gratification…for free!
Oh, it was so gratifying to freshen up my living room curtains this week.
Not only did I experience the joy in snipping all these annoying strings off my curtains, but I was able to make these fun ties with scrap fabric…at no cost.
To be honest, I have been on the hunt for fabric and just have not seen anything I like…I’m not a “drape” girl with tassles and pleats, but I do like something on my windows to add a touch of sophistication.
When my IKEA curtains started breaking one by one (the strings snapped), I knew my 5 year stint with them was up. Sure, IKEA is pretty cheap, but when you multiply 7 curtains there is a bit of a cost involved. I purchased our linen window covers when we first moved into our house and they just fit perfectly into our quirky sized old windows.
ANYWAY, I was mentioning my dilemna to my smart husband and he suggested I used ribbons to roll up the fabric. Since I was not finding fabric I liked other than plain natural linen…like I already HAD! I liked his idea, but of course needed to involve something more, well, involved.
I basically cut blocks of fabric, sewed them into strips, finished one raw edge and folded the other edge under.
I love them! I also am jazzed that I used what I had!
So there- that’s what I have been up to. Just trying to get the house in order before winter hits and our windows will be what connects us to the outside.
