What exactly is a tapestry?
I was a bit confused when I saw these "tapestries" on sale at Target. It was last fall when all the college dorm stuff went on sale and I realized that they were marketing a giant sheet of fabric as a "tapestry" to put over your bed. They were charging $20. Brilliant Target. Honestly brilliant.
Anyway, back to shopping...they were marked down to $4.98, so I picked up the two they had left. I am always a fan of fabric that has been hemmed already because I hem like a child. (badly!) So I didn't have anything specifically in mind for these panels until a week ago when I decided it was time to rework the kitchen and get rid of the curtains with green hens (I'm not kidding!).
I also used the fabric for two curtains for the sink window that aren't up yet, and then I used the leftover scraps to make these:
...and these:
and this:
Tell me that's not worth 5 bucks?!?
| The 2nd $5 tapestry covers the kids' table when it isn't in use :) |
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| The pantry got a few little purple and steel touches too and a little artwork rounded out the project. |




