I know I've done this before, but did you see THIS on the internet, courtesy of Kelsey from Tattered and Inked? I sure did, and I ran to Walmart and scored these placemats for $1.50 on clearance! Because making pillows out of placemats is COOL!
For this quick whip up, have on hand:
A two layer placemat
Scissors
A stitch ripper
Thread
Needle
Stuffing
A wooden spoon
Ready?
Rip out a small area of the stitches. Maybe clean the spray paint off of your nails first. People already think you're a little weird.
Stuff. I used a wooden spoon to tuck the fiber into the placemat points.
Lookin; leafy, huh?
Stitch it closed.
They have some great fall colors too. I stuck with all green because A) I'm going with a green palette, and B) I may never take these off the couch!
Very cool idea. I imagine you could find placements for every holiday to create seasonal pillows.
ReplyDeleteThat was quick work for a cool pillow! Bravo.
ReplyDeleteI loved these placemats when I saw them, but forgot to grab a few on the way out. Silly me becuase these are perfect!
ReplyDeleteI totally love this!!! They look much better as pillows than as placemats really :)
ReplyDeleteI love those! What a fun and easy (and cheap) project, too. They look so great all puffed up with stuffing! :)
ReplyDelete~Chelsea
That was an easy almost no-sew pillow. What a creative idea. And a lot cheaper than buying a pillow.
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Good idea too!
ReplyDeleteYou are way too clever to be contained in one blog. I'm bookmarking this great idea! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYou are a clever girl. My W-Mart has none of these left of course.
ReplyDeleteQuick and easy...just how I like my craft projects!!! Thanks so much for linking up to gettin' crafty on hump day! :)
ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting! It's always nice to see a new face!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE those pillows. I have seen a couple other bloggers do that, but never with a unique shape like the leaf! Nice work!
My friend Lisa did that too. Y'all are so smart! That's so stinkin' cute and I never would've thought of it! Love the green!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's all I can say. Where do you come up with these ideas?? I will try this soon. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteDenise
I"m so glad you liked my pillows! Yours turned out fabulous! :)
ReplyDeleteGREAT IDEA! So cute -- I just want to hug them =)
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Jenn
No...I have never seen this done before and it is very cleaver. (-:
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea here! I love simple ideas come to life. Hugs. tammy
ReplyDeleteNo reasont o take them off of the couch!So much more useful as pillows than placemats in that shape!!
ReplyDeleteYou are the craft Queen. These are wonderful. ~~Sherry~~
ReplyDeleteactually, this is one of my favorite craft ideas/tutorials submitted so far in our diy craft tutorial linky party this week....
ReplyDeleteI still have the first post you did about making pillows from placemats bookmarked. I also have the placemats. I just don't have the sewing machine set up!
ReplyDeleteHoly leaf cushions! I lovelovelove them! 1.50, really ? Unbelievable.
ReplyDeleteLove them! I just picked some up yesterday!
ReplyDeleteCool idea. I linked over from Southern in my Heart
ReplyDeleteDang, I missed out on those placemats! Your pillows look fabulous.
ReplyDeleteCute pillows! I love the green...what a way to plan ahead. lol
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea Sunny! I may have to see if I can even score some on Clearance now that all of the fall stuff is making it's way out of the stores. I was thinking how cute these would be in my kid's rooms too. Thanks so much for linking up to the party this week!
ReplyDeleteVanessa
Too fun! I love finding great deals like this that you can make into REALLY cool stuff! Good job!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can't wait to see what you have for next week!
AllieMakes.Blogspot.com
I LOVE IT!!!
ReplyDeleteI would love if you would link it up at my little talent tuesday party at
http://vintagewannabee.blogspot.com/
mucho love!
nichelle
p.s. I'm your newest follower!
A perfect autumn accessory!
ReplyDeleteThat is totally cheating and totally BRILLIANT! lol Very cool.
ReplyDeleteLove this, what an easy cheat and looks FANTASTIC!!!
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