Welcome to the front door - Sweet Creek Moon

I would like a t-shirt that says this:

My sister gave me a piece of fabric that was originally used at her daughter’s (Charli’s) wedding reception. It’s this green and brown houndstooth. It was Charli’s AND Owen’s reception–which was so lovely. ~sigh~

Mawwage–that bwessed awangement.

I made a pillow — which I love — but there was quite a bit of fabric left over that I knew not what to do with. ~grin~

There are many things that I love about the place where we live.

Like the neighborhood.
And the neighbors, the weather.
The view of the mountains.

And–our home.

There really aren’t many things that I wish we’d done differently when building it. Maybe five things I wish we’d done differently–and one of them is the front door. This is an inside, nighttime photo–complete with an interesting shadow from the chandelier–of the front door.

I’m the one that picked it.

And it’s a great door–but–I don’t like the ‘openness’ of the oval glass thingy. What I imagined–even hoped for–what I wanted, and what actually is? An idea gone amuck.

Amuck, amuck, amuck.

My best of intentions have not produced an agreeable solution. At all.

Until now.

Oh. Oh. Oh.

Check this out. (It took less than an half an hour.)

Not kidding.

I used that piece of fabric Bonnie gave me–the houndstooth.

I can’t even stand to wait until the end of the post to show you. Tun-tun-tun-tah!

I love it.

Here’s the how-to.

–trim the piece until it’s the size you want (mine was 28 1/2″ wide and 56″ long)

–finish the edges (serging is great)

BONUS: Bonnie had finished the edges with a serger for the reception, which took out a step for me. You can see part of the reason it took such little time.

–fold 2″ in on each long side and press, iron, or smash (mostly whatever works for you)

I figured out how to add arrows.

Boom-a-chicka-lawka.

—use an iron-on adhesive (I used Heat ‘n’ Bond because it was the closest) to finish the sides you’ve just ironed

–iron your finished piece of art

–‘tack’ it to the door

[I used these tacks which are from the early 16th century. I don’t even know where Handsome Dude acquired them–BUT–I’m thrilled that he did because ha-cha-cha about not purchasing anything for this project.]

–I folded the fabric under about 1 1/2″ before tacking it (maybe a little less)

–I used six tacks (starting from the right moving to the middle–then the left side to the middle)

–I tap-tapped the top of each tack ever so slightly with a hammer to secure them to the top of the door–BUT not enough to flatten the tack

Breathe.

And smile.

And then be grateful that you can do this kind of thing.

Take a picture.

Post it.

Welcome to the front door.

Happy October 11th.

10 COMMENTS

Katie Ditton
12 years ago

Yeah, You! Love that!

- Teresa Jones
  12 years ago
  
  Thank you! You should let me post a pic of your fabulous Halloween decor. Seriously.
  
Jami
12 years ago

Love it!! So creative!!

- Teresa Jones
  12 years ago
  
  Thanks! I’m already thinking about material for the next door project. And I’m determined to use fabric I already have. =0]
  
Jonie Marie
11 years ago

I love the way this transformed the whole look of your porch. It is a smart and CUTE solution. I really love the way it looks. 🙂

- Teresa Jones
  11 years ago
  
  Thanks for the compliment AND thanks for commenting. A double bonus. ~smile~
  
Leanne
11 years ago

What a great idea. I like how it looks and I love that fabric.

- Teresa Jones
  11 years ago
  
  Thanks for visiting!
  
Amy at Ameroonie Designs
11 years ago

Brilliance at its finest. 🙂 Love the solution- and the stylish nature of it too. I also loved the post in general- you have a great “voice” in your writing, so fun to read. Thanks for linking up to Point of View.
xoxo,
Amy

Teresa Jones
11 years ago

Well that was certainly a delightful comment to read. Thank you!

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