He's cute, right? It's not just me?
He was staring at me from the shelf at Target.
"Take me home, I love you!"
The $12.99 price was a deal breaker.
But then there was his widdle face AGAIN, on a placemat, sporting a much more acceptable $3.99 tag.
Fine, get in the cart. Bring your friends.
And BEFORE you say, oh, I know this one, stay tuned.
First, rip out one end of the placemat carefully, and clean up any loose threads.
Open it up and decide on placement for the ties.
Trim your ribbon into 6 nine inch lengths.
Stitch them in pairs to the inside of the placemat.
Slip the placemat pillow into the open end.
Tie it shut.
Toss it on a chair for a festive touch. And remember, on captains chairs, this will coordinate nicely with placemats used as...placemats.
The best part? Storage is a breeze!
Wanna see the tree? Scroll down...
And BEFORE you say, oh, I know this one, stay tuned.
Gather your gear! You'll need:
A holiday placemat
Scissors
Needle and thread
Ribbon
A stitch ripper
Wanna see the tree? Scroll down...
I {heart} your reindeer pillow. I need to get braver with anything remotely close to sewing. I might be able to handle this....might.
ReplyDeleteOh my this is so cute & creative! Please stop by SewWoodsy.blogspot.com and link up this cute placemat pillow!
ReplyDeleteGenius! I LOVE this so much!! Awwww, he is just so stinkin' cute!
ReplyDeleteAdorable!!
ReplyDeleteThis is my kind of sewing!! LOL No machine! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the pillow! :)
Those are sooo cute! Love how you used placemats for...placemats, how unlike you, he,he.
ReplyDeletePlease loan me your thought process! It amazes me how you come up with your ideas.Love it!
ReplyDeleteThat wee deer hypnotized you dear.
ReplyDeleteCute! Too bad it involves sewing... yuck. Not too much sewing though... maybe I could do it. :)
ReplyDelete~Chelsea
Cutest. Deer pillow. Evah.
ReplyDeleteYou had me at "oh deer". :)
ReplyDeletePS: Yes, it's adorable!
Oooh love this idea! SO fast and fun! I'm looking for placements this weekend!
ReplyDeleteARE YOU SERIOUS!! SUNNY I LOVE IT!!! That guy was doing that to me too!! I did get the set of ADORABLE stockings for $2 tho!!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cute, and as always, very inventive!
ReplyDeleteOh dear! What a dear deer! What a dear deer pillow. And such a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing this neat idea.
ReplyDeleteI was eyeing that pillow as well! I LOVE the cheap alternative. Genius!
ReplyDeleteSarah
What a clever & cute idea! I need to keep my eyes peeled for placemats now :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is the cutest pillow evah!
ReplyDeleteAren't you clever! Love it to bits, I think I couldn't have passed him up either. Mad skills!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! I love the ribbon detail. Target has the best stuff. Such a cute little placemat pillow :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job and thank you for linking up to Sew Woodsy! I featured this project today! http://sewwoodsy.blogspot.com/2010/12/features-giveaway-winner.html
ReplyDeleteThat is SO cute (sew cute, even!) - I'll be looking at placemats with a different eye from now on - you did a great job with this!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of using ties to close it, so much easier to store!!!
ReplyDeleteCute! My little boy loves everything reindeer so I adore this :)
ReplyDeleteI am always left wondering where you even think of these things. What a smart idea! I do not have the budget to buy every little thing I like, so I love the idea of looking at it from a different angle...and still getting what I want (of course). :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sunny!