…My problem has a name and it is: Target.
Why can’t I go there and just enjoy the view?
No. I have to get something.
The colors… the price… my head that can’t stop making things UP!
Why can’t I go there and just enjoy the view?
No. I have to get something.
The colors… the price… my head that can’t stop making things UP!
Before I knew it I was in trouble, praying for every light to be green on the way back home.
It was time… TIME to make some Kitchen Towel Pillows.
So, this is how we did it…
And this week it didn’t help that while visiting the store I remembered
the gorgeous fabric that I had received in the mail just a few days before.
MATERIALS
Fabric
Vinyl- Find It HERE
Sew Machine – Thread
Acrylic Craft Paint
Ribbon
Scissor
TUTORIAL
1
I cut a bunch of triangles and sewed them together
so both sides would look good.
2
I traced where I wanted the little banner to be
and I pinned the triangles and the ribbon to the pillows.
At this point I ended with something like this…
Don’t you love the colors? I do!
3
It was VINYL STENCIL TIME!
I designed this vinyl stencil using my vinyl machine cutter.
All you need to do after you have the stencil is to rub it, transfer it, place it and after applying the paint peel it away!
3 {and a half}
I called in the reinforcements… My girl helped me paint the fabric!
{REMEMBER tap… tap… tap…}
If you were in my home at this point you would have heard her saying:
“I KnOw mamá”
4
More reinforcement time to sew and put everything together.
My other girl took care of the hand stitching….
{I L♥VE my GIRLS}
{I L♥VE my GIRLS}
…while I took care of the sewing machine.
You’ll be done before you know it!
6
Time to fill up the pillow cases!
Just like that they came alive.
{It’s funny how the same thing happens with our hearts… More we fill them with the right “batting”
more alive they become}
Soooo happy!
So, let’s take a minute… let’s sit down for a second and think about the donut instead of the hole. Let’s think of the blessing, of the people that love us, of the beauty of this world we all share.
What I am trying to say is….
Life is too short… therefore we should
Enjoy The Ride!
The beauty of vinyl stencils is that you can use them any surface… Look how good it looks on wood!
Thank you for stopping by today!
Besos
Desiree
I featured these pillows today at my DIY Throw Pillow round up! ;D
YOU are one talented lady– this blog is absolutely amazing and sooo much eye candy. Thanks for sharing the beautiful pillows. YOU are an amazing inspiration!
Colette,
Thank you so much!
I absolutely LOVE that stencil. Can you please tell me where you found it. I have ideas coming out the wahzoo!
Angela,
I sell it at my shop: http//www.the36thavenueshop.com
I hope this helps!
Desiree!!! these pillows are the reason I started following you!!!! and here we are months later and you have them up again….they are just too darn cute. I’ve kinda had them in the back of my mind forever. Problem is……..I don’t know what you used to make the stencil? ever thought about selling the stencils?
Yes, Target is absolutely ridiculously tempting and difficult to resist. Apart of the fact that it is a huge corporation, it is inspiring in many ways. And yes, they do have many gorgeous goods to play with. I totally love what you’ve created out of this cute kitchen towels. Fantastic design 🙂
Hi, I saw your things featured on Todays creative Blog and love them to bits. Have now put your blog in my favourites bar but would love to be able to get email updates of tutorials as well… keep up the good work…
Thank you Margaret adn welcome to The 36th AVENUE!
Totally knocked this one off today- do come by and see what I did differently!
http://craftycupboard.blogspot.com/2011/08/apron-for-mom.html
So awesome! Wish I'd won the stencil! Oh well! 🙂
Saw this on craft gawker!Thanks for sharing!
The Creative Muslimah @ http://www.thecreativemuslimah.blogspot.com
What a lovely project! I love those bright, bold colors! Just added this to pinterest!