Making Pillows from Placemats!
I was first inspired by an idea for pillow covers over at Centsational Girl. She found napkins and used them to make pillows – genius!
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So I’ve been on the lookout for pretty napkins, but I cannot seem to find any! We just don’t have great stores here in Canada like World Market, so often our shopping is so limited! Such a bummer!
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Yesterday the mini-suburbanites and I ventured out to Ikea! I love so many things there and I have to stop myself! Eye candy everywhere, but the pretty colours and flowers on these place mats immediately caught my attention. I wanted to buy them for our table setting, but with 3 messy eaters, white cloth place mats are just not in the cards!
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I looked more closely at them and saw they had 2 layers to them…what if I opened them up and stuffed them to make a pillow? Yes. Yes. Yes. I can do it! So I did. Here they are!
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A project that was completed in under an hour, and look how lovely they are! And the best part?! They each cost $2.99. These pillows all together cost $6. That’s right. 6 bucks. Can’t beat that!
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Gotta love inspiration!
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Here’s How To:
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With a seam ripper, open up your pillow along a short side. – – – – – – – |
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Using cotton batting, stuff, stuff, stuff. (I actually just took apart an extra bed pillow I had around) – – – – – – – |
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Purtay. – – – – – – – |
Who would have thought these used to be placemats??? I love this idea!
what a good idea! love how they turned out
PS: I’m doing a giveaway on my blog for $20 to my etsy shop, so if you like pretty jewelry you should come enter!! http://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-spring-fling-giveaway.html
wow what a pop of color….loves it girl…
april
I have done the same thing before using dinner napkins, good work.
Ooh! So pretty! Look great on your bed too.
Wow, what fantastic place mats. That’s a great find. I love how easy these pillows are to make and the vibrant blue is just stunning.
Aaaahhh! I love it! I’m never lucky enough to find double-thickness placemats, and if I did, I’m not sure I would have thought to just rip the seam! These look g-r-e-a-t!!!
Comin’ to you via the UBP 2011. Love the pillow idea, they are adorable! So happy I stopped by to meet you : )
Those are trully the easiest pillows. I did some easter ones. Visiting from Show and Tell at Blue Cricket.
~Kimberlee
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how lovely and simple can you get? thanks for the fun idea…would love for you to share at fridays unfolded @ http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/2011/04/fridays-unfolded-13.html
blessings,
alison
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