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December 14, 2006
marimekko DIY wall hanging
Becket has a really cool Marimekko wall hanging in her place. I don't want to be a total copycat, plus I don't have nice tall ceilings like her, so I settled for this DIY version made from a Marimekko dish towel and some stretcher bars. For my artichoke napkin panels I bought the stretcher bars online somewhere, but recently I noticed that they carry them at Michaels, waaaaay in the back. I found the dish towel at this cool modern home store in Ithaca (I was visiting to give a seminar). I also found a fantastic antiques store with a treasure trove of old buttons, linens, and all sorts of great stuff. I didn't realize why all the fuss about bakelite buttons until I saw them in person, and suddenly they were worth $3.50 each.
Posted under Sewing/Fabric Crafts at December 14, 2006 11:30 PM
Comments
The wall hanging is wonderful!
I'm not rushing you to blog it, but has your ornament arrived (shipped last Friday), if not there is still time for me to replace it ;-)
Posted by: Ornament Pal at December 15, 2006 01:26 PM
Hi from the land of Marimekko. I have a similar tree panel on the wall in my living room here. Happy Holidays!
Posted by: Hedgehog at December 15, 2006 06:03 PM
oh - oh you are in trouble now... you have the bakelite bug.... :D
Posted by: lisa s at December 16, 2006 06:27 PM
That wall hanging is BEAUTIFUL! I would want to see it every single day ;D
Posted by: Allie at December 17, 2006 08:41 PM
I just bought this marimekko shower curtain!!
It's on sale at www.anthropologie.com
Posted by: jeannette at January 9, 2007 02:54 PM
This looks GREAT!
Posted by: Jess at January 26, 2007 05:48 PM
We also love Marimekko fabrics and felt that we wanted to promote our love for these designs by manufacturing and marketing Marimekko Fabric, Wall Hangings in a range of colours and sizes to suit the modern home and office
Posted by: alexander at July 16, 2008 07:40 AM