Thursday, October 27, 2011

Repurpose Thursday - Crewel Pillow

Like many DIYer's, I love perusing flea markets, antique stores, Goodwill and the list goes on.  Shari of Swinging On A Star Creations and I have been doing this together for years.  We actually call it "Junk-tiquing".  Recently Shari and I visited one of our favorites, Trader Jacks in Pittsburgh. 

We tend to look for different things.  Shari is an artist extraordinaire and I am tend to look for pieces of furniture that I can restyle.  We often spot items for one another and generally share lots of laughs.

Well, on this visit, I spotted this great piece of vintage crewel artwork.  It was in perfect shape and a steal at $8!!!  Here it sits at my doorway after our wonderful day of junk-tiquing. 



Although it was a bit yellowed around the edges, the crewel work was in perfect shape and I just knew it would become a pillow in my family room.  Once I removed it from the frame, all I needed to do was press it and find a perfect pillow size insert. 


And here it sits in my husband's favorite chair!


Let me know what you think....and please become a follower to see what is Repurposed on Thursday!


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31 comments:

  1. TamOctober 27, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Lovely! The pillow is much more personal - great re-purpose! I noticed you said Trader Jacks in Pittsburgh, I'm down the river in Beaver County & I love going to Trader Joe's, now I gotta hit up Trader Jacks too when I'm in town. Thanks for sharing & have a blessed day!

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  2. Ashley P.October 27, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    New follower from the blog hop!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 27, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    I love your Pillow so cute! Have a nice day!

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  4. Jamie@OwlReally.comOctober 27, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    what a great idea! i LOVE crewel work!!

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  5. Comeca JonesOctober 27, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    I love the pattern! What a great find and an even better project!

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  6. RhissannaOctober 28, 2011 at 2:19 AM

    Here from 'The Answer is Chocolate' And a new follower and that makes a really lovely pillow!

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  7. Maggie LamarreOctober 28, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    oh my what an amazing idea to use that as a pillow, now I will be looking at the frames in a whole new way :)
    thank you for participating in our linking party at http://passionatelyartistic.com
    Maggie

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  8. Rosemary@villabarnesOctober 28, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Great idea, and it's so pretty.

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  9. Cheryl ~ ZanyMaydOctober 28, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    What a fabulous idea, I love it as a pillow....

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  10. Jenny @ Simcoe StreetOctober 28, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    This looks sooo great! Awesome pillow :)

    Jenny
    http://simcoestreet.blogspot.com

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  11. CarmenOctober 28, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    This is adorable and such a great idea...thanks. Would love it if you would link this up to our Rockin' link party going on now at RoCa and Company. Here is the link: http://rocaandcompany.blogspot.com/2011/10/you-rock-7.html. Come and show off what you got. Hope to see you there...

    Remember...YOU ROCK!!

    Carmen @ RoCa and Company
    www.rocaandcompany.blogspot.com

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  12. Carol, The Answer Is ChocolateOctober 29, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    Fantastic find and repurpose!

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  13. Amanda WoodOctober 29, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Beautiful! My grandparents go to Trader Jack's almost every weekend. They set up and sell furniture there very often! Small world!

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  14. Cottage and BroomeOctober 29, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    A great redo, love the new pillow! Laura Cottage and Broome

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  15. Tania PelletierOctober 30, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Beautiful!

    Tania

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  16. Honey at 2805October 30, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    This was a brilliant idea to save re-purpose this lovely piece of art. It make a beautiful pillow!
    Thank you for sharing your project at Potpourri Friday!

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  17. outjunkingOctober 30, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    It is gorgeous. I haven't thought about taken something out of the frame. How smart. This is why I love blogging, always so much to learn.
    Lisa

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  18. Megan GunyanOctober 30, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Oh, so beautiful. Love the re-purpose! Great idea.

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  19. Fifi October 31, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    this is lovely!!



    new follower!

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  20. Bonnie Inc.November 1, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    It's perfect as a pillow! I'm in love with it (it kinda outshines the pillow behind it now! lol) I'm a new follower. Can't wait to see what you do this week.

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  21. Deborah MarchNovember 1, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    How utterly PERFECT!! Pillows are so very versatile...in every room in our homes...beautiful!

    Deborah (happily visiting from http://upcyclingmylife.blogspot.com...hope you can drop by too!)

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  22. Cathy @My 1929 CharmerNovember 1, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    such a beautiful crewel piece, and looks beautiful now in it's repurposed life as a pillow, Gorgeous colors of blues. Thanks so much for sharing on Sunday's Best. Now following!

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  23. GenevaNovember 1, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    I love the way you used that little piece of crewel! It has so much character done up as a pillow... Thank you for sharing this fun post! I loved it!

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  24. Q @ JAQSNovember 2, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    Lovely!

    Love for you to link up at:
    "Made by ME" Linky Party at JAQS at http://www.jaqsstudio.com/2011/11/made-by-me-5-linky-party-and-features.html

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  25. From Gen to GenNovember 2, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    This looks beautiful --- I love re-purposing.

    Blessings, Becky
    www.fromgentogen.com

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  26. The Charm of HomeNovember 2, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    Thank you for joining the Home Sweet Home party!
    Sherry

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  27. UnknownNovember 3, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    so talented!

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  28. Kimberly T.November 4, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    That is such a great idea! I'm going to have to go see if my mom still has any sitting around. She had some great ones.

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  29. UnknownNovember 7, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    What a great idea! Thanks or linking up a The Kurtz Corner :)

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  30. ShirleyNovember 19, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    Another awesome idea from Larissa Hill Design...Looks fabulous on your hubby's favorite chair...

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  31. AnonymousMarch 7, 2013 at 7:59 AM

    Cheers from Drumlough (near Rathfriland) ;)

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