Daisey's "Shake A Leg" Party

 I was honored to help my dear and beautiful friend, 

Daisey,

 give a little "Shake a Leg" party this weekend

in her awesome home.

She's had a rough year
(you'd never know it from her photos!!!)

She wanted to

have a little shindig to thank all her friends 

and family members for their help and support.

Here are the worker bees, John, Carolyn....

Joy...

Moi, and John again.

(He gets around. Hee.)

We all rallied to get the house party-ready!

 And it is!

Inside, 

the food has arrived........

Beautiful array...

 Outside, 

the bar and music are set up...

Lots of color and wine and music.

What more do you need?

A little breather before the guests arrive...

It's a glorious day!!

And here come the party animals!

Nephew Matt and BFF, Milly...

Lou and Christa...

Rob...

(That's Pat in the background...)

Aha, Kernie caught the elusive one!

Most all of Daisey's pals here worked or still work in

advertising and production...

(Some even got hitched,

like this pair.)

There are suppliers and buyers...

Agency owners....

freelance creative directors...

Beautiful ladies Mary Anne (marketing guru at VCU)..

and Kay (Yoga guru...incredible potter...

she might even freelance produce if you're lucky..)

The brains behind the operation.

(Yeah, right...)

"Of course I can drive home!"

I must say, 

we have a colorful lot this evening!!!

Beautiful people and beautiful colors...

Another nephew, Scott,

with Daisey's sister, Lou.

"Purple Rain, Purple Rain."
(You had to be there...)

Jean and Daisey go way back -  

to Cargill days...

The original advertising mad-women!

Here's our DJ, 

John the man,

enjoying his latest selection......

"Get down on it!"

Priceless...

Amen!

Loved it..

Love all of you.

Thanks for making a killer par-tay!!!!! 

And some awesome memories!

(And I hope I didn't offend anyone...

too much...)

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370

A Cane-backed Bergere Chair Makeover

I purchased two of these chairs awhile back

at one of my favorite haunts,

Class and Trash in Ashland.

Lovely cane backed bergere chairs.

 I had a client that I thought would be interested,

and yep, she was.  

So I've been waiting for her to pick out fabric.

 She didn't want it painted, 

but I'll definitely need to clean up this wood.

 After removing all the trim and the staples,

and cleaning the frame,

it is time to upholster!

 I did the sides first.....

 Here you can see how I staple along the edges.

This fabric came from UFab, 

one of my favorite fabric stores.

It's a nice neutral with lots of texture.

 Sides done........

 Now time for the seat bottom.

I cut, and then feed the fabric through the sides...

Underneath, it looks like this. 

And I staple the fabric to the bottom edge to secure.

  Then I staple and trim out all the edges.

Then I make the cushion...

 

And make piping to finish off all the edges.

 Lastly, I recovered the little bolster.

 My hands are still numb,

but it's done!

Loaded up in the car,

and ready to go to it's new home in the morning.

Where I'll pick up chair number two,

and do the whole thing again.

Sigh.

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370