy81Wtdum7C7XtNkXhbACLcBGAsYHQ/w462-h640/DSCN0405.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I redid it, and decorated for the holidays </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">exactly how he was having his lights hung. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a big hit!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>summerland cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304462035298404932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907937209557548770.post-91462454317471577342020-10-02T15:31:00.062-07:002021-01-31T16:03:34.938-08:00Custom design chefs apron<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My sewing machine bobbin has been misbehaving. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not that that would stop me from creating. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's my latest lovely. </span></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H85T5CUQpcE/YBc_rKH1S7I/AAAAAAAAHx4/Gqs9iKIACE8AJjseuLhMxAXeeYolVCOzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1976.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1968" height="616" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H85T5CUQpcE/YBc_rKH1S7I/AAAAAAAAHx4/Gqs9iKIACE8AJjseuLhMxAXeeYolVCOzwCLcBGAsYHQ/w593-h616/IMG_1976.JPG" width="593" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A linen fabric chefs apron with the most beautiful </span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>blue </span><span>embroidered appliqué design all hand sewn!</span></span></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LaDGCmC-hjw/YBc_u05RKDI/AAAAAAAAHx8/PBXdCeLuKkMAIqQ8fpzwBMbK5Mln_4JqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1977.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LaDGCmC-hjw/YBc_u05RKDI/AAAAAAAAHx8/PBXdCeLuKkMAIqQ8fpzwBMbK5Mln_4JqgCLcBGAsYHQ/w565-h424/IMG_1977.JPG" width="565" /></a></div><br /><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1147" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjlrc2_8u-U/XtGGn5y-6nI/AAAAAAAAHeo/V-gcEGbGp2gC-av57VVAWiopbRifABHCACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/0-6%2B2.jpeg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But before I could let it go, I decided I needed to create a piece similar as a remembrance. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since I don't have the same glass, as shown below, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've re-created it the best I could with paint.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #595959;">One of my favorite magazines was looking for ideas for h</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959;">andcrafted projects u</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959;">sing a purchased item and personalize it in some way. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959;">They were asking for creative, inexpensive, simple projects that ideally take 30 minutes or less to make. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using fun little fabric memo samples from the design center and coordinating fabrics, I created little book covers for post-it tablets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have so many cool and unusual fabrics that I have collected over the years, it was pure pleasure perusing through them to find patterns and embellishments that were small enough for the size.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using cardboard found at Trader Joe's used for package dividers, I cut pieces just a tiny bit larger than the post-it notes were. Then glued the fabric to the cardboard and created covers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I covered a large box that looks like a book to hold all of them in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I pulled out my Plaid Fabric Paints and custom mixed </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was just a remnant of fabric, so perfect placement</span></div>
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<br />summerland cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304462035298404932noreply@blogger.com0Laguna Beach, CA, USA33.5427189 -117.785356833.3309789 -118.1080803 33.754458899999996 -117.46263330000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907937209557548770.post-45930426645064182702020-03-21T15:09:00.004-07:002022-11-08T13:15:02.675-08:00 Upcycling a tweed blazer during quarantine time<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">as a thank you, for being one of their super hosts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> a monochromatic,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">cream-colored, ceramic creation</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A sailor's Valentine is known as a form of shell craft, a souvenir, or sentimental gift made using large numbers of seashells. These were originally made between 1830 and 1890, and they were designed to be brought home from a sailor's voyage at sea and given to the sailor's loved one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am continually grateful to live in a historic cottage across the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The little seaside town is Laguna Beach, California. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is about halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is well known as an artists colony. It has a mild year-round climate with lots of scenic coves and is surrounded by a wilderness park. It is also a marine protected area so the sea life is abundant!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This bottle of treasures came from a cove across the street from the cottage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I layered the sand then all the tiny seashells, found at low tide that just happened to be exposed the day I found the fun bottle to present them in. There are also bits of colored sea glass and tumbled pebbles all washing ashore together included.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a little bit of Divers Cove captured in a bottle.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">I chose to pull out a favorite white linen with a blue rose floral to create a hanger cover for my new blue blouse with a wide collar so that it wouldn't slip off the hanger.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">It was super easy. I just laid the hanger on the backside of the fabric and traced the outline of the top of the hanger 3/4 of an inch above it. Then I copied that creating a second and cut them both out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After firing using</span><span style="font-size: large;"> a little craft twine created this fun necklace!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's difficult to explain how my imagination works but she gifted me with whatever colors I wanted and I chose varying shades of blues not certain at the time what I was going to create with the bits of jagged glass bits. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm pleased with how it came out and love that it resembles the sea!</span></div>
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