My first thought was that I hoped I had spelled doily right…I swear in all of my smartedness I had to look up the correct spelling on Wikipedia.
Remember this chair from last month?
The one I started making over and just lost my steam on.. I was just really uninspired to finish it…
and totally stumped.
I knew I wanted pretty, and I knew I wanted light.. and maybe stripes, but I was kind of floundering from there.
And I swear every time I walked by it…it mocked me.
Really. It did.
I was finally pushed into finishing it because of some very special guests that were coming over… guests I am going to share with you next week… 🙂
I was very inspired by the boho kind of free spirit look I’ve been working on for my April Etsy store reopening…
Meet… the doily chair.
Serene blue, tan striped ticking. Lace. hand-appliqued Crocheted doily’s. What could you not love?
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do a separate cushion or not… and I really didn’t have time, so I thought… what the heck! and just covered over the whole thing. I figured I could always do the right thing and do a separate cushion later. 🙂 My chair, my rules.
I hot glued trim and lace on to finish the edges and she was ready to go.
Time to take a seat and rest a bit….
Jen
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Karen says
March 24, 2011 at 5:04 amI love it! I like it when people think outside the box.
Gail Thayer says
March 24, 2011 at 5:05 amYep, it’s pretty much perfect! Next thing you know you’ll see a similiar chair in Anthropologie……..:)
Traci says
March 24, 2011 at 5:17 amI LOVE it! Perfect :))
Rachel Noelle says
March 24, 2011 at 5:47 amLOVE your doily chair~It is darling!;)Hugs,Rachel
French Farmhouse 425
Dear Lillie says
March 24, 2011 at 6:13 amLove it! You did a beautiful job, Jennifer!
The English Romantic says
March 24, 2011 at 6:43 amReally lovely chair,that reminds me,
I have a project that needs Starting!
Dreamy Whites says
March 24, 2011 at 8:10 amHi Jen,
I LOVE your chair!
It is perfect!
I LOVED your post about blogging… I needed to read that! It was perfect timing for so many of us..
Thank you!!!
Have a great week!
Take Care,
Maria
p.s. Tracey is always bragging about how talented you are!
Suzanne says
March 24, 2011 at 9:26 amIt’s just perfect. I love how you describe the chair as mocking you. There’s lots of that going on around here also, so I can relate.
Karen says
March 24, 2011 at 12:10 pmSo beautiful! You are SO talented! I am really looking forward to the opening of your new etsy store.
Best~
Karen
traci says
March 24, 2011 at 12:31 pmit’s perfect. i have a doily pillow that kind of looks like that. i love it jen.
Lee and Beth says
March 24, 2011 at 12:47 pmAw, Jen!! It’s so pretty! I love everything about it! I wish I had your talent. 🙂
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Beth.
Laura @ 52 FLEA says
March 24, 2011 at 1:01 pmIt’s charming Jennifer! 🙂
Urban Farmgirl says
March 24, 2011 at 1:27 pmOoohh…sounds like some juicy news coming our way! Can’t wait to hear!
And disregard the email I sent you, I heard from Anne.
The chair looks great!
Mary
caroline says
March 24, 2011 at 3:04 pmWell, I’ll never look at a doily the same again….thank God ! Great chair.
Whosies says
March 24, 2011 at 3:21 pmas for the untucking thing— try putting a thick piece of rope or dowel or something in the crack to hold it down. that might work? love it!!
Becca says
March 24, 2011 at 3:40 pmBeautiful and original. There are many bloggers doing beautiful projects, but not all are original. You constantly have inspiring ORIGINAL projects. Wonderful!
Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia says
March 24, 2011 at 4:37 pmThis is fabulous! I love the fabric, the paint color, oh my!
Lucky I don’t know where you live or I might have to borrow it :)XO
Ido says
March 24, 2011 at 4:39 pmI love the doily chair, you did an incredible job. I’ve been trying to incorporate doilies in to my projects, I just finished some pillows, but I’m having a hard time finding the doilies, can’t find them anywhere (or is it that everything is hard in Utah LOL!) would you mind sharing where you buy them?
Divine Theatre says
March 24, 2011 at 6:23 pmIt looks like a completely different chair!
Laura says
March 24, 2011 at 9:09 pmGreat chair! So different from anything else I have seen.
lisaroyhandbags says
March 24, 2011 at 10:12 pmSo cute! Love the doilies!
LuLu says
March 24, 2011 at 10:45 pmOh it’s soooo darn sweet!! loving it,
xo,
LuLu
Chrissy...The Apothecary Shop says
March 24, 2011 at 10:59 pmNow that would look nice in my sunroom…or bedroom..can I have it!!!! Really do like the look of it! x0
pat says
March 25, 2011 at 1:22 amHi Jen,
I knew when you finished the chair it would be amazing and it is. I love your unique sense of design. Can’t wait to hear who came to visit! Take care sweetie.
Pat
Stacey@A Sort Of Fairytale says
March 25, 2011 at 4:23 amlove everything about it…she’s
perfection!!
Pattie says
March 25, 2011 at 12:53 pmJen, very cute did you get the doily from your mom they look like there form Italy.Have a great weekend
~~Pattie~~
The Shabby Chick
Rachel says
March 25, 2011 at 1:32 pmLove that chair. Now I just need a cup of coffe and a good book and I’ll be set!
Secret Garden Cottage says
March 25, 2011 at 2:10 pmYour chair turned out beautiful, Jen! Love the bit of whimsy the doilies at to it.
Thanks again for your post that you did about the stress of blogging. It really helped put things in perspective for me. 🙂 Thank you, too, for your supportive comments at my place. I appreciate them so much. 🙂
Have a great weekend!
xo,
Jo
Megan says
March 26, 2011 at 12:18 amvery very cute. I have to look up alot of proper spellings too.
megan
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