Again, I’m getting great use out of my gigantic heart stamp! The mess up was perfect timing, if you ask me. What would I have done for Valentine’s day decorations & gifts had I not had this stamp?
Penelope loves sleeping & cuddling with her pillows, so I thought I’d make her a little heart pillow for her collection! Happy Valentine’s my dove! Thankfully she doesn’t read this blog so I can share this with you before I give it to her. I’m pretty pleased with how the pillow turned out, although the printing of the heart turned out a little messier than I had hoped. I ended up having to paint in where the ink was too light, but I still like the effect of it all.
To allow for easy cleaning of her new pillow, I made a muslin pillow form and then I made the cover. I added a visible zipper to the cover for easy removal & just because I thought it’d look cool. Do you see the velvet scalloped ribbon? OH MY GOODNESS. When I taught calligraphy to the lovely folks at American Crafts a few months ago, they gave me that ribbon (along with some other goodies). I LOVE this ribbon. Even though their ribbon is packaged & sold at craft/scrapbooking stores, it makes for wonderful embellishments with sewing projects. And really, I’m just sharing this with you because I love their ribbon. Not because they asked me to. Again, did I mention how much I love their ribbon?!?
Are you making anything fun for Valentine’s? ALSO, do you have multiple kiddies? I’m trying to think of something special to do/give to Penelope when Felix comes as a “big sister” prize. Any ideas?
this is so cute! I love that stamp, I see it has so many uses. The way you’ve decorated this pillow is so perfect. I may put some scalloped ribbon on something, I am going to play on my sewing machine tonight!
this is great, and cute! im not making anything for valentine’s, but i do enjoy seeing all these valentines-related blog posts and the diy projects. :-)
your pillow is cute enough from the front, but the back! wow — i love it! cute little details everywhere. thanks for sharing your talents!
So adorable! That’s such a sweet gift, and one she’ll always look back on dearly! My mom always gave my brother and I some little Valentine’s Day gifts when we were young, and I have very fond memories of them!
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Enjoy!
So.. I thought the pillow was really cute, but the BACK is AWESOME! Aw man.. the design and the zipper. Pen is so lucky! wanna be my auntie?? =)
Bellesme
Very fun! I love the ribbon too!
I made almost 30 tissue paper pompoms in pink, red, silver, black and white then hung them in front of the fire place (which we never light – safety first!). They’ve been up since January but I love them. I need to find another place for them, up high, so the dog and toddler quit messing with them.
When we got our dog, which is very much like getting a sibling, Jack got a stuffed dog that looked just like ours so that he could “hold” the puppy whenever he wanted.
So funny. Love that story about the giant heart stamp. And I LOVE that back with the diagonal zip! So creative :]
Very cute! Many value this type of gifts much more than those simply purchased in stores and well, I do too. It really does look lovely, it also is a nice decoration and it sure makes its receiver smile every time they look at it.
Hey! Your looped ribbons remind me of the sort of expensive Taggies toys! My kid loves the one he has, and it isn’t nearly as pretty.
off subject question (and I know you just had a baby, so prolly won’t get to it for a while): I see you lived in the Bay Area for a bit. I live in SF, and am having trouble finding out where the good thrift stores are. Any advice?
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