We had some leftover burlap, so.....

While cleaning out Joey's great-aunt's cabin in upstate New York, we came across some pieces she let

us take home with us. We adopted this little foot stool because we liked that it has storage and was in

great shape. Now what to use for reupholstering it ....

Burlap of course! We had excess burlap from making the pillows, so all we needed to do was get some

pretty nail heads which we got at amazon.com - check out our store in the "this and that" section to see

exactly which we used.

Basically we had to take apart the foot stool to remove all the old plasticy fabric. Once we were done

we saved everything and used the old covering as our template for the burlap. We used a staple gun to

put everything back in place. When doing this we advise to PULL the fabric as you put it in place for a nice

tight clean finish.

Once all the fabric was in place and secure, we went over the trim with decorative nail heads. Now, we really

liked working with the continuous strip because it's much easier to make it look clean.

It was pretty simple and took about an hour and a half for us to complete.

 

xo,

j&l

DIY Pillow Project

During winter break, Joey and I decided to get down to business and start making some gifts for our home. I made this pillow quite easily after I saw many I loved, but cost upwards of $200! I bought some burlap on amazon.com (check out our store) and some pretty fabric on etsy.com, then I got working.

You can make your own pillow(s) whatever size you like. I had some extra pillows from ikea laying around, so I worked around their size.

Do it yourself:

Measure your pillow and cut your fabric 3 inches extra on each side

Do the same with your burlap, except on one side of your burlap add an extra 6 inches

Take the TOP of your printed fabric and sew your ribbon on the design side up AND wrap the ribbon around to the wrong side as well. This will give you great reenforcement for your buttons. Sew the top and bottom of your ribbon so it's super secure.

Use your sewing machine (or your needle and thread) to sew up the 3 sides that match, leaving the extended burlap side free. Do this with your fabric WRONG SIDE UP. Sew with leaving 2 inches of excess on all 3 sides.

Now turn inside out - so you can see the "pillow case". I tested it and stuck the pillow inside to make sure it was a good snug fit. Make any adjustments you need to at this point.

Once you have a good fit, put the pillow inside and take the extended burlap flap and stick it over the pillow between the pillow and the case.

Line up your ribbon edge with the burlap and decided where you want your buttons to be.

Sew buttons im place and use an xacto to cut button holes through the ribbon.

Button them up - and you got yourself a new pillow!

We done moved!

After a mild hiatus, I am back to the internet once again. The actual closing on the house went much smoother than we anticipated. I credit that due to the fact the owners were not present and had their lawyer fill in for them. Alas, we have a home sweet home.

We celebrated my 30th with a slumber party of games, silent movies and junk food. Perfect way to say good bye to the youthful youth years and hello to the youthful adult years.

Thanksgiving was a fun time with the new fam down in TX!J's parents just bought an amazingly beautiful home we got to check out for the first time. They actually closed the same week as us!

Joey and I are sooooo excited to have space to make stuff now. Here is a little project he did:

That's it for now. More puppy photos to come!!

xo,
L