Who needs a boring black office chair?

I lashed out and bought myself an office chair for my studio so that I could be comfortable and have good lumbar support when sitting at my work table.  And it's got wheels which is fantastic. The only thing is office chairs usually come in boring black like the one below or bright blue or red.

My solution to a boring office chair is to attempt a slight makeover.

I made a semi fitted cover for the back of the chair and for the seat I sewed strips of fabric together into a square shape and then trimmed the square edges to a roundish shape.  A hem was sewn and then elastic threaded through, pulled tight and sewn.  Hey presto a fairly respectable looking seat cover.  The green fabric with circles was from an op shop as is the bold patterned fabric.  The darker green fabric with the red flowers came from my quilting fabric stash.  I'm really happy with my amateurish attempt at making over my chair.

Somehow Sophie managed to get in the photo above without me noticing probably because just at this point of taking the photo I heard a loud explosion type noise followed by a long drawn out rumble.  We apparently had an earth tremor measuring 2.7, about 10km underground occurring a couple of suburbs away from where we live.  Nothing was damaged, the studio didn't shake or move although Genevieve told me the house did.  Just a bit of excitement for a Monday afternoon.

Anne  xx

For the love of white hair

Pets, we love and adore them, right? They give us companionship, unconditional love and joy. They also give us HAIR!!!! Our family lives with two large adorable cats and one stubborn Labrador who all have white hair. White hair loves everything, chairs, floors, clothes (especially black clothes), socks, books and yes every surface in the house. White hair lovingly blends with dust under cupboards, beds, chairs and has a major love affair with any carpet or mat.


Fortunately I own a lint remover thingy which loves white hair. Rubber gloves (thick durable ones), are also attracted to white hair. Cleaning day will find me vigorously rubbing the gloves over the sofa in a desperate bid to gather up all the hair I can see. Sometimes I’m working so furiously (there’s lots of hair), I suffer rubber glove sofa burn, a bit like carpet burn but on my hands.  And thank goodness for vacuum cleaners, I don’t know where I would be without mine as it happily sucks up all the white stuff I can feed it. DH has often pondered how many cushions and pillows we could have stuffed over the years with the amount of hair we have had to dispose of.

So the big question is, are white haired pets really worth the effort? Yes, they are. Who can resist a purring cat curled on your lap on a cold winter’s day? Who can resist a cat that winds around your legs, even if it’s only because you are trimming the fat off the evening meal’s meat? Who can resist a cat that dips his paw into an empty tin of baked beans so he can lick the sauce off his paw? Who can resist a dog that adores you even if they've just been in big trouble for upending your prized pot plant? Who can resist a dog that is always happy to see you even if you have only taken a two minute loo break? Pets, they make me happy!