Again I have been inspired by Pinterest. I saw a picture of some DIY roman shades and knew that is exactly what i wanted to do in my living room. I followed the link to the site 365 Days to Simplicityand realized that it would be SO easy to make them. I was then on the search for fabric. I live no where near a fabric store that carries home decorating fabric so i did much browsing online, with no luck. I had to go to the Dr. in the "city", so I went to a Joann while I was there. Again, no luck! I was getting a little frustrated! On my way home, I stopped at Walmart and decided that i might as well check there. Can you believe they had the PERFECT fabric?! I was seriously AMAZED. Not only did they have the perfect one for my shades, but they also had the one for my pillows!
But, back to the shades. I pretty much followed the directions that 365 Days gives, however, I added a grommet to put the pull string through so i didn't have to reach around behind the shade each time I wanted to put them up or down. I hope you can see that in the picture at the top of the string.
The best part was I didn't even have to lug my sewing machine out to make them. All it took was a little "Heat n Bond" and fabric glue. AMAZING, right? I know! Here are some more pics to give you the full effect.
Aren't they awesome? I seriously love them. I often catch myself just looking at them and taking great pride in my gluing skills . . . .
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