Sewing Ruffles

The great thing about sewing is that its not like the olden days when you actually sat down and learned from your mother how to sew, and had to read through the manual to learn how to use your sewing machine....because we have GOOGLE! and YOUTUBE! So I can easily just search "how to sew ruffles" and BAM 2 seconds later Im watching a video tutorial on how to sew ruffles. So below is my first ruffle pillowcase! Super simple and oh so shabby :)

A few finished pieces!

The Calgary weather has been so up and down the past month that its been really hard to keep a constant schedule. But I have managed to finish a few pieces on the nicer days! And by nice I mean 10-12 degrees.Oh...and Im teaching myself how to sew, so my first ever pillow is shown below!  These pieces are currently not available for sale.

A new name!

As you can see, I have changed my name. In the beginning Painstakingly Pretty was just a name for my blog and now that Im taking this "more seriously" I needed a real name. My love of all things old and dingy, chipped and wood comes from my Grandma Arlene, who is no longer with us. She owned a small antique shop in Hungry Horse, Montana (where Im originally from) for years. And she called it White's Antiques. When I was younger I would spend all day in her store with her and she would let me try on all her vintage jewelery and furs. I have the greatest memories with her in that tiny little antique shop! So in memory of her, I have finally renamed my small venture White Vintage Decor.

So bare with me over the next month or two as I try to get this whole blog and new name thing together!