Day 288 - Cross Stitch

Worked just a bit on the cross stitch project tonight.

Here is the lampshade that I completed for the downstairs bathroom (finally).

The shelf for my sewing area that I repainted....

This is the uncovered wall in the basement that I filled all of the holes in and then oiled it twice with English oil.  The plywood standing against the wall is for the new built in shelf unit in the next photo.

Finally, the "hole in the wall" to the shop area-

we are going to make a shelf to put my CD player and CD's and DVDS on.

Day 286 - Bathroom Lampshade

Well, the yucky project is done!!!  I totally remade the pattern for the lampshade (with an inch added to length) and then forced myself to figure out how to cut and sew it up.  It is on the lamp in the basement bathroom and I am pleased with how it looks.  Another not-much-fun project but the last on a list that I started in January of this year. YEAH!

Day 281 - Lamp Shade Covering

So my sisters and mom are due at my house for an annual gathering in 2 weeks.  Last year we were trying to get the 2nd bathroom in the basement finished before they came.  I was going to get this lampshade covered and some wood hold buttons in place in the bathroom before they came this year!  I have a vision in my head of how I want this lampshade to look and can't quite figure out how to do it.  Tonight I worked on a pattern.

This is where the lamp goes and the fabric I will make the cover out of.