Dear Sarah and Steve, You both inspirational and so creative . Sarah I watched you sewing the bed skirt and using your Singer and it brought me back to watching my mom sitting at her sewing machine sewing everything from curtains to coats with beautiful buttons for my Easter outfit ( 1960) I loved looking through the little drawers with its wood hand pulls shaped like scallop shells. All the thread colors and notions. My mom recently passed at 96 , this was such a fond memory for me. I unfortunately didn’t inherit her ability,but my sister did. I’m a floral designer and grower of flowers. Thank you! The bed skirt and curtains were so lovely. Your creative guests will be so inspired. Steve ! What can one say. You are just amazing your transformation of Stephanie’s fathers art from painting to wallpaper was incredible. When I saw her unroll it and watched them hang the wallpaper it was so emotional. The look upon Isabelle’s face as she entered the room was heart warming. I had a teacher once who told me “ the world needs beauty “ . I am so grateful for the beauty that you share.
I was amazed when Stephanie rolled out her father's painting! You brought the painting alive Steven! What a treasure and wonderful honor to her father. Sarah, your hard work in each room is breath taking! I love all the special touches you've created. The chateau is so beautiful!🥰
Hi all, to start, Sarah you need a housekeeper, the chateau is lovely and the work you have done since you moved in is wonderful. I'd like to say that I gave up housekeeping when I retired in 2006, but the truth is I sat down with my partner about 6 months ago and told him he needed to pitch in a lot more with all that needs to be done around the house. We are currently looking to hire part-time help. Steve, thank you for sharing the process of making the wallpaper for Stephanie come to life. I follow their vlog since the beginning as I also follow yours. Your talent is truly amazing. I'll certainly continue to follow all your channels as you continue work on the chateau even after we make the leap from homeowners in NY to chateau caretakers in France. Sincerely, Mark...
I assume that during your numerous visits to Château de Lalande, you encountered Selmar and perhaps Tatiana too. Hopefully you make them aware of your May 2023 event. They're currently involved in organizing period themed events. They would likely attract many of their own connections to the event. There was also a designer who made fabulous costumes for Stephanie and company. Kat was utterly transformed by her stunning gowns. I think she might have done their Bridgerton costumes. She would be a smart invite too. Whatever you decide, bon chance! Steve, I'm so glad that you explained the process you used to create Stephanie's wallpaper. It was very interesting and it turned out spectacularly well. I'm anxious to see her kitchen tiling project done too. That must have been quite challenging. Stephanie always seems to have secret projects going on behind the scenes. She really does manage to keep a pretty tight lid on things until she's ready for the reveal. I love the miniature cork carving in the tiny lacquered screen. I have a larger one on my living room coffee table. Children and adults alike are just mesmerized by its fantasy and incredible detail. It's a delightful vignette of pagodas, trees, and a tiny bridge with herons in rushes. My thrift store finds are my greatest treasures. I start sweating whenever my 4-year-old greatniece goes near it. I love the international touches, especially the Queen Nefertiti bust.
Everything is moving along nicely! Pro tip for the tower🤓 if there’s anyway you can manage it, A leaf blower is the best way to clean stone, even on the inside! Start at the top blow that dust down as far as you can and then vacuum🤪🤭🤓It’s immensely satisfying.😂
I love watching you two. As someone who loves to sew, I so related to Sarah's calculations! And that ruffle foot is magic, I am envious. Also, what a talent Steve has to reimagine the painting into a wallpaper, I'm sure it's even more impressive in real life.
Your chateau is amazing! It feels very serene and peaceful, just what I value when trying to be creative. Your workshops and events will be perfect. Steve - the job you did on Stephanie's wallpaper is exceptional! Sarah - I love watching you sew - you make it feel very calming. (not at all how I usually feel while sewing. lol)
You 2 are so much more comfortable talking on film to us then a year ago. We love your “you” keep it up as I feel so invited to the journey! Also when setting up rooms for traveling guest thinks about the first things you do when u arrive someplace new. Where to put bags up off the floor so they can be unzipped and not break your back. Where to plug in all your technology/extension cords/usb/power adapters. How to find bathroom at night aka nightlights. Welcome note with where to find beverages or extra towels.
@Manor and Maker You may want to seal the dye in cold water (and salt) rinses before using it. It will also help keep the fabric more stable from shrinkage in the future too. I've bought many galabaya and fabric pieces made of 'Egyptian cotton' (poly cotton at best) over many years of visiting Egypt and found it helps, especially with dark pieces where the colour can transfer so easily especially when the body warms up.
Sara, you are such a wiz at sewing and Steve you are so talented as an artist both with brushes and on the computer, and best of all both of you do a wonderful job with a camera and editing so we get taken along on your artistic endeavours. It’s such a joy to watch. Thank you and best wishes from Neil in Australia 🇦🇺
Good morning Steve & Sara, my what a delightful video. It was nice to see you out in the garden doing that painting, the detail is awesome!! |The bedroom looks so welcome and comforting Sara, you did an excellent job at the sewing table plus the furniture you chose made it all come together so nice. It is a lovely room and the curtains just added the final finishing touch. I have not seen the wallpaper at Stephanie's but I can imagine it would be stunning. You are very talented Steve and I said long ago, you can do so much more with your talent. I am sure the guests will enjoy a beautiful time at the chateaux I would not mind spending time there as well as the little village. What I loved a lot in Egypt were the one sail boats on the river. The same boats, rather the style is used here in Afrika by the fisher men. I am sure you can do more painting from the photos you have taken, just to refresh your memory. It was a lovely video, I really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing, take care, kind regards.
Steve, your work on the wallpaper is outstanding. The patiences it took to get the project to completion is inspiring. I am proud that you are a Canadian artist sharing your gifts with the world. Looking forward to seeing more of your talents in the future.
Having worked with Photoshop and Illustrator, the amount of time this project took was huge! I can really appreciate what you went through to produce a topnotch work. How rewarding, too, for you and how fortunate for Stephanie to have someone so talented and competent to work on such a very sentimental vision.
Dear Sara and Steve, it's a pleasure seeing your projects come to life. You are both superb teachers. There seems so many opportunities to fold your projects and skills into retreats at your Chateau. Sarah I think a retreat around producing garments, accoutrements or interior design embellishments in fabric would fly! Steven, I could see you doing a wallpaper retreat where participants who had beloved photographs, even photos taken during the retreat, photos of treasured paintings, could arrive with room dimensions and you could guide them through the process, even using the same printer who would then mail them to the delighted owners. (or, at about 2Gs, they could easily take them away for future use on a usb flash drive!). What memorable momentos they would all be!
I saw the bathroom and I tell you. It’s my favorite design they have added. It’s amazing. I really didn’t know how it would look but I absolutely love it
I may have said this before, but I love my Ruffler too! It definitely makes an otherwise daunting task do-able. Especially if you have many to make, but with that much ruffle, true even for one set. 👍 With 4 nieces, I’ve made a lot of Princess and other costumes over the years, including a floor-length dress with a 1 1/2 circle skirt that had a deep ruffle along the hem. I never could have survived without the Ruffler! I love that it can do pleats as well, and you can combine layers, so sew a ruffle onto a flat strip, with the ruffling happening as you see the layers together. That makes finishing faster too, because (if the fabric isn’t super ravely) you can surge the ruffled and flat pieces together on the wrong side in one step, which also reduces bulk because the ruffled piece is surged flat. And of course surging the two together reduces the risk of the surging pulling away in the wash (though you do need to pay attention while surging that the ruffle doesn’t lean away and not get totally caught). Or you can add a ruffle (hemmed top and bottom) on top of a flat piece, and if desired have a flat ribbon on top of the ruffle, all in one step! The flat piece can even be be either straight or curved. Super handy when you’re doing a skirt made of tiered ruffled gores. 😁 Those girls truly loved a “twirly skirt” (as my mom called them), and who could disagree! ♥️
Wow Steve, your artistic talents are amazing and you Sarah, are the ultimate designer/seamstress! Such a talented, lovely couple! Looking forward to seeing your finished products. Stephs bathroom looks fantastic..I've been following her vlogs for years and that's how I found you and Sarah! Good people, all of you!
Thank you for the detailed information, so educational! Great eye for composition Steve, it really is beautiful. Her bathroom looks fabulous. More pictures with explanation please and thank you. 🇺🇸🌹
Thank-you for the excellent explanation of the painting graphic! You are a gifted teacher Steve. I was curious about how the painting became wallpaper. It looks fantastic in Stephanie's bathroom! Well done! As a sewist, I also enjoy watching Sarah's textile creations. Such talent and skill!
Yeah, I was even convinced that the fabric was polyester just by seeing it in the video. It's too bad the merchant felt he needed to lie in order to make a sale. I quite enjoyed seeing both of you working at your individual art. The handmade touches make your place very unique. I appreciate the how-to on how Stephanie's fantastic wallpaper was made, so interesting. It was a joy to see you both doing what you love.
What a great video Sara and Steve! Your vlogs are continually improving with filming, content and coverage of your day to day life. So glad to see Steve back drawing. He is so talented! Love your preparation of the guest rooms. And I look forward to your proposed events. The involvement of your local community and artist guests and tutors is a great venture for your chateau and your future in France. Thanks for explaining the wallpaper process Steve. I loved the reaction from Stephanie and her family. It meant so much to them. You actually got to meet the characters face to face, almost in person. Well done Steve! I can’t wait to see the kitchen tiles in place as well.
The rooms look lovely. Anyone who stays there will love it, I'm sure. The wallpaper for Stephanie's bathroom is just spectacular. What an experience it would be to open the door to the bathroom and to find yourself walking around in a painting. Well done!
Stephanie should order more wallpaper editing from you. She has several corridors perfect for colorful wallpapers like this. Her father's paintings would make beautiful wallpapers even for selling.
The paper turned out amazing, Steve! The rooms look beautiful and the bed skirt and curtains are gorgeous. When you pulled out that foot attachment, I thought, I’d give up!! You figured it out perfectly. Well done!!
Thank you for showing the flies, as a sort of reality check. I've wondered, also, if mosquitoes are a problem in France. The chateaus seem not to have screens on the windows.
Sarah and Steve your château is so lovely in a very picturesque setting . You’ve both done such a lovely job decorating the rooms you’ve shown all your viewers. I love the little room with the day bed, but Sarah you are amazing as a seamstress and love the bedroom setting. Steve your talents are so great and the wallpaper is stunning. That bathroom at Stephanie’s is amazing. Well done! I watched Stephanie, Scotsman, and Phillip work on it and found it fun and entertaining. It’s quite an amazing room. No one will want to leave the loo. 😂 Isabel was very moved when she viewed the room. Gerald was able to share the history as a boy watching Stephanie’s dad in his paintings. Lovely video. ❤❤❤
I just watched Stephanie and Jerry putting up the wallpaper, wow Steve amazing job of crafting the painting into wallpaper. Beautiful! The two of you are so talented, Sarah your sewing and decorating is inspiring.🇨🇦❤️
I haven't sewn too much in the past 10 years, but it was good to brush off the brain and follow the calculations for the bed skirt, and actually still understand what needed to be done. Steve, would you use the same process if you were getting this ready for gift wrap paper. I have an image 2' x 3' (feet) or 24" x 36". Would you photograph it and scale it up to fit the width or the length? I only have an Apple iphone11. Can changes be made to take a better image? The image is horizontal so which way should I run the pattern? Does it really matter or is it my preference? I'm thinking length-wise so the image is continuous and will look better on larger packages. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I along with many others I'm sure gasped when Stephanie's wallpaper was installed. What a wonderful collaboration. You two are truly talented.
You both seem to carry that childlike wonder with you everywhere you go. It’s very sweet how you think of something to create and you do it. The skirt and the sketches are fantastic! You have inspired me to start making my own curtains and bed skirts! I loved how you put the rooms together 😊❤!
This was so interesting -- even the mathematiques of sewing bed ruffles kept me riveted. Sarah and Steve highlight their talents in such an easygoing way and still I am floored. I love your channel.
Sara….your sewing skills and knowledge are beyond “measure”….pun intended…😉 I’m blown away by the projects you make. Steve…..you are an amazing artist! I’m so glad you showed the process of how you did the wallpaper for the bathroom at Stephanie’s chateau. It is incredible how you can take photos and with a careful eye tweek a few things here and there and get this painting transformed into wallpaper!!! 😳 I watched Stephanie’s episode when she, Gerald, and Philip installed it in the bathroom. It’s magical!!! 👍🏻🥰🙏
The current available technologies allows many artists to mask their drawing weaknesses, but in your case Steven, your talent is very genuine and shines through. Why not try and catalogue some of your work for sale on this channel and thus raise funds for the renovation of your château ? Many people like me would be delighted about that.
Steve, thank you so much for sharing the process of creating the downstairs bathroom wallpaper from Stephanie's precious late father's stunning painting! You did an absolutely stellar job! Wow! And it was incredible to see it go up in the bathroom, complete with a few bleeps from Philip 🤭😆 What a sewer/seamstress you are, Sara. I also have an old Singer like yours, and now I know what some of the attachments in the box of bits 'n' pieces are! Unfortunately the book is not around...nor it's table and case, so I carry it naked - that's the machine, not myself 😆- to my car to go to a friend's to make cushion covers. I also totally love your sense of humour 😂 Love Jacqueline from New Zealand 🥰
Fellow Canadian here! Enjoy your channel so much! You are both so talented yet so humble and down to earth. Someday I will get to visit France and hope to meet you.
Oooo what a great event! I read the details of the Belle Epoch en Plein Air and it's absolutely perfect and reflects both your skills. I can't wait to see what you have to share on that weekend, as I am sure it will be a great success. I just love to see you both create, as your skills are inspiring. I sincerely think you both were born for your life in France, sharing your chateau and skills with others. The rooms are well curated and look so welcoming for your writing retreat event and other events for the future. The wallpaper for Stephanie was amazing and the end result in the bathroom was glorious. I'm afraid I'd take longer than needed in there, just admiring the paper. LOL 🤣
So enjoyed being along with you in Egypt! You always have a special artistic and historical flair to All you show us, no matter where you are! Good to be back at the Chateau now and looking forward to the November program. Loved the cozy and inviting writing room! I'd place the single bed so that one could sit with one's back to the wall, look out and write or daydream. Can't wait for the Belle Epoch en Plein Air Event, too! Patricia
Sara I love the curtains and bed skirt. Simple and beautiful! If you are ever inspired to use the white lace but need a deeper tone you might consider a tea or can free dye. Just don’t forget to neutralize the acid😀
Your music for vacuuming the tower was as dramatic as the tower it’s self! Looks so good. Yes the wallpaper was amazing and she was so emotional over it, seeing her fathers art in life size. You two are so talented. Love to watch your channel. Fall is here in Penetanguishene Ont. Leaves are gone and bagged. Keep enjoying your new life. Cheers
You both are so artisitic!!!! I cannot wait to see what you make with the material you got in Eypt! Love the vlog on that trip too and wish I was with you especially the ricing on a camel! I as afraid they would spit, but guess they do not ( thank God) lol Lama's do so i was not sure. This will be wonderful to have guests come to the Chateau and have many artists to come as well. This will be very exciting and glad you have decided on doing this in 2023 ! What a lovely opportunity to come for the art and the chance to meet new people. The artists who will need a place to stay as they show their lovely painitings, they can stay right with you , making it perfect for them, Cannot get any easier! Probably you will need volunteers to help with it all?
You two are so talented and creative! Sarah, the bedskirt and curtains look great. And the rooms are looking so lovely and inviting. Steve, thanks for talking us through the process of creating the wallpaper. That was really interesting. The result was above and beyond. And oh yes, that tower is so very cool! Imagine all the people who have gone up and down those steps.
I love the wallpaper you did for Stephanie. Your work is brilliant. I wish I could come over for the belle epoch festival but not 2023. Maybe the following year. I think it will be awesome. The two of you are so cute together and I love it when you are together with chateau love. Beautiful people.
Love your adventures, at home or abroad, please keep them coming❤ “Fly season” is new to me, hope it doesn’t last long😳 The wallpaper was just stunning, love seeing your method, for the bed skirting as well!! Thanks so very much
The wallpaper was outstanding, you took that on with great care, and it really shows. It's a good story, and looks so beautiful, you'd want to stay in there alot longer than necessary.
You two - so much fun to watch. Aside from the thrill of seeing what you turn out, it is especially interesting to learn how you each explained the methods to your projects. How you laid out the fabric for the bedding, and how you laid out the photographs and moved things around for the wallpaper - you are both so talented! Thank you.
Sara, we all know when we go places that we are going to buy something that we love, and it won't be the real deal and that's our choice to make, but as you said you wouldn't get that pattern or color or what it is overall about the fabric you love at home, so we buy it. I am sure whatever you design will be beautiful. Steve your art is truly amazing, the pictures look beautiful. The bed skirt came out beautiful as well as the curtains well done. Thanks, Steve for showing us how you did the wallpaper which was extradentary by the way. Love from N.Y.
Sara, you have to calculate as much as a carpenter for your sewing! Wow! As a 66 yr. old grandmother, I always wanted to sew bur never did. Perhaps it's not too late. 😉 You are both so incredibly talented and creative but so humble. I love Steve's sketch of the chateau. God bless you in the wonderful life you are creating there! Terrie from Alabama
I got a battery-powered Skil leaf blower this year (in USA), and it has transformed my autumn tasking. It is so powerful. I wonder if it would be quicker for you to use that sort of tool in the tower stairway, starting from the top, and just blow everything that will cooperate (dislodge with a broom to "encourage" if needed) down to the bottom, and then suck it up with the shop vac. Wearing a face mask for that would be wise.
The wallpaper is phenomenal at LaLande! I was in awe of what you did for Stephanie with this wallpaper; so thoughtful and generous. It was intriguing to see how you did it too. I really enjoyed seeing all the improvements and jobs you get up to in your chateau and the jobs you wouldn’t think of! I would have got out the garden blower for the stairs, with my bad back, & vacuumed up at the bottom.. but then it wouldn’t be as good a job & why you are the perfect, custodians the château deserves! As always, I love your vlogs .. & your friendly Canadian accents!!
steve you did an amazing job on that wallpaper and it looks great in that little bathrom at chateau de la lande. when you see the emotions it caused to both stephanie and jerry when it was all finished that just sums up your wonderful talents!
Your chateau is looking stunning and ready for all those dedicated writers! They will be inspired and relaxed. Steve, your work on the bathroom wallpaper was amazing. I watched Stephanie as she unrolled it and saw it for the first time, and she was so happy with the gorgeous detail you successfully captured. The room itself is amazing! Sara, that cream fabric is so pretty! Lovely texture. I did enjoy the Egypt trip, but am glad you are back home. Enjoy the writers' workshop!
Steve what a awesome opportunity to take Stephanie's dad's painting and make it life size scale for that bathroom. It turned out beautiful and feels so real after seeing it go on the wall. Also saw some of your art work in your book. What a talented artist and computer wiz you are. Love your Art!
Hi Sarah and Steve, you two are so talented and such a pleasure to watch, your art work Steve is wonderful and Stephenies bathroom looks stunning and just think Steve you did that! Amazing, Sarah your talents have no limits but sewing is your greatest talent I think, I love your videos, Egypt was fantastic but I also love watching what you do to your own Chateau, good luck for your new project in 2023, I will be watching, much love to you both xxxxxxxxxxxx😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Steve you are an amazing artist. I can see why Stephanie trusted you with this project that is so dear to her. Sarah you an amazing seamstress. Love the special attachment to make ruffles. The bed skirt and curtains are beautiful and well made. Thanks for sharing 😍😘
Oh, Steve, thank you so much for the much detailed explanation of the the process of creation for Stephanie's father's painting made into wallpaper. I wondered how you created this and found you worked technological magic. Can't wait to see her kitchen tiles from her father's drawings that you helped produce as well. I look forward to watching the continued collaboration with chateau friends.
I really admire your whole approach to owning and running a chateau. It's a wonderful hub of creativity and made even better by generously sharing it with the wider community. Best wishes for your upcoming events.
I find your channel charming and informative, with slice of life, work, and making all rolled into one. Keep up the great work and I really cannot wait to see how all your workshops and events go for you.
I love the colorful shirt Steve was wearing when he was sitting at the writing desk in your guest bedroom. It had all of the colors of the paint pens in it. Love your decor, Sarah.
So happy when I see your video, like other both of your are so talented and I’m so happy you are from Canada too. Love what you have done to those 2 bedrooms. Very talented vacuuming and filming. Love Steve’s art. You plants for May sound very nice. Loved your other function you had at your chateau. Nice you purchased a chateau that you are not spending most of your time having to do major work and can both do your art and sewing and functions. Lovely Chateau and love your furnishings too. Just tastefully done and not over the top. Very nice. All the best from Ontario.
Dear Sarah and Steve, You both inspirational and so creative . Sarah I watched you sewing the bed skirt and using your Singer and it brought me back to watching my mom sitting at her sewing machine sewing everything from curtains to coats with beautiful buttons for my Easter outfit ( 1960) I loved looking through the little drawers with its wood hand pulls shaped like scallop shells. All the thread colors and notions. My mom recently passed at 96 , this was such a fond memory for me. I unfortunately didn’t inherit her ability,but my sister did. I’m a floral designer and grower of flowers. Thank you! The bed skirt and curtains were so lovely. Your creative guests will be so inspired. Steve ! What can one say. You are just amazing your transformation of Stephanie’s fathers art from painting to wallpaper was incredible. When I saw her unroll it and watched them hang the wallpaper it was so emotional. The look upon Isabelle’s face as she entered the room was heart warming. I had a teacher once who told me “ the world needs beauty “ . I am so grateful for the beauty that you share.
I was amazed when Stephanie rolled out her father's painting! You brought the painting alive Steven! What a treasure and wonderful honor to her father. Sarah, your hard work in each room is breath taking! I love all the special touches you've created. The chateau is so beautiful!🥰
Hi all, to start, Sarah you need a housekeeper, the chateau is lovely and the work you have done since you moved in is wonderful. I'd like to say that I gave up housekeeping when I retired in 2006, but the truth is I sat down with my partner about 6 months ago and told him he needed to pitch in a lot more with all that needs to be done around the house. We are currently looking to hire part-time help. Steve, thank you for sharing the process of making the wallpaper for Stephanie come to life. I follow their vlog since the beginning as I also follow yours. Your talent is truly amazing. I'll certainly continue to follow all your channels as you continue work on the chateau even after we make the leap from homeowners in NY to chateau caretakers in France. Sincerely, Mark...
I assume that during your numerous visits to Château de Lalande, you encountered Selmar and perhaps Tatiana too. Hopefully you make them aware of your May 2023 event. They're currently involved in organizing period themed events. They would likely attract many of their own connections to the event.
There was also a designer who made fabulous costumes for Stephanie and company. Kat was utterly transformed by her stunning gowns. I think she might have done their Bridgerton costumes. She would be a smart invite too.
Whatever you decide, bon chance!
Steve, I'm so glad that you explained the process you used to create Stephanie's wallpaper. It was very interesting and it turned out spectacularly well.
I'm anxious to see her kitchen tiling project done too. That must have been quite challenging.
Stephanie always seems to have secret projects going on behind the scenes. She really does manage to keep a pretty tight lid on things until she's ready for the reveal.
I love the miniature cork carving in the tiny lacquered screen. I have a larger one on my living room coffee table. Children and adults alike are just mesmerized by its fantasy and incredible detail. It's a delightful vignette of pagodas, trees, and a tiny bridge with herons in rushes. My thrift store finds are my greatest treasures. I start sweating whenever my 4-year-old greatniece goes near it.
I love the international touches, especially the Queen Nefertiti bust.
Everything is moving along nicely! Pro tip for the tower🤓 if there’s anyway you can manage it, A leaf blower is the best way to clean stone, even on the inside! Start at the top blow that dust down as far as you can and then vacuum🤪🤭🤓It’s immensely satisfying.😂
I love watching you two. As someone who loves to sew, I so related to Sarah's calculations! And that ruffle foot is magic, I am envious. Also, what a talent Steve has to reimagine the painting into a wallpaper, I'm sure it's even more impressive in real life.
Stephanie's bathroom was absolutely beautiful! You did such a wonderful job on that, just amazing!!
Your chateau is amazing! It feels very serene and peaceful, just what I value when trying to be creative. Your workshops and events will be perfect. Steve - the job you did on Stephanie's wallpaper is exceptional! Sarah - I love watching you sew - you make it feel very calming. (not at all how I usually feel while sewing. lol)
You 2 are so much more comfortable talking on film to us then a year ago. We love your “you” keep it up as I feel so invited to the journey! Also when setting up rooms for traveling guest thinks about the first things you do when u arrive someplace new. Where to put bags up off the floor so they can be unzipped and not break your back. Where to plug in all your technology/extension cords/usb/power adapters. How to find bathroom at night aka nightlights. Welcome note with where to find beverages or extra towels.
Sarah and Steve, you never cease to amaze us with your special " Manor and Maker " talents. It must be so exciting as you prepare for upcoming events.
We are so thrilled to bring artists & costumers together!
Steve you made a magnificent job with the wallpaper at Laland many congratulations to you.
@Manor and Maker You may want to seal the dye in cold water (and salt) rinses before using it. It will also help keep the fabric more stable from shrinkage in the future too. I've bought many galabaya and fabric pieces made of 'Egyptian cotton' (poly cotton at best) over many years of visiting Egypt and found it helps, especially with dark pieces where the colour can transfer so easily especially when the body warms up.
Sara, you are such a wiz at sewing and Steve you are so talented as an artist both with brushes and on the computer, and best of all both of you do a wonderful job with a camera and editing so we get taken along on your artistic endeavours. It’s such a joy to watch. Thank you and best wishes from Neil in Australia 🇦🇺
Good morning Steve & Sara, my what a delightful video. It was nice to see you out in the garden doing that painting, the detail is awesome!! |The bedroom looks so welcome and comforting Sara, you did an excellent job at the sewing table plus the furniture you chose made it all come together so nice. It is a lovely room and the curtains just added the final finishing touch. I have not seen the wallpaper at Stephanie's but I can imagine it would be stunning. You are very talented Steve and I said long ago, you can do so much more with your talent. I am sure the guests will enjoy a beautiful time at the chateaux I would not mind spending time there as well as the little village. What I loved a lot in Egypt were the one sail boats on the river. The same boats, rather the style is used here in Afrika by the fisher men. I am sure you can do more painting from the photos you have taken, just to refresh your memory. It was a lovely video, I really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing, take care, kind regards.
Steve, your work on the wallpaper is outstanding. The patiences it took to get the project to completion is inspiring. I am proud that you are a Canadian artist sharing your gifts with the world. Looking forward to seeing more of your talents in the future.
Having worked with Photoshop and Illustrator, the amount of time this project took was huge! I can really appreciate what you went through to produce a topnotch work. How rewarding, too, for you and how fortunate for Stephanie to have someone so talented and competent to work on such a very sentimental vision.
Dear Sara and Steve, it's a pleasure seeing your projects come to life. You are both superb teachers. There seems so many opportunities to fold your projects and skills into retreats at your Chateau. Sarah I think a retreat around producing garments, accoutrements or interior design embellishments in fabric would fly! Steven, I could see you doing a wallpaper retreat where participants who had beloved photographs, even photos taken during the retreat, photos of treasured paintings, could arrive with room dimensions and you could guide them through the process, even using the same printer who would then mail them to the delighted owners. (or, at about 2Gs, they could easily take them away for future use on a usb flash drive!). What memorable momentos they would all be!
I saw the bathroom and I tell you. It’s my favorite design they have added. It’s amazing. I really didn’t know how it would look but I absolutely love it
I may have said this before, but I love my Ruffler too! It definitely makes an otherwise daunting task do-able. Especially if you have many to make, but with that much ruffle, true even for one set. 👍
With 4 nieces, I’ve made a lot of Princess and other costumes over the years, including a floor-length dress with a 1 1/2 circle skirt that had a deep ruffle along the hem. I never could have survived without the Ruffler!
I love that it can do pleats as well, and you can combine layers, so sew a ruffle onto a flat strip, with the ruffling happening as you see the layers together. That makes finishing faster too, because (if the fabric isn’t super ravely) you can surge the ruffled and flat pieces together on the wrong side in one step, which also reduces bulk because the ruffled piece is surged flat. And of course surging the two together reduces the risk of the surging pulling away in the wash (though you do need to pay attention while surging that the ruffle doesn’t lean away and not get totally caught).
Or you can add a ruffle (hemmed top and bottom) on top of a flat piece, and if desired have a flat ribbon on top of the ruffle, all in one step! The flat piece can even be be either straight or curved. Super handy when you’re doing a skirt made of tiered ruffled gores. 😁 Those girls truly loved a “twirly skirt” (as my mom called them), and who could disagree! ♥️
Thanks for sharing the process of creating that wonderful wall mural for Stephanie's powder room. It is an outstanding project.
You are so welcome!
Wow Steve, your artistic talents are amazing and you Sarah, are the ultimate designer/seamstress! Such a talented, lovely couple! Looking forward to seeing your finished products. Stephs bathroom looks fantastic..I've been following her vlogs for years and that's how I found you and Sarah! Good people, all of you!
Thank you for the detailed information, so educational! Great eye for composition Steve, it really is beautiful. Her bathroom looks fabulous. More pictures with explanation please and thank you. 🇺🇸🌹
Thank-you for the excellent explanation of the painting graphic! You are a gifted teacher Steve. I was curious about how the painting became wallpaper. It looks fantastic in Stephanie's bathroom! Well done!
As a sewist, I also enjoy watching Sarah's textile creations. Such talent and skill!
Yeah, I was even convinced that the fabric was polyester just by seeing it in the video. It's too bad the merchant felt he needed to lie in order to make a sale. I quite enjoyed seeing both of you working at your individual art. The handmade touches make your place very unique. I appreciate the how-to on how Stephanie's fantastic wallpaper was made, so interesting. It was a joy to see you both doing what you love.
What a great video Sara and Steve! Your vlogs are continually improving with filming, content and coverage of your day to day life.
So glad to see Steve back drawing. He is so talented!
Love your preparation of the guest rooms. And I look forward to your proposed events. The involvement of your local community and artist guests and tutors is a great venture for your chateau and your future in France.
Thanks for explaining the wallpaper process Steve. I loved the reaction from Stephanie and her family. It meant so much to them. You actually got to meet the characters face to face, almost in person. Well done Steve! I can’t wait to see the kitchen tiles in place as well.
The rooms look lovely. Anyone who stays there will love it, I'm sure. The wallpaper for Stephanie's bathroom is just spectacular. What an experience it would be to open the door to the bathroom and to find yourself walking around in a painting. Well done!
Stephanie should order more wallpaper editing from you. She has several corridors perfect for colorful wallpapers like this. Her father's paintings would make beautiful wallpapers even for selling.
Steve you did a fantastic job on Stephanie’s wallpaper it looks beautiful.😊
The paper turned out amazing, Steve! The rooms look beautiful and the bed skirt and curtains are gorgeous. When you pulled out that foot attachment, I thought, I’d give up!! You figured it out perfectly. Well done!!
Thank you for showing the flies, as a sort of reality check. I've wondered, also, if mosquitoes are a problem in France. The chateaus seem not to have screens on the windows.
Sarah and Steve your château is so lovely in a very picturesque setting . You’ve both done such a lovely job decorating the rooms you’ve shown all your viewers.
I love the little room with the day bed, but Sarah you are amazing as a seamstress and love the bedroom setting.
Steve your talents are so great and the wallpaper is stunning. That bathroom at Stephanie’s is amazing. Well done!
I watched Stephanie, Scotsman, and Phillip work on it and found it fun and entertaining. It’s quite an amazing room. No one will want to leave the loo. 😂
Isabel was very moved when she viewed the room. Gerald was able to share the history as a boy watching Stephanie’s dad in his paintings.
Lovely video. ❤❤❤
You did an excellent job on the wallpaper for Stephanie's Chateau, it looks beautiful and so life like. You are such a gifted artist Steve.
Thank you so much!
I just watched Stephanie and Jerry putting up the wallpaper, wow Steve amazing job of crafting the painting into wallpaper. Beautiful! The two of you are so talented, Sarah your sewing and decorating is inspiring.🇨🇦❤️
It was an incredible project and I can’t wait to see your tiles installed from the other project
I haven't sewn too much in the past 10 years, but it was good to brush off the brain and follow the calculations for the bed skirt, and actually still understand what needed to be done. Steve, would you use the same process if you were getting this ready for gift wrap paper. I have an image 2' x 3' (feet) or 24" x 36". Would you photograph it and scale it up to fit the width or the length? I only have an Apple iphone11. Can changes be made to take a better image? The image is horizontal so which way should I run the pattern? Does it really matter or is it my preference? I'm thinking length-wise so the image is continuous and will look better on larger packages. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I along with many others I'm sure gasped when Stephanie's wallpaper was installed. What a wonderful collaboration. You two are truly talented.
You both seem to carry that childlike wonder with you everywhere you go. It’s very sweet how you think of something to create and you do it. The skirt and the sketches are fantastic! You have inspired me to start making my own curtains and bed skirts! I loved how you put the rooms together 😊❤!
What talented people you both are! ❤
Watching Steve do that water color - wow, he’s so talented! Maybe you could sell some prints?
This was so interesting -- even the mathematiques of sewing bed ruffles kept me riveted. Sarah and Steve highlight their talents in such an easygoing way and still I am floored. I love your channel.
Sara….your sewing skills and knowledge are beyond “measure”….pun intended…😉
I’m blown away by the projects you make.
Steve…..you are an amazing artist! I’m so glad you showed the process of how you did the wallpaper for the bathroom at Stephanie’s chateau. It is incredible how you can take photos and with a careful eye tweek a few things here and there and get this painting transformed into wallpaper!!! 😳
I watched Stephanie’s episode when she, Gerald, and Philip installed it in the bathroom. It’s magical!!! 👍🏻🥰🙏
The current available technologies allows many artists to mask their drawing weaknesses, but in your case Steven, your talent is very genuine and shines through. Why not try and catalogue some of your work for sale on this channel and thus raise funds for the renovation of your château ? Many people like me would be delighted about that.
Excellent job on Stephanie’s wallpaper also enjoying your journey, crafts and art to the Chateau 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
You and your husband are excellent in your talent you with your sewing and him and him with his painting and drawing I'm so impressed.
Love your new hair style!!!
Steve, thank you so much for sharing the process of creating the downstairs bathroom wallpaper from Stephanie's precious late father's stunning painting! You did an absolutely stellar job! Wow! And it was incredible to see it go up in the bathroom, complete with a few bleeps from Philip 🤭😆
What a sewer/seamstress you are, Sara. I also have an old Singer like yours, and now I know what some of the attachments in the box of bits 'n' pieces are! Unfortunately the book is not around...nor it's table and case, so I carry it naked - that's the machine, not myself 😆- to my car to go to a friend's to make cushion covers. I also totally love your sense of humour 😂
Love Jacqueline from New Zealand 🥰
Little tip you can tea dye fabric, or lace.👍🏻🙏
Dexter is a good boy
Fellow Canadian here! Enjoy your channel so much! You are both so talented yet so humble and down to earth. Someday I will get to visit France and hope to meet you.
Oooo what a great event! I read the details of the Belle Epoch en Plein Air and it's absolutely perfect and reflects both your skills. I can't wait to see what you have to share on that weekend, as I am sure it will be a great success. I just love to see you both create, as your skills are inspiring. I sincerely think you both were born for your life in France, sharing your chateau and skills with others. The rooms are well curated and look so welcoming for your writing retreat event and other events for the future.
The wallpaper for Stephanie was amazing and the end result in the bathroom was glorious. I'm afraid I'd take longer than needed in there, just admiring the paper. LOL 🤣
Thanks Lisa! We can't wait to get ready and share everything! Hope you're doing better!
So enjoyed being along with you in Egypt! You always have a special artistic and historical flair to All you show us, no matter where you are! Good to be back at the Chateau now and looking forward to the November program. Loved the cozy and inviting writing room! I'd place the single bed so that one could sit with one's back to the wall, look out and write or daydream. Can't wait for the Belle Epoch en Plein Air Event, too! Patricia
Sara I love the curtains and bed skirt. Simple and beautiful! If you are ever inspired to use the white lace but need a deeper tone you might consider a tea or can free dye. Just don’t forget to neutralize the acid😀
Your music for vacuuming the tower was as dramatic as the tower it’s self! Looks so good. Yes the wallpaper was amazing and she was so emotional over it, seeing her fathers art in life size. You two are so talented. Love to watch your channel. Fall is here in Penetanguishene Ont. Leaves are gone and bagged. Keep enjoying your new life. Cheers
You both are so artisitic!!!! I cannot wait to see what you make with the material you got in Eypt! Love the vlog on that trip too and wish I was with you especially the ricing on a camel! I as afraid they would spit, but guess they do not ( thank God) lol Lama's do so i was not sure. This will be wonderful to have guests come to the Chateau and have many artists to come as well. This will be very exciting and glad you have decided on doing this in 2023 !
What a lovely opportunity to come for the art and the chance to meet new people. The artists who will need a place to stay as they show their lovely painitings, they can stay right with you , making it perfect for them, Cannot get any easier!
Probably you will need volunteers to help with it all?
You are both SO incredibly talented!!!
I love the costume and Plein Air combined retreat!
You're both such talented people! Enjoy seeing your projects.
Thanks Deb!
You two are so talented and creative! Sarah, the bedskirt and curtains look great. And the rooms are looking so lovely and inviting. Steve, thanks for talking us through the process of creating the wallpaper. That was really interesting. The result was above and beyond. And oh yes, that tower is so very cool! Imagine all the people who have gone up and down those steps.
I love the wallpaper you did for Stephanie. Your work is brilliant. I wish I could come over for the belle epoch festival but not 2023. Maybe the following year. I think it will be awesome. The two of you are so cute together and I love it when you are together with chateau love. Beautiful people.
Thanks Barbara - we really hope it will be an annual event, and that you can make it in 2024!
Love your adventures, at home or abroad, please keep them coming❤
“Fly season” is new to me, hope it doesn’t last long😳
The wallpaper was just stunning, love seeing your method, for the bed skirting as well!!
Thanks so very much
Thankfully fly season is only a couple of weeks! You're quite welcome - thanks for joining in!
I love seeing the photo process that Steve did on the painting.
The wallpaper was outstanding, you took that on with great care, and it really shows. It's a good story, and looks so beautiful, you'd want to stay in there alot longer than necessary.
You two - so much fun to watch. Aside from the thrill of seeing what you turn out, it is especially interesting to learn how you each explained the methods to your projects.
How you laid out the fabric for the bedding, and how you laid out the photographs and moved things around for the wallpaper - you are both so talented! Thank you.
Love hour new hair style. I lost you at the bakery with the material measurements.
The wallpaper was a triumph. So incredible-you are both so talented.
Love the wallpaper you made!!!!!! So nice to share how you did it.
You blew me away with what you did with her (Stephanie) dad's painting turning it into wallpaper! Outstanding!
He is so talented! His knowledge of perspective is amazing!
Your idea for the Belle Epoque is fabulous - so original.
Sara, we all know when we go places that we are going to buy something that we love, and it won't be the real deal and that's our choice to make, but as you said you wouldn't get that pattern or color or what it is overall about the fabric you love at home, so we buy it. I am sure whatever you design will be beautiful. Steve your art is truly amazing, the pictures look beautiful. The bed skirt came out beautiful as well as the curtains well done. Thanks, Steve for showing us how you did the wallpaper which was extradentary by the way. Love from N.Y.
Thanks Joni!
Sara, you have to calculate as much as a carpenter for your sewing! Wow! As a 66 yr. old grandmother, I always wanted to sew bur never did. Perhaps it's not too late. 😉 You are both so incredibly talented and creative but so humble. I love Steve's sketch of the chateau. God bless you in the wonderful life you are creating there! Terrie from Alabama
Damn Steve u are so talented u blow me away my dear Mother could draw like that
I got a battery-powered Skil leaf blower this year (in USA), and it has transformed my autumn tasking. It is so powerful. I wonder if it would be quicker for you to use that sort of tool in the tower stairway, starting from the top, and just blow everything that will cooperate (dislodge with a broom to "encourage" if needed) down to the bottom, and then suck it up with the shop vac. Wearing a face mask for that would be wise.
Wonderful projects completed by both Sarah and Steve! Art and sewing. What a stunning job on the wallpaper. I watched that episode. 😁👏👏👏🍁🍂🎶❤️👍🇨🇦🇫🇷
The wallpaper is phenomenal at LaLande! I was in awe of what you did for Stephanie with this wallpaper; so thoughtful and generous. It was intriguing to see how you did it too. I really enjoyed seeing all the improvements and jobs you get up to in your chateau and the jobs you wouldn’t think of! I would have got out the garden blower for the stairs, with my bad back, & vacuumed up at the bottom.. but then it wouldn’t be as good a job & why you are the perfect, custodians the château deserves! As always, I love your vlogs .. & your friendly Canadian accents!!
Can’t wait to see your costume Sarah. That Egyptian cloth is fabulous. Love your drawings Steve. You are so amazingly talented.
steve you did an amazing job on that wallpaper and it looks great in that little bathrom at chateau de la lande. when you see the emotions it caused to both stephanie and jerry when it was all finished that just sums up your wonderful talents!
Your chateau is looking stunning and ready for all those dedicated writers! They will be inspired and relaxed. Steve, your work on the bathroom wallpaper was amazing. I watched Stephanie as she unrolled it and saw it for the first time, and she was so happy with the gorgeous detail you successfully captured. The room itself is amazing! Sara, that cream fabric is so pretty! Lovely texture. I did enjoy the Egypt trip, but am glad you are back home. Enjoy the writers' workshop!
Steve what a awesome opportunity to take Stephanie's dad's painting and make it life size scale for that bathroom. It turned out beautiful and feels so real after seeing it go on the wall. Also saw some of your art work in your book. What a talented artist and computer wiz you are. Love your Art!
Hi Sarah and Steve, you two are so talented and such a pleasure to watch, your art work Steve is wonderful and Stephenies bathroom looks stunning and just think Steve you did that! Amazing, Sarah your talents have no limits but sewing is your greatest talent I think, I love your videos, Egypt was fantastic but I also love watching what you do to your own Chateau, good luck for your new project in 2023, I will be watching, much love to you both xxxxxxxxxxxx😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! You are both so talented!
Beautiful job on the Manor and in the wallpaper. Congratulations to both of you
You both are very talented people Steve and Sarah, hope all goes well with your writing advent. X💕🌼🤗
Steve you are an amazing artist. I can see why Stephanie trusted you with this project that is so dear to her. Sarah you an amazing seamstress. Love the special attachment to make ruffles. The bed skirt and curtains are beautiful and well made. Thanks for sharing 😍😘
Oh, Steve, thank you so much for the much detailed explanation of the the process of creation for Stephanie's father's painting made into wallpaper. I wondered how you created this and found you worked technological magic. Can't wait to see her kitchen tiles from her father's drawings that you helped produce as well. I look forward to watching the continued collaboration with chateau friends.
My pleasure to work on the project and tell everyone about it.
The wallpaper is amazing!
I really admire your whole approach to owning and running a chateau. It's a wonderful hub of creativity and made even better by generously sharing it with the wider community. Best wishes for your upcoming events.
You did an amazing job with the wall paper & yes it looked stunning in The Chateaux Diaries vlog.
I find your channel charming and informative, with slice of life, work, and making all rolled into one. Keep up the great work and I really cannot wait to see how all your workshops and events go for you.
That side view of the ruffler-attachment was very amusing! Really good result,too.
The two of you are so creative! I loved Stephanie's bathroom, it is stunning. You must be happy with how it turned out
I love the colorful shirt Steve was wearing when he was sitting at the writing desk in your guest bedroom. It had all of the colors of the paint pens in it.
Love your decor, Sarah.
So happy when I see your video, like other both of your are so talented and I’m so happy you are from Canada too. Love what you have done to those 2 bedrooms. Very talented vacuuming and filming. Love Steve’s art. You plants for May sound very nice. Loved your other function you had at your chateau. Nice you purchased a chateau that you are not spending most of your time having to do major work and can both do your art and sewing and functions. Lovely Chateau and love your furnishings too. Just tastefully done and not over the top. Very nice. All the best from Ontario.
Just had to say Wow!!! You are both beyond talented and you inspire me!!! I did so adore Stephanie's bathroom.
I think you did an amazing job Steve, and a beautiful painting to work with to boot. 😉👏
I’m so glad I found you two!! Love your talents!!
Great to see people sharing their talents. Thank you both.
You're both so talented. Love watching all of your creativity.
1.8 gigs!! I was going to ask. Great job on the wall paper - I'm a graphic designer too, so know the hard work it takes.
Wow, you are so talented Steve!! I remember seeing Stephanie's joy once she revealed the wallpaper to us all. It looked amazing in the bathroom! ❤
Sarah' Your guests will feel right at home in your creative environment and Steve thank you for again sharing your talents with us.