The 2 pictures above are stationary panels on a beautiful 2" rod with finials and larger grommets.
Hardware is very important, this is over a arch window and in the main room and the first thing you see. The 3rd picture is a rod pocket over a rod you don't see and there you can save but getting a smaller less expensive rod and finials. The door has a sheer on it but my camera just was not capturing how pretty it looked.

Don't forget the patio!!!!  In the summer months adding a few pillows and side panels of outdoor fabric brightens up your patio.  It is like having another room to use in your house.  Sunbrella is your very best choice.  I attended a seminar on outdoor fabric and how they explained the difference between sunbrella outdoor fabric and inexpensive outdoor fabric was sunbrella was like a carrot.  It is the same color on the inside as it is on the outside.  Pigments are added during the production of the fabric that gives color throughout that won't wash or fade away.  Sunbrella fabrics stay strong and vibrant even from the sun and resist fading.  Ordinary outdoor fabrics are like a radish, it looks great on the outside because the yarn is dyed only to the outside surface of the fabric therefore it will wash out and fade over time. Yes sunbrella is more expensive but it also will last longer.  I hate the saying you get what you pay for but in this case it is true.

On my Blog list you will find companies that I work with.  You will be able to go online and search for fabrics and I will send you a sample of that fabric.  It helps to show me what you are after for your home.
Some good choices for drapes and valances are silk, cotton, faux silk, linens, sheers, polyester
and a mixture of the above.

I have gone to the Window Convention twice and Love it.  You meet new people and find fabric dealers and attend  the workshops.  This window fashion magazine called Vision last month had taken some pictures of people at the workshops.  I was complaining that I am never in the pictures and this month I opened up the magazine and there I am.  Yeah I am famous!

These ladies come and set up workshops to teach you how to do sewing shortcuts.  They really are amazing.  I can't wait to go back and learn more.

 This is a valance called Pull-up.  It is on Rosettes and self lined.  The fabric is from Mitchell fabric.

This is one of my favorites.  The top of the drape is a Rouche look with ties.  This fabric is from RM Coco.

I can only claim 3 of these pillows.  They are the shams behind the white pillows and match the drapes.
I really love this look so much I am ready to Rouche everything.  There is a special foot to attach to your sewing machine to gather for you but it would not work on mine.  So I had to hand gather and it was not always going good but the end results are beautiful.  This customer Loves Lavender and Purples I think  she picked a great color to decorate her room with.

I could not help myself...I ordered this fabric because I loved it and thought for sure one of my granddaughters would want it but they both have their own style and picked something else just as cute.  Now I will wait for someone to pick it and hopefully make a cute window treatment. I also loved these little owls.

Got to LOVE those grommets.  I really enjoy making and the look of grommet drapes. The bottom is on a slider and they stack so nice on their own.  The bottom has a lip cord and the top has a matching color but a fringe.

I have been working on this room for my 3 beautiful granddaughters.  We started with painting the room pink with a stripe of black. I realized they were out growing the bed so we got bunkbeds for them.  For a valance I made a simple awning with side drapes.  Not finished with tiebacks but almost there.

This picture did not come out great because of the lighting.  There is a panel on each side of the window. The panels are rod pocket with a large header.  This wall we did Stonebriar from Sherwin-Williams.  It is a gold and there are gold specs in the fabric.  The rest of the house we picked out Tea Chest which is a dark brown from Sherwin-Williams.  We used these 3 colors for the walls and Believable Buff for the ceiling.  They all go together and it turned out wonderful.  Thank You friend for letting me help you with picking out  paints.

I am so very Blessed to do what I love.  I have a good friend that let me help her pick out the wall paints for her house.  We choose this color Gingery from Sherwin- Williams and then picked out the fabric which is from Mitchell fabrics.  This is a cuff design valance which is placed on rosettes.

My Mom had these beautiful new vintage hankeys in her drawer and I just had to do something with them.  They were so pretty so I made a rag quilt for her to put on her lap.

Cornice and side drapes and rod pocket valance.  The cornice fabric is from Mitchell fabrics and the side drapes are from Norbar fabrics.

I have been wanting to add paint colors to my window treatments for some time now.  I went to some classes on colors and received alot of knowledge from the Sherman Williams booth so I feel very excited to start adding this to my company.  The color tools they gave me will help to incorporate accents in the form of pillows,carpet and most of the Home Decor.  So I hope to help you with this very soon.

                                                 

                     Las Vegas here we come.....
 The convention center in Vegas has a expo for windows,builders and kitchen vendors to present the new and latest products,  it is really big and a ton of people.  I have gone twice now and I come home so inspired. I take classes on color , trends and I love what they call a construction zone.  These ladies come from a academy in North Carolina and give you sewing tips to make life faster and easier for you, it is really great.  My husband Mark does all the installing and building of cornices  so he came on this trip and really enjoyed it.
It was truly work and no play (well maybe a little play). At home we watch Pawn Stars every night so our goal was to go to Pawn stars.
So glad we did it was our highlight.  Chumlee made a appearance and he signed a postcard for our grandson Dylan and took pictures for us.  He has become quite popular.  This is us in front of the pawn stars painting.

This is standing in front of a waterfall at Wynn.

This merry go round is all decorated with fresh cut flowers.  Truly a work of art.


These next pictures were from displays at the show and so pretty.Wanted to share them with you.