$8.00 shower curtain and valance


I was able to make a shower curtain and valance for the main bath for only $8.00 !! I wanted lots of color because the walls are white...it's great having the option to use any color for accessories. So I looked in my fabric bin and found this:
This shot shows the true color of the fabric.
I had bought 2 yards @ $2.00 a yard.



I've made shower curtains over the years using sheets, fabric and tablecloths. Fabric is getting harder and harder to find these days ...so many of the chains have closed and the quilt shops are quite expensive. I would usually make buttonholes at the top for the hooks but decided to try an easier way. I added a strip of stiffer fabric I had around to the top to add some stiffness. Then I added 16" pieces of ribbon where each buttonholes would be. (I just stitched it to the top where the straight pins are.)
Ribbon was $2.00....

And voila....quick and easy...
I may never make one any other way!!
 I can see a pretty green or blue pattern with ribbon for spring...:)
  
Then I decided to add a solid stripe to the bottom...one yard @ $2.00 a yard on sale. I used about 16 " of it. That left me plenty for the valance of each fabric. 

  
I used 2 small pressure rods for the layered valance.
then added a little tie up with ribbon!


Found the wall decal at D*llar tree...

Quick and easy!

Gobble till ya wobble


Dear Friends:

Nothing better than spending time being thankful for good friends and family. 

Have a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving.

For what it's worth........



It’s never too late or too early to be whoever you want to be.

There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want.

You can change or stay the same,
 
 there are no rules to this thing.

We can make the best or the worst of it.
 
I hope you make the best of it.

And I hope you see things that startle you.

I hope you feel things you never felt before.

I hope you meet people with a different point of view.

I hope you live a life you’re proud of.

If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage
to start all over again.”