GORGEOUS SHINY THINGS

Sunroom ala Cheryle

Cheryle (my biz partner) has been a sewing machine this summer and blew my mind with her amazing transformation in her sunroom and I need to share. She just "whipped up" new turquoise cushions with contrasting welt and a slew of gorgeous pillows.

(Pre -O'verlays she ran her own sewing workroom and still runs her pillow ETSY shop- so she had mad skills and makes it look easy!)

Check out her space! Love a painted ceiling and a sea glass palette, so beachy fresh...

(P.S. she is considering making a video tutorial on how to do big cushions, so if you'd be interested leave a comment... I know I want her to.)

What's new?

So much so I don't know where to start. A lot has been going on these parts, and I have tons of stuff to share so I might have to do it in installments. Let me start with work. I am so long overdue with my O'verlay updates. We have some new (probably not anymore to most of you) stuff.

Our Greek Key had some modifications made and now she's all big and square:

She is available in many sizes (19" framed square above )

10" open (unframed) under my son's bum:

as well as on the fabulous Lindsay of Sadie & Stella's office bookcase:

There will also be 12" and 16" options available. (Pricing ranges from $18-25)

Please email me at danika@myoverlays if you want any of the above sizes. They are all available, but only 12" is up on the site at the moment. I can Paypal you in the mean time.

Greek Key also got a slim down with the new Double Greek Key:

available in 5.25"x 21" for the RAST

and 7"x30" for the MALM

See the amazing zinc dresser tutorial here by JAX does design

We also had a new pattern baby, Xandra:

lots of sizes and you can get her in single "x" or a double starburst

ALSO she has many 1/4" thick options as well as standard 1/8"

on MALM

on EFFECTIV

oh, I also changed my office color last week to pink due to procrastination issues.

(you know... a big pile of work staring you down but you decide the office is too dark and that needs to change. now.

thank you procrastination gene for getting lots of shit done in my life that really didn't need to be done)

OK, well my procrastination gene also got a lot done in my house but I will save that for a later post.

I am glad to finally be back around here and can't wait to catch up.

School starts in less than 2 weeks and I will have both kids in school full time.

A first!

Be back shortly, hope summer has been treating you well!

Danika

How to Kid-Proof your Fabric

I have been building my banquette, and deciding on a fabric for the seat cushion was a dilemma. Problem is I have REAL messy eaters. Every dining chair I own has been reupholstered several times, and Scotch Guard is no match against Joe. He is a non-stop messy eater:

I wanted something kid friendly and in the reddish orange family. I headed down the vinyl and oilcloth road and nothing struck my fancy.

Then I discovered I could laminate my own fabric using Therm O Web Iron-On Vinyl. It comes in gloss and matte finishes. I wanted the matte, but I am impatient and couldn't wait a week for delivery. The gloss is stocked in most craft stores, and because I'm a need it now kind of gal I was at Joanne Fabrics that same day.

So here is all you need to know about laminating your fabric.

1- The vinyl comes in 17" wide strips. Bummed at first, but then I realized its totally all good because it would be a bit of a nightmare to maneuver if it was larger. I broke out my ironing board, but that was useless.

2- You need a big ass surface to laminate.

I used my dining from table.

First roll out a length to match your fabric and cut.

3-Now peel off the backing in sections and stick the clear vinyl to your fabric. This gets tricky if you are doing a large piece like I was.

I used a magazine to smooth it as I went.

I had to cut a second strip to cover the whole piece. I overlapped the vinyl about a 1/4" to make sure it would be covered. (The vinyl actually melted into itself and I can barely notice the seam).

Lay the paper backing back over the whole thing and iron away...

(8 seconds on medium heat).