A quick flower arrangement for MOM

I love my mom so much, that I would turn this......

Into this!

 

I know you are thinking how sweet I am to do this, but  it was actually very simple to turn this old holiday cutlery holder

into something really special for my mom

A little satin nickel spray paint, blue vinyl letters, a coordinating ribbon for a pop of color and some cut flowers from the garden and I am ready to share a beautiful basket just for her.

Okay, I'm sweet!

 

Grateful for~

My Mom and all the other mom's out there!

 

 

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No bad girls allowed!

I am attending a slumber party today - The Pillowpalooza. I told Linda the host over at It All Started With Paint that I would be there under one condition - when I am sleeping, make sure that the bad girls don't put water in my bra and put it in the freezer.  Sadly, that is a  memory of the last slumber party I ever attended. So naturally coming to Linda's, I was reluctant as I did not want a repeat occurence from the bad girls. Besides bad girls probably don't like pillows anyway so maybe they won't show up! 

The bad girls would probably like these though

What do you think bad girls, jealous of the "fun" blue that I was inspired by when I read this months Coastal Living?

Jealous of the cute bird sitting on a birdcage on top of a drop cloth pillow?

 Or, this smaller pillow with the bird chirping away?

 Tell you what bad girls, if you promise to  behave and not do the water thing then you can click here and I will show you how to make the drop cloth pillow. 

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If you can sew a straight line, you can make these pillows

A few weeks ago I shared some pillows here that I made for my nephew

I typically don't sew. I am too impatient to use a pattern , not good enough to install a zipper and have no clue how to use a serger. But when I stated seeing all of these awesome pillow creations made out of drop cloth, thought it was time to bring out the Singer and see what I could do. I am here to tell you that If you can sew a straight line, stencil and stuff your pillows you can make these pillows too!

 Measure your pillow, allow for at least 1/2 inch on each side for your hem. This pillow is 18 inches, so I cut my piece 19 inches ( and a tad bit more). I am doing an envelope style insert, so fold your fabric over on the pillow to make sure it fits before you pin.

After pinning, I stitched up the 4 sides of my pillow using a simple straight stitch on my machine.

Remove any excess fabric so it does not create additional bulk inside your seams

 

Flip pillow to the outside and insert your pillow form

This is what the back side should look like

Front Side

And Edges

I added stenciled numbers cut from my Silhouette machine and applied with black fabric paint. Important- When applying fabric paint, be sure to place a piece of cardboard inside the middle of your pillow insert so that the paint does not bleed through the back side of your pillow.

Told you, it's as easy as counting 1,2,3!

Come back Tuesday where I bring two of my latest pillow creations to a slumber party over at Pillowpalooza.

Happy Sunday and Sewing!!

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This month I am thankful for....BURLAP

Burlap has become my go to material for anything decorating these days. It is relatively easy to work with , inexpensive and looks fantastic regardless of the project. A few weeks ago I was on point to decorate Jake and Lily's preschool fall festival . Naturally I turned to my burlap for help. I came up with a burlap banner that I liked so much I decided to make one for the house ( the preschool kept the other). I also made some burlap placemats that each have a word that reflects the thanksgiving holiday.  I made my stencils  from my awesome silhouette machine. This machine needs to be on the christmas list this year!! To hang the banner , I used jute twine and laced through holes that I placed in each corner of the squares. The project took no time to put together and looks great !

Harvest Blessing banner

Supplies Needed

• Burlap for the banner - amount depends on the saying you choose. I had 15 letters and each square of burlap was approximately 6"x8"
• Lettering - You can either use stencils or write the letters freehand. I cut my stencils from my silhouette machine. The font used was Bookman Old style.
• Fabric paint or acrylic paint in your choice of color. I selected Tulip fabric  paint in black for this project.