Monday, January 24, 2011

ruffle heart pillow

After getting over my craft-itis (it's like wii-itis but brought on by crafting...) from my felt flower and felt flower wreath making in December, I decided to tackle one more related project: a ruffle heart pillow decoration.

Supplies:
  • 6-7 felt sheets (29 cents at Michaels)
  • Flower template for tracing
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun
  • Throw pillow cover
  • Pins
Basically all you need to do is follow one of the tutorials for the felt flower items above to cut out a whole bunch of flowers. Then fold them in half twice, putting a dab of glue on before each fold.
Cut out a felt heart shape for the background, and then glue down the felt ruffles. I started out kind of simulating putting together a felt flower onto the heart background but then just ended up gluing the petals down in a random arrangement, placing wherever they looked good until the whole background heart was covered.
As for attaching to the pillow cover, I was being lazy/clever when I made my poinsettia pillow in December by just gluing pins to the back of the felt poinsettia and pinning it to the cover. So now that the Christmas season is past, I just removed that decoration from the pillow and pinned on my heart.
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23 comments:

  1. lee @ abookchick.comJanuary 24, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    impressive! how long did that take?

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  2. Pam - @diy Design FanaticJanuary 25, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Pretty amazing! So cute!

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  3. Pam - @diy Design FanaticJanuary 25, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Just wanted to let you know to turn off your word verification! I almost inadvertently closed the tab after leaving my comment.

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  4. Amy at Ameroonie DesignsJanuary 25, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    This is beautiful! great idea for swapping out the embellishment- simple, but effective ;)
    xoxo,
    Amy

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  5. AprilJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    That is super cute!!!

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  6. Emily CallJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    I love this so so much!

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  7. NicoleDJanuary 25, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    This is just too cute and definately on the To-Do List!

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  8. SaritaJanuary 25, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    That is SO CUTE! I love it!

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  9. UnknownJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    Talk about texture!! How lovely!

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  10. AttemptingAlohaJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    VERY pretty! I just want to run my hands over it and feel the fluff! lol

    I may have to try out that felt flower bunching technique. It really is so eye-catching!

    Aloha,
    charlie

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  11. Green Door GirlJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    very pretty! that is a great tutorial and I like the idea of pinning on the applique on top - you can easily change it out! :)

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  12. MeghanJanuary 26, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    I love the ruffled look and this pillow is just too cute! Great idea! (And I love that you can change it out each season with a new shape!)

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  13. UnknownJanuary 27, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    With a Big Shot, this would be effortless! What a great idea!

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  14. Jo-Anna@APrettyLifeJanuary 27, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    So so pretty! And a lot of work! You did an amazing job.
    Jo-Anna

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  15. UnknownJanuary 29, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    I love the interchangeable pillow idea! And the fact that I wouldn't have to sew to make it LOL!!!!! I might able to use this on a couple of pillows I (hoarded) kept around just in case. LOVE IT! Stopping by from the TT&J linky party. I'm so glad I did! I'm your newest follower. Can't wait to see more of your blog! You are more than welcome to stop by mine and say hello! www.reallifereslers.com (sorry I have NO idea how to make that a link)

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  16. TanyaJanuary 29, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Such a sweet pillow! Love how plush it looks! Oh, and also envious of how inexpensive American craft supplies are -- those same felt sheets from Michael's are $0.99 here.

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  17. tonyamariesJanuary 30, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    Love the ruffles. I think I will try this with Aleene's Tack-It Over & Over Glue.

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  18. Two Shades of PinkJanuary 30, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    This pillow is all kinds of brilliant and I LOOOOOVE the ruffles using those flowers! And an interchangeable pillow? How genius! Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial and giving some inspiration. :)

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  19. BonnieJanuary 30, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    I LOVE it!

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  20. JamiFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    Love, love, LOVE this pillow! I added you to my Tuesday To-Do post! Also am your newest follower!
    smiles!
    Jami

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  21. Delightful DeetsFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    I featured this on a few of my favorite tutorials list here: http://modernwivelyhood.blogspot.com/2011/02/few-of-my-favorite-tutorials.html
    Loved it!

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Very Clever, really great idea!

    Cheryl

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  23. Sweet Little SmoothieApril 8, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    I ADORE that texture!! Absolutely beautiful! I'm sure something in my house will be getting a some feltalicious treatment using this technique - Thanks so much for sharing!

    ps - I'm your newest follower :)

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