Mother’s Day Memories

May 6, 2013 at 10:49 am (Home + Decor)
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Every time a special occasion rolls around, Clark asks me what I want as a gift, and I never have a great answer. Mother’s Day is around the corner, and I can say with all certainty, this is what I want…

LA Home silhouette

The chairs are completely rad too, but I am especially loving the bright contrast of the framed silhouettes against the white walls in this L.A. home. I have always wanted to create silhouette portraits of the kids to remember their little baby profiles. A few years ago, it took me nearly an hour of Curious George episodes to get these pictures.

Mia profile

Salem profile

With a little help from someone who knows photoshop way better than myself, we were able to create these silhouette templates:

mia side b

salem side b

For Heaven’s sake, their chins… I can’t get enough.
I think it is high time these babies made in on the wall don’t you think?

{Clark, if you are reading this, I want them in gray and yellow and big enough to hang in the meditation suite, K? K. I love you.}

PS. A silhouette gallery wall and a DIY tutorial

{Image via Bonnie Tsang}

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Silhouette Inspired

November 7, 2011 at 8:53 pm (DIY, Etsy, Gift ideas)
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I was curled up on my porch swing yesterday beneath my winter coat with a copy of Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts in one hand and a cold PBR in the other. Nothing like a cold brew and a little domestic inspiration to start your week off right. Try it this Sunday afternoon. You’ll thank me. I was perusing Martha’s brilliance when this image jumped off the page….

I do not currently have any silhouette images in my house. In general, I can usually take them or leave them. Quite frankly, nothing screams “corsets and crinoline” quite like a profile silhouette. But when I see them featured in a fresh and mod way, all of a sudden, I want to silhouette every plain fabric surface in my house. Take today for instance. I began making preparations for a handmade Christmas gift by snapping shots of Mia and Salem’s profiles.

Do you have any idea how many episodes of Curious George it took to captures these images?
Surely this has to be the most difficult part of DIY silhouette art.

In addition to Martha’s cross-stich silhouette tote, I have also had my eye on these other silhouette-inspired gift ideas…

Custom Silhouette Pillow by Homemade by Jill

Le Petit Enfants Etsy Shop
{Isn’t the contrasting ribbon just darling?}

Thanks to Jones Design Company silhouette tutorial and of course Martha’s painted, cross-stitched, and iron-on silhouette tutorials, I think I have enough inspiration to get me started.

I will be featuring a series of DIY gift ideas over the next several weeks leading up to the holidays. Feel free to submit some ideas so we can share the homemade wealth.

Happy Monday, everyone!

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