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Thursday, February 25, 2010

OOOOOHHhhhhh, Look What I Got! It's SO Pretty Polly!


I got a box! :)
You wanna see what came in the mail today?? I was so excited to see this box cause I knew the treasure that awaited inside! I was the lucky girl that bid on a vintage barkcloth drapery panel. :) I've been wanting some fabric for new pillows for a while and when I saw this panel I knew I had found the piece of fabric I'd been searching for. I wanted something with some browns and pinks...that's hard to find, but this has it all! Have you ever seen something and just knew it was calling out your name........that's what happened with me and this panel- love at first sight! When I opened the box this is what it looked like, didn't she do a lovely job wrapping it up........it felt like Christmas!

How wonderful a seller this lady is, she had it tied up with a sweet piece of ribbon and even had a hand made thank you card inside! :) The sellers name is Polly and she's downsizing a bit and is selling off a bunch of her lovely fabrics. My mom bought a full pair of barkcloth drapes, but I fell in love with the pattern on this one panel. :) I can't wait to start making my pillows.... I want to make some for my living room and a couple for my back porch area! (I have chocolate brown wicker, won't this be pretty on there?!) Yay!!
Here's the pretty little handmade card...isn't that just the sweetest thing! If you'd like to look up some stuff for yourself, her ebay seller name is love_of_horses, she still had lots of pretty stuff the last time I looked and she said she would be putting up more. Her name is Polly, tell her Melissa sent you! :)
Okay, now here is my lovely drapery panel all laid out on my bed...isn't it scrumptious!! It's almost edible it's so pretty! lol I do LOVE fabric!

Here's a close up of the pretty bouquets....aren't the colors just wonderful! I promise I'll blog on the pillows when I get them all done........but it might be a while, I have several projects ahead of this one. :-) (who me?, do projects?!) LOL

Thanks so much Polly for my pretty fabric!

I am doing a Show and Tell Friday from Cindy's blog, My Romantic Home. Here's a link so you can go check out some more blogs. :)
http://romantichome.blogspot.com
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15 comments:

  1. JudiFebruary 25, 2010 at 10:25 PM

    Hi Melissa
    Beautiful fabric. It sounds like you got enough of it to cover a lot of home and its the colours you were looking for. How good is that? I'll have to check it out also.
    have a lovely evening
    Judi

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  2. CindyFebruary 26, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    That is really pretty! The colors are gorgeous! I can "feel" your enthusiasm! I love that!

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  3. RobynFebruary 26, 2010 at 8:05 AM

    OHHH I'm excited FOR you...that is just a gorgeous panel! Thanks for sharing that...your post made ME happy! LOL

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  4. VictoriaFebruary 26, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    That is beautiful fabric, I'm looking forward to seeing the pillows:)

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  5. My Cottage CharmFebruary 26, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    Thanks Cindy, I really am excited about it!! :)

    I can't wait to see the pillows either Victoria! :) LOL

    I'm glad I made you happy Robyn! :)

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  6. SusanFebruary 26, 2010 at 10:14 AM

    Melissa , I don't blame you for falling in love with the pattern on those drapes!1 What a lovely purchase!

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  7. Tallulah's Antique ClosetFebruary 26, 2010 at 2:12 PM

    That is a nice pieace of fabric, I have my panels hanging on a wrought iron curtain rod I picked up at the flea market. Thanks for shareing..

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  8. afistfullofweeds*February 26, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    Goody for you! Love that! Rhonda

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  9. Denise MarieFebruary 26, 2010 at 6:16 PM

    looks like a gorgeous piece of fabric, have fun.

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  10. aimeeFebruary 26, 2010 at 7:28 PM

    hello :) welcome to blog land! i love it here too. saw your comment over at kim's daisy cottage. thought id come on over for a visit. i do like that fabric you chose. beautiful. cant wait to see the pillows.
    blessings,
    aimee

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  11. Decor To AdoreFebruary 26, 2010 at 7:43 PM

    Shall we exchange postcards?
    Please email me your address.
    decortoadore@hotmail.com
    This should be fun!

    Also I am having a giveaway on my blog.

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  12. Tammy/Yesterday's CottageFebruary 26, 2010 at 9:15 PM

    Oh my goodness! That fabric is absolutely gorgeous and it will look wonderful with your dark brown wicker! I wish I could sew - I'd be out there grabbing some beautiful barkcloth too!
    Thanks for sharing your snake story - too funny! You're a better woman than I am - I cannot get close enough to the darn things to kill them. They send me (and our son!) into an all-out panic! We've even called in back-up: my brother-in-law and nephew came over to fearlessly search but to no avail. I'm beyond creeped out at this point!

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  13. fitty's pinky rose cottageFebruary 27, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    such lovely fabric.. my fave kindda fabric too!

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  14. The Charm of HomeFebruary 27, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    That is wonderful fabric! I am always on the lookout for great fabric!! Good find.

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  15. sylvieMarch 3, 2010 at 10:29 AM

    How lovely i also get excited over fabric especially pretty florals ,you seem to get such pretty things over there ,look forward to seeing what you make

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