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how to make a pillow with an envelope closure

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A pillow is one of the easiest and fastest sewing projects, and is great for beginners. My nine year old recently agreed to learn to use the sewing machine and her first project was a pillow. She likes to sew by hand but has been a bit afraid of the machine up until now. Might have something to do with the fact that the machine is almost as big as she is? ๐Ÿ˜€ I need to dig out my old machine for her – it’s smaller and much less intimidating for a beginner.

Anyway, I decided it was time to share a tutorial on how to make a pillow with an envelope closure. It’s so easy and fast and I assure you if you can sew a straight line with a machine you can make a pillow. And if you can’t sew a straight line with a sewing machine then you probably just need a guideline added to show you where to line up your fabric ๐Ÿ˜‰

Project Challenge#2 Thrifted Skirt turned Handbag

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know February is the short month of the year, but did it blow by in a blink or an eye or what? I hope as it heads on out it takes this bitter cold with it. And the snow. The snow can go anytime now. To be replaced with green grass. Please. If I ask nice maybe it will happen.

It’s time for Project Challenge #2! Remember last month? I told you I was joining up with some other great bloggers in a monthly project challenge. Each month the project is made with a different item. This month the category is

$5 or less thrifted, craigslist, or roadside find.

NOT Just Another Pillow Maker

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3 years ago I was toying with the idea of a business – a business where I could make things to sell and perhaps have a bit of spending cash, and help pay the grocery bill. And for the braces we were putting on our oldest and knew we would have to put on our other two as well.

I had some leftover items from my very first pop-up shop event, so I opened an etsy shop and loaded it up.

I wasn’t sure what all I wanted to offer in my shop on a regular basis.

Draft Dodger Makeover

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It’s cold outside. It snowed again this weekend so we are covered in a blanket of white and the cold is deep enough to keep the snow around. The sun shone today and everything is so bright when the sun shines on newly fallen snow.

The past couple of winters we’ve finally had a warm house due to finally having a furnace installed and most of the house insulated well. But for the first 15 years of our life here it wasn’t always so warm in here. I used blankets at doorways to keep the cold out, ran the dryer a lot, baked cookies to keep the oven going, and called my husband at work a lot complaining that it was COLD in here and he really should do something about it. It’s a wonder the man still loves me ๐Ÿ˜€

10 Most Viewed Posts in 2014

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Today I am sharing the top 10 most viewed posts in 2014. I’m humbled and honored that so many people have clicked through to my blog and viewed/read my posts. Thanks to all of you for a great year!

I’m teaming up with a group of bloggers too – for a grand blog hop where you can go from blog to blog to see all our Top 10 Most Viewed Posts in 2014.

There is so much goodness out there in blogland, so many great projects and tutorials, so much beautiful decor, inspiration, encouragement, and fun. I hope you have a bit of time to spend visiting the other blogs I’ve linked to at the end of the post.

How to make a Pouffe

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Remember my pouffes? The ones I made last year? You can find pouffes I made that feature the Union Jack here and here.
The spelling of pouffe is pouffe not pouf – if you look up the definition of pouf you will find that it means the large pile of hair on top of a woman’s head. Remember the 80’s?? Yeah, a pouf is big hair. And pouffe is:

pouffe

poอžof/
noun
a cushioned footstool or low seat with no back.
And yes, I know that lots of places, including Target, sell items like this and spell it pouf. But I’m being stubborn and sticking to the proper spelling.

White Ruffled Curtains

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A few weeks ago I made a pair of white ruffled curtains for a client. I bought the fabric at IKEA – have you seen the new fabrics they are carrying? I can hardly hold myself back from rushing straight to the textile section every time I go to IKEA.

Ruffles and Lace and a Shower Curtain

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A few months ago a client contacted me about making her a shower curtain. She had seen the ruffled shower curtain I made for another client and wondered if I was interested in making another. And she wondered if we could use a fabric a bit finer than the humble drop cloth and if we could incorporate a bit of lace.

Storefront

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“I need a storefront.”

“I really need a storefront.”

“Oh, how I wish I had a storefront.”

I informed. I declared. I sighed. I dreamed. I prayed.

And one day I received a text from a friend. Would I be at all interested in putting things in her storefront? Well hmmmmm, let’s see, how fast can I type ‘YES’??? And the best part? She didn’t even know I was pining away for a storefront ๐Ÿ˜€ A God-thing?!! We are going to give it a try and see where this journey takes us!

The Summer Market

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We made it! The Summer Market was great. The weather was wonderful – only a bit of rain after closing Friday night. And it started sprinkling just as we were done loading back up on Saturday night. The crowd on Friday night was crazy! Our booth was constantly packed full – and I sold out of my latitude/longitude pillows.
The vendors were great, as were our hosts. The whole experience was really really awesome. Praise God! I feel so blessed to be able to contribute a bit to my family’s income this way – I love using the talents God gave me to create things that will make someone happy every time they see them in their home.

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