Fun DIY Throw Pillows

Throw pillows are a fun and easy way to add personality to a room. I felt like our couch was really missing something so I decided to make two really cute and simple pillows to add some color and fun texture.

Here is what you'll need:

• 2 sheets of ink jet iron-on transfer paper for light fabric
• Hello printable and triangle printable
• Ink jet printer
• Scissors
• 2 IKEA GURLI, cushion covers
• Iron
• Yarn
• Decorative trim
• Needle and thread
• Hot glue gun

*These covers can be washed, but I would recommend turning them inside out and washing on a cold and gentle cycle. Then hang to dry.

For the "hello" throw pillow:

Print 1 copy of the hello PDF on iron transfer paper, then carefully cut around the word. Leaving about a 1/8” border around it.

Place the your word in the center and face down on the pillow cover. Set your iron to the highest setting without steam. Iron the word for about 60 seconds. Make sure to pay special attention to the edges.

Once the pillow cover is completely cooled, carefully peel the backing off.

Stuff your pillow cover with an insert and you are good to go!

To add a little extra fun to your pillow, use your yarn to make a pom pom for each corner of the pillow. (see easy tutorial here) Attach the pom poms using needle and thread.

For the triangle throw pillow:

Print 1 copy of the triangle PDF on iron transfer paper, then carefully cut out as many triangles as you want to use. I cut all of them out but then eliminated some as I placed them into the pattern that I wanted.

Place the triangles any way you'd like face down on the pillow cover. Set your iron to the highest setting without steam. Iron the word for about 60 seconds. Make sure to pay special attention to the edges!!

Once the pillow cover is completely cooled, carefully peel the backing off.

Stuff your pillow cover with an insert and you are good to go!

To add a little extra fun to your pillow, use a decorative trim on the edges. I found this fun trim and added it to the top and bottom edges of the pillow using a hot glue gun.

These pillows add so much life to the couch and the whole living room! I love the way they turned out! xo, Britt

Little Details

Sometimes adding the smallest details to something can make a huge difference. I have been working on my gallery wall in our new dining room. Trying to get it "perfect." After staring at it for a while, I decided that my ampersand was a little too plain for me. Of course, my gut reaction was to paint it gold :) but I decided to do things a little different this time.

I decided that adding some fun polka dots to it would do just the trick. I thought about just using paint but thought it may be nice to add detail in such a way that if I changed my mind, I could easily adjust it without too much work. So I used some white sticker labels and a hole punch to create the effect that I was trying to achieve.

I love the little detail that it adds. It really helps tie the cardboard ampersand and the white frames together. And it feels good to know that if I do change my mind, I can just take the stickers right back off. I can't wait to share the whole gallery wall with you soon! I am almost ready. :) Happy Tuesday! xo, Britt

Easy DIY Weaving

Lately I have been very intrigued by weaving. Sounds totally weird right :) But really! I follow a few awesome ladies on instagram that do some really cool wall hangings that are woven and I totally want to give it a try. In fact I ordered a starter kit and am just waiting for it to arrive. In the meantime I decided to play around a different kind of weaving.

I have been trying to come up with a few new pieces for Noah's gallery wall and I was really wanting to add a little texture. So I thought that this would be perfect. I used 4 different colors of yarn with a few varying textures, a yarn needle, a piece of plastic canvas (here) , and a 4x6 photo frame (here).

I cut the plastic canvas to the size of the frame. Then using my yarn needle I randomly made lines and shapes filling the space. After I got it like I wanted I placed it into the frame. I wanted to leave the back off of it so that it was airy and you could see through it to the wall.

I am very happy with how it turned out! I love the randomness of it and the texture. I think it will make a great addition to Noah's wall. I can't wait to show you his updated gallery wall when I get it all done. xo, Britt

Noah's Baby Book: First Three Months

Last Mother's Day I had this brilliant idea. I would make little project life scrapbooks for my mom and mother-in-law of Noah. I could just keep adding pages as he got older and this would be a gift that would just keep evolving and getting full of pictures of my sweet little man. So it was great. The first three months were ready when I gave it to them. Well guess how many are done now. Oh yeah... three months. It's terrible. I have all of the photos printed and I have all of the stickers and paper that I need. But my little man is fifteen months old now and I haven't even finished half of his first year.

I follow A Beautiful Mess and they started scrapbook Sunday's awhile back. That got me thinking. I could scrapbook one day a week and get myself caught up with their scrapbooks and then finally work on my own. So that is my goal. I am not going to give myself a certain day or anything. But I just want to make it a habit of having one day that I sit down for even an hour and just work on putting it together. So in order to keep me accountable, I plan to post my new pages weekly with you. 

Happy Wednesday lovelies! xo, Britt

DIY Keychain

Recently I have been obsessed with different Buddha statues and Buddha art, for no reason really. I just started seeing statues and art pieces of the different statues and I fell in love. I think they are so interesting and beautiful. On a "quick run" to Joann's recently (we all know a trip to a craft store is never quick) Brittnee found this awesome orange bracelet charm that I fell in love with. :) I knew I had to have it, after all it was only $2.99, but I wasn't sure what I could do with it. I really didn't think I would like it as a bracelet. So I came up with the idea of making a keychain out of it. With Brittnee's help, I decided leather cord would be the best choice to string it on. 

First, I took out the metal piece that went through the charm. It was pretty easy to bend so I just straightened it out on one end and pulled it out through the other. 

Then I cut my cord and tied a knot in one end. 

After I put the charm onto the cord, I decided I needed a few more beads to make it complete. So I found a couple beads we had in the craft closet and added them to the cord as well. 

To secure it I just double knotted the top of the cord to my key ring. The cord is strong so it won't break easily. And it also moves easily around my key ring as my keys shift around. 

I'm basically madly in love with this keychain. (judge me, I dare you) I really don't know what it is about these Buddha statues, but I just can't get enough of them. :) xo, Sky