Sunday, October 9, 2011

Just A Little Something On Sunday

I've been looking for an affordable crewel pillow for some time now and I finally found one at TJMax.  I just couldn't resist it, especially at $24.99.  The design and colors were perfect for my family room.


However, it really didn't work on my dark sofa.



I have been planning on slipcovering the sofa for some time now but just haven't gotten around to it.  My temporary fix was to lighten the overall look with brighter pillows.  I used Graphics Fairy clipart on painters cloth pillows that I whipped up.  Here is the clipart I chose.  I love the soft colors and I thought the eggs complimented my new bird crewel pillow nicely.




I removed the current pillow forms and reused them.  NOW, I can't stress this enough.....make sure when using artwork with words that you print the downloaded artwork in the reverse.  I wasted two pieces of transfer paper printing the artwork backwards.....FRUSTRATING!



It then dawned on me that I could extend the use of these summer themed pillows by printing a fall themed print on the reverse. I can't wait to show you the completed Thanksgiving themed pillows closer to the holidays.

In the meantime, take a look at my sofa transformation....


Voila!!! Let me know what you think....

11 comments:

  1. You did a good job...your pillows are wonderful and a great find at Tj's!!

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  2. I love that center pillow its gorgeous!

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  3. i luv the pillows.I would love to have you join us at our linking party this week at
    http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2011/10/celebrating-fall-with-linking-party.html
    Have a great week,
    Maggie
    http://passionatelyartistic.com

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  4. Love the cushions, I have something similar on my sofa and thought for a minute they were the same as yours, I got mine from Ikea you can see them here http://cupofteaandasliceofcake.blogspot.com/2011/07/we-took-quick-trip-to-ikea-and-mall-of.html

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  5. Classic and gorgeous! Come check out how to make a yarn flower!

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  6. I love anything with birds. This is so sweet! I found a pretty sweet crewel pillow at IKEA. This one of yours looks like it came from Pottery Barn. Love the transformation!

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  7. Love the pillows...especially the middle one. Thanks for sharing at DIYbyDesign.

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  8. It worked!!! Love your pillow grouping look!!! Looking forward to your Thanksgiving groupping!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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  9. Gotta love the graphics fairy....and that wild eggs image. :-)

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  10. wow, this is seriously cool. Don't you love Graphic's Fairy? Thanks for linking up this project too. You are one talented and resourceful artisan.
    Pam

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