by studiotullia | Apr 28, 2016 | BENEFITS & GREAT CAUSES, DESIGN TRENDS, HOME IMPROVEMENT, HOUSE TOUR: Traditional Spanish Style House near Pto. Vallarta
Things are getting real here, folks, with only a couple weeks left. Our goal is to have electrical, painting, curtain installation and most of the furnishings in place by next week. That will leave the last week for bed linens, art, styling and the photo shoot.
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There are some wonderful projects going on so take a peek.
SPLATTERED CURTAINS
If you recall, we have been discussing Charlotte’s curtains and I had some serious concerns about the outcome…
Well we decided to dive in one recent afternoon. Starting with the three neon paints dyes (with glitter) I made her do a few practice runs, trying different brushes and splatter techniques.
We put a tarp down in the back yard and laid the two cotton curtain panels on it.
We got out the neon dye colors:
And, here she is giving it a whirl.
Lots of mixing going on…
After a few practice runs on scrap fabric, and before we even started on the curtains we had to run back to COLLAGE, our local crafts store to get more paint! 
By the time we got back with SEVERAL more fabric dye colors, it was starting to get dark!
The paints and splattered textiles were even beginning to glow. We had to hustle as I was not setting all this up again. I didn’t want her to over do it anyway.
She was able to get it all done before it was too dark and we were really happy with the results:
I am also making a euro sham for her bed out of a couple of the scrap pieces. All in all it took about two hours.
UPHOLSTERED STOOL
We needed to find some sort of small chair or stool for her room and I came across this one while shopping at FABRIC DEPOT. I picked it up to look underneath and drum roll please… it was from IKEA!
So back to IKEA I went and got this for $35.
I had some leftover white fur from my pillow line on ETSY so I am using that to cover the stool.
Here’s the fur we used although it is more white – Arctic Fox white. We are going to decide later if we want to paint the legs or leave them black.
Here it is…what do you think? This puppy could use a little trim/combing, but not too shabby:
TEXTILES & PENDLETON:
I was shopping at Pendleton Woolen Mills and came across this interesting turquoise plaid that I thought might be a colorful blanket. So I am keeping that in mind at $60/yard.
Here is one of the PINK CROSS pillows available at STUDIO TULLIA on ETSY that we are planning to use on her bed.
And I am just starting to think about art, although she already has quite a bit of her own to work with. I just think these are lovely.
And lastly, think it would be fun to paint her door this rose quartz when we get to the hallway outside her room.
Wishing everyone a great few last days of the week.
And, thanks for reading!
Best,
Suzanne
by studiotullia | Aug 28, 2011 | MAGICAL MOMENTS
On a recent trip to San Francisco I stopped by The Ribbonerie, a wonderful old world boutique shop for every ribbon you could ever desire. Paris has not been in the cards for me lately, but if you want to feel like you are somewhere else, for just a few minutes, step inside. They used to be located in the Design district downtown but the neighborhood has gotten pretty seedy and with their lease up recently…they moved to stylish Sacramento Street.
My favorite area of the store is the bargain bins, full of wonderful rolls I use for a variety of projects at a clearance price. My daughter had to have a little bit of many variations of pink, and she had quite a selection when she left. They also have a vintage cabinet full of velvet flowers, ribbon, pins, etc. that could keep a milliner entertained for quite some time.
I apologize for the quality of these pictures with my iphone. Here are a few more:
A fun stop next time you are in SF. There is a florist shop in the back that shares the space. I would imagine flowers from this store would be quite magical.
by studiotullia | Feb 24, 2011 | HOUSE TOUR: Traditional Spanish Style House near Pto. Vallarta
I ran across some of the Denise Fiedler’s newspaper cutouts featured in Vogue and had held onto the images for inspiration. They were all fashion images: fabulous shoes, bags, etc.
Her work has inspired a few evenings of frenzied cutouts of my own. I bought a vintage dictionary, found a pair of scissors, ripped out some pages and before I knew it, I was creating cutouts.
Denise Fiedler is the woman behind paste. A new and creative take on the art of collage. A lover of books, Denise has taken vintage printed pages and incorporated them into representational images. She designs that which she connects with and moves her, which can be anything from traditional and iconic architecture to fashion to dogs to food to portraiture of people that have caught her eye and imagination. Each piece from paste is an original piece of art handmade by Denise. Check out more of her wonderful art at www.pastesf.com
Here are a few of my own:
Thanks Denise, for your inspiration and beautiful art.
by studiotullia | Apr 8, 2010 | GREAT ESTATES AND NEW FOUND TREASURES, MAGICAL MOMENTS
I found this quirky beaded basket at an estate sale several years ago and I was going through a box in my garage and happened upon it a week before Easter. I was fascinated with it because it is held together with safety pins. The quick search I did on safety-pin art revealed that it was a craft that existed in the 50’s and there were kits available to the avid beady crafter. This was tossed into a box along with approximately 30 dolls also made out of beads and safety pins. The details of this basket are amazing as is the quality and variety of the flowers.
My in-laws were game to display this in a prominent kitchen niche adorned with azalea cuttings and little chickies. It was a big hit amongst the 50 or so relatives in attendance. I saw it as a sort of homage to the woman who crafted this with such care. Wait til you see the dolls!
