Tonight I went to see Mama Mia with 2 of my daughters - probably the best movie I've EVER SEEN....

yes, even better than Armegedon, which had action, suspense, a love story AND Bruce Willis saving the world.

Total chick flick - Jerry was so right NOT to come with us...

Made me want to throw down my staple gun and dance down the streets of Greece behind Meryl Streep and the other movie extras.

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My front yard this morning - it's another hot, steamy indiana summer day. I love it!

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Here's a photo of student area at my church. They remodeled, bought a couple of vinyl couches and recovered the existing mission style furniture. They wanted a heavy duty fabric that could be easily cleaned...I talked them out of vinyl cushions and they opted for this nice microfibre. The back cushions were crumpled and balled up, they were filled with the standard loose dacron fiber - I replaced them with an inner core of soft foam inside an envelope of a superior loose fiber called "comforel". These should hold up to use for years.

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For anyone seriously interested in reupholstering antiques, this video is the best! Check out this trailer of the instructional video: Horse Hair and Leather Basics by Kim Buckminster.

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She looks sweet, doesn't she? She has her moments....

I'd like to post a picture of the 8 side chairs in apple green gingham I just delivered to Alpha Chi Omega on campus, but I still haven't figured out how to take a good photo of my furniture! The one of the slipcover. above, turned out great, but was a complete accident. Time to get out the manual. I'm delivering a matching cushion tomorrow, so if I can get a good shot then, I'll post it.

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Here I am at the Rathskeller Biergarten with the rest of the slipcover ladies.....apparently really enjoying the chips and salsa!

After 2 days of immersing ourselves in classes and demonstrations, this was a nice break. I got to visit with old friends, and made many new friends. It's great to be able to network with these amazing women. The exchange of techniques, business strategies, and even war stories was great. I came home refreshed and excited to try out new things. I learned about faux tufting a slipcover, custom silkscreening the fabric, new developments in "green" fabrics, and...blogging.

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Teaching methods of cushion building at the Slipcover Summit in Indy was an experience! To prepare I toured the Active Foam plant in Chicago and came back with a ton of different foam samples to share. Because of the rising petroleum costs, the cushion can be a major investment - but necessary to your "seating comfort".

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