Except for that one day when I got tired of Mirren crying as I finger combed her fine curly hair, and in that moment I realized Mirren could very well look back on her childhood and only remember me "hurting her" (her words) when I combed through her hair and taking it personally. So, I did what any mom would do when she makes this realization.
Ke-chaw!! I chopped that hair within the hour and Mirren hasn't cried about her hair since. Mom win!! Her curls have realized a new curliness but it's just adorable on her.
I worked on my chair this week because I'm too afraid to just jump into the 8 foot couch, so I'm tiptoeing into that by getting the chair done. I painted the legs (2 coats) and then poly'd them as well (2 coats). That quite literally took most of the day because I had to wait so many hours between coats but in the meantime I started sewing all the pieces together. First I had to officially set up my sewing room (!!!!!) finally so now I have a comfortable workable set up where I can just sit down and sew whenever I need or want to. Why that took so long, who knows. Probably because I knew I needed to put my attention on the rest of the house before I could have my own private retreat for crafting.
Anyhow, I finished all the sewing about 10 pm on Saturday and I had to stop. Had to get my workout done and we had 9 am church this morning, so tomorrow morning, as soon as all the kids are in school, THAT CHAIR IS GETTING STAPLED TOGETHER!! I am soooooooo excited because it turned out so much more beautiful than I even knew it could. I love the fabric I picked out and only juts realized that the fabric resembles the fabric I've been pulling off my couch. Ha ha!! That's ironic, huh? Here's some pictures of the chair with the pieces draped where they should lay when it's all done.
Bottom picture is the before. This chair in its prime was SOO pretty. But now the fabric is dirty and ripped. :( My sister Alyson, crafty crafter extraordinaire, reupholstered it and gave it to us originally and did an awesome job! I solemnly promise to Scotchguard the new fabric and to never wear pants with back pocket buttons on it. (That's how the black spot got on the old chair. My button wore a hole in the fabric.)
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Mirren comes by her sensitive scalp honestly, as I remember you were always the crying-est of all of us when getting your hair done by Mom. It's only fair that you have at least one child who does the same thing. Lucky you! :)
Oh yeah, and thanks for the update! Mirren's haircut looks great.
Time for an update
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