*Holly Sew*

Last year my sister-in-law and I were talking about our wedding dresses and discussing if they were worth keeping for memories or for our daughters.  I mentioned that I made my dress into a baby quilt for my daughter...it was the fanciest baby quilt around!  I loved it for church and other "dress-up"occasions. 

So she asked me if I could make her dress into a quilt for her to use. 

Her dress had a long train so I had plenty of fabric to work with...though it was super scary to cut into someones dress.  She gave me free reign on design which also made me nervous, I know what I like but would she like it????  

So after much thought and design plan I finally cut into and started the process.  

I worked on it throughout the year and finally finished it before Christmas!

 The final quilt is a throw size. 

I used satin-back crepe as the accent white and I also found (in my stash) a linen fabric that had a silver thread though it for the small border and flower applique. 

I used flower pieces of the lace and the rosettes from the bows as accents. 

When I cut the flowers from the lace the sequins and beads all became loose so I  hand sewed all of the "bling" back onto the  lace flowers. 

It was hard to get a good picture of an all white quilt 

so I took a lot of up close for the details.

The dress had over 60 buttons to use so I sewed them on the quilt to 

act as the "quilting" of the the quilt.

I used the satin-back crepe for the ruffle strips.

Rosettes and lace flowers for detail.  The vine was done with bias tape.

The back of the quilt is done with white minky fabric. 
I saved extra pieces of lace and fabric for her to use for other memories
(such as her daughter's own wedding).

This quilt was a challenge but overall I am happy with the final product!

*2011 Favorites*

2011 has been a great year for Holly Do. 

I thought I would take time to post some of my favorite pieces of the year.

Here they are in no particular order!

This desk was a mess when I found it on the side of the road.  

Upon painting it and adding stripes it turned out perfect!  

An old friend of mine bought it for her son's room!

This Farmhouse Bookcase was a pain!  

It was definitely a "learning" project for me.  I learned how to strip paint and also to never use polyurethane on anything with light colored paint. 

Though in the long run it was worth all the trouble and turned out great.

 This Antique Dresser and Mirror is a Beauty.

 I just loved the outcome of this Shabby Make-up Vanity.  

I found all the pieces separately at  a garage sale thrift store and a flea market but the look like they were all meant for each other.  

This pieces was sold to a wonderful couple to be used in their little girls nursery.  

The perfect piece to grow with her...changing table...desk...make-up vanity.

A client called and asked it I had a nightstand that could be used in a boy's room

so I pulled out this to make a  Striped Nightstand. 

Later on she brought me the dresser from his room and I added stripes to that as well.

 A friend of mine asked if I would make-over her Dining Set for her formal dining room.  She has an amazing sense of style so this set was so fun to do!

 I had painted this Dresser last year a plain white but it just seem to boring for me.  

So once I added the numbers is sold quickly.

 I finally got around to making over a piece for myself, this is a rare occasion, usually everything I do is for sale or for a client!  

This  Entertainment Center will be the inspiration for my living room make-over...hopefully I will be doing that this week and posting pictures soon!

 I love this Make-up vanity that I had the privileged of painting 

and selling to help raise $ for my friend!

Thank you to everyone who has followed and supported Holly Do. this year...I am truly grateful!

*Holly Paint*

I was going through my pictures and realized that there were a lot of small furniture pieces that I had done, but never posted.  So I thought I would just lump them into a big post!

A pair of matching nightstands for a boy's room.  

Do you know how hard it is to find matching nightstands for a boy?  

I looked for a pair for a few months and finally found these which I love

This rocking chair was painted for a photographer to use in as a photo prop.

This was originally a stool with a wicker top that was falling apart.

  So I removed the top and had my husband put on a wood top to

make it a side table.

A little plant stand or side table.

A nightstand painted turquoise and white and glazed with

Martha Stewart Metallic paint.

I found this nightstand on one of my junkin' adventures.

After painting it I realized that I could pair it with this

old, vintage child chair and it works as a child desk!

*Holly Paint*

A client brought over this huge executive desk for a make-over. 

It was scratched up but over all in okay condition, just needed some paint.

It is a 2-sided desk with a keyboard pull-out so it had a lot of pieces to paint.  

Thankfully my husband helped me put it all back together...

next time I need to take pictures of the hardware/hinges before I pull it all apart!!

I painted it an antique white and then distressed.  I am loving this off-white color that I found in the oops section.  I have already had it colored matched so I can keep using the color.  I LOVE the oops section sometimes it has the most amazing colors!

*Holly Paint*

Here is a little (or I should say BIG) Christmas paint project I had fun doing!  

A client asked me if I would be interested in "freshening-up" a few wooden soldiers that had been damaged by the weather. 

I told her that it sounded like fun so she brought them to my home.  

I had no clue that they were almost 8 foot tall...but they are so cute!  

It was a fun paint project and gave me a break from the typical furniture painting. 

Merry Christmas!

*Holly Paint*

Found this coffee table this summer and loved the details on the leg and side trims.

  It just needed a coat of white and some distressing to make it Shine!