Wow! What a weekend! We had a blast just hanging out around the house. We spent a lot of time talking about the baby and how unprepared we are. I guess if you talk about something enough it spurs you into acting which is good because we desperately needed to get some stuff done.
We got two big projects done.
1. S put the crib up.
2. My mom, sister and I made these pillows that I’ve been drooling over in Pottery Barn Kids. I just can’t see paying $50 per pillow so I decided that they were going to be my next project.
We worked all day on them yesterday and some today and they turned out FABULOUS! I love them way more than ones at Pottery Barn. They have so much more value. There is one more that is “in the works” but since we don’t have a name yet, it will have to wait till we figure out what we’re gonna call her. Want to see? I think they are pinterest worthy! I’ll try to walk you through the steps.
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Last weekend we bought fabric. I bought a yard of each, stuck it in the wash and ironed.
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My sister sketched out the shape of the owl, I printed the lettering out on the printer as a template and we started cutting. My mom is a way better cutter than I am so she did a lot of the intricate cutting.
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While we were cranking out shapes, my sister was “stitch witching” the letters onto our first pillow.
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Then I took over ironing duty, mom cut and my sis wanted to try out her new sewing machine so she got to assembling. (As you can see, she had help).
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Once the pillow shams were done, I stuffed (with help) with hypoallergenic, washable stuffing. It was more expensive but when it’s going in a babies room it’s worth the splurge.
They are cuter than the PB ones! I LOVE your nursery and love that you made these with your hands and your heart and not out of catalog.
Thanks Lisa!
Cute!! I love the yellow and grey — and the owls (we are doing grey too — just not sure on the accent color!) I was SO prepared for my first two, I don’t know what’s going on this time. It will get done at some point, right??
I totally get it. With my first I was all over it but this one has been much more difficult to get prepared for.
Great job on the pillows! They look awesome!!!
Thanks!! I am so happy with them.
Very cute! Great job!
Awe Thanks!
I love pinterest. So many great ideas! Your pillows turned out really good.
Thanks! Pinterest has definitely taught me that you don’t have to pay a ton..you can make it yourself!! 🙂
I really love the pillows! I think there is so much more meaning to them since you all made them. I am sooo uncrafty
I agree. It’s s nice to say I made them with my mom and sister.
I really love the pillows! I think there is so much more meaning to them since you all made them. I am sooo uncrafty
So cute!! I loved seeing the pictures of the pillows you posted over the weekend. Love that you made them. Definitely are more meaningful and valuable than store-bought pillows.
Thanks. It will be so fun to explain to my little girl someday. Hopefully she’ll appreciate them.
Super cute! They are actually way cuter than the Pottery Barn ones, so good for you guys! I wish I was crafty!
Thanks! Don’t ask me to make any clothes. I’m not real good at that. 😉
SO adorable! Oh man when I have kids I hope you have an Etsy shop so I can buy decorations from you!
Ha! Thanks Erin! I’ll ask my mom and sis if they are ready to setup shop yet? When we do, I’ll let you know! 🙂
Way cute!! Great job! Definitely P-worthy 🙂
Thanks! 🙂