Thrifty Cafe Curtains

Cafe curtains hang from little clips usually and cover half the window. 

I made the last set for this kitchen window from a twin sheet with hemming tape.

 I do not sew. 

This pair is a simple pair of king sized pillowcases on clips. 

The eyelet ruffle adds a cottage touch.

 The previous look.

The kitchen island is busy and full of transferware as ya'll know. 

The white eyelet is calming in the background.

I found the eyelet pillowcases at a thrift store for one dollar. 

Saves me money for my transferware collection.

Even if you bought new pillowcases it would still be a thrifty window covering.

All you need are tension rods, a set of curtain clips, and a pair of king pillowcases.

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Olive

Hotel Sign

Since making these cabbage rose cafe curtains the spot over the frame less window seemed bare. I had looked at this metal Hotel sign in an antique mall near CC's university two times, over a period of a year, before I finally bought it. I thought it would fit above the window and it did.

I sanded the edges to expose the metal. I thought about painting it but then kept it this grey. It is of undetermined age. I do not think it is vintage but Joe and I like how it looks in our small kitchen. It brings an industrial edge to all my florals.

I had an interesting time taking pictures of the sign. I ended up sitting in the floor. Shelley thought I was there to wrestle with him. This household revolves around that adorable German Shepherd of course.

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Cabbage Rose Kitchen Curtains

I made these cafe curtains from a twin sheet for our yellow house kitchen. I do not sew other than hand sewing and embroidery. I used fusible webbing to hem the raw edges. I found the twin sheet, with cabbage roses, at the Catholic Thrift Store for two dollars. My previous Ikea black and white cafe curtains were also from that thrift store. I find terrific new and vintage linens there. These curtains are perfectly imperfect and will be  fine here for a while.

The blue painting I had here did not work so I hung this floral oil painting I found at another thrift store for ten dollars. Forgive my lack of sun as I quickly snapped these images in the little bit of sun we had yesterday. It has been raining for ages here.

A view from the kitchen island. It looks as if I am running a china shop. A cake pedestal for twenty dollars anyone?

I had fun with .99 cent pineapples from our new Aldi's. I place the rinds and core in a jar with water and refrigerate it and drink the juice after a couple of days.

 I found the cafe curtain clips at an estate sale on Saturday, new, for $1.50 a package.  I left the curtains this longer length so that I can raise and lower them. We watch birds and can easily see them when the curtains are in the middle of the window. Total cost for the simple sheet cafe curtains was five dollars.

Thank you for your encouraging comments on my food story in the last post.

 I shall post another food story this week.

Clovis and I traveled to the old house yesterday and all things here are tricky. 

It is difficult to post, comment, heck it may rain in the bedroom or pantry any minute.

 Life sweet life.

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Olive