tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post2302903178322670996..comments2024-03-28T09:14:04.384-04:00Comments on Thrifty Decor Chick | Thrifty DIY, Decor and Organizing: How to make Pottery Barn pillows for lessThrifty Decor Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08387609050626968143noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-3376036802674789462014-10-18T21:34:32.014-04:002014-10-18T21:34:32.014-04:00Ok... You gave me hope that I can turn those potte...Ok... You gave me hope that I can turn those pottery barn napkins into pillows for my bed!! Wohoo!! And I have heard about Garden Ridge and can't wait to visit it soon with a friend! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773485947280812171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-55741704722194896782012-02-29T14:50:57.448-05:002012-02-29T14:50:57.448-05:00Love! Love! Love! this - You just gave ma an idea ...Love! Love! Love! this - You just gave ma an idea for my next project - napkin pillow covers. Love your blog by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-64139347107370883602011-08-21T19:16:37.593-04:002011-08-21T19:16:37.593-04:00Guess I am gonna have to go on the hunt for beauti...Guess I am gonna have to go on the hunt for beautiful napkins! I love accent pillows, but refuse to pay what all the stores are asking! So...napkins, look out!Suzy-Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493687836809916983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-53289930600338472262011-08-20T19:05:57.904-04:002011-08-20T19:05:57.904-04:00What a great idea! I found 4 packs of cloth napkin...What a great idea! I found 4 packs of cloth napkins at JcPenney on sale for $7.49 today...NICE!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16208659996925497800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-39252853842851389422011-08-20T14:23:27.924-04:002011-08-20T14:23:27.924-04:00Ok. So I love this idea! Turning napkins and place...Ok. So I love this idea! Turning napkins and placemats into pillows is genius! Perhaps I could use the Pottery Barn gift card I won here a little while back! (Is it on its way yet?) I am so anxious to do some Pottery Barn browsing! I love Fallish too! Keep up the great job!Dawn<br /> dccrader(at)hotmail(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-40670746808772556582011-08-19T22:23:36.026-04:002011-08-19T22:23:36.026-04:00LOVE them! Some friends and I took a tour at a loc...LOVE them! Some friends and I took a tour at a local coffee roaster here in Kansas City last year...well, they let you take as many burlap bags as you want (for free!), so I grabbed one with a really cool print on it. After nearly a year, I decided I could use my favorite part of the bag by turning it into a pillow. I LOVE it! Such a fun reminder of both my memory with friends and my love of coffee. Check it out here: http://myellowumbrella.blogspot.com/2011/05/repurposed-burlap-coffee-bag.htmlAlina @ My Yellow Umbrellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01599345786624599416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-75209841032262879452011-08-19T15:47:20.318-04:002011-08-19T15:47:20.318-04:00LOVE. IT. I think I hear Pottery Barn calling me t...LOVE. IT. I think I hear Pottery Barn calling me too...<br />The room transformation is really coming together. The new colors work great together, and the gold couch is really popping with the new pillows. What about painting the framed spaces above with a paint the same color as your couch/pillows (gold or blue)? And if you felt really crazy, you could use a piece of patterned craft paper (or a PB napkin!) in the middle block behind your medallion. I like a graduated color system - maybe the same basic paint shade, just in two different intensities - a little lighter on the outside, moving to darker toward the middle. Just a thought. The whole place looks great though, and I love your blog - great inspiration!!!Tisha Clapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966004507257202489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-86587703164167015472011-08-19T15:37:04.691-04:002011-08-19T15:37:04.691-04:00I too made pillows using cloth napkins:) The most ...I too made pillows using cloth napkins:) The most genius and affordable way to give your room a different look. I honestly will never buy another pillow again now that I know how easy it is to make my own. Thank you for such a wonderful blog. I love eveything you post and your home is so beautiful.<br /><br />http://oneproductivemom.blogspot.com/2011/07/i-will-never-buy-another-accent-pillow.htmlJenny Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330949459659999034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-82465176182471771782011-08-19T15:11:39.076-04:002011-08-19T15:11:39.076-04:00I love the idea of using the napkins. That is per...I love the idea of using the napkins. That is perfect and your new pillows look fabulous. Pretty colors. Hugs, MartyMarty@A Stroll Thru Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405504522777964549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-87593481247646171632011-08-19T13:44:30.960-04:002011-08-19T13:44:30.960-04:00I've actually been planning to put a similar t...I've actually been planning to put a similar tutorial on my blog - in my married-family-college housing, we often have "stuff swaps," where we all bring in stuff we were going to take to the thrift store and instead, we all just pick through each other's stuff and take what we need for free. Then what's left gets taken to the thrift store. <br /><br />Anyway, one time I found this really cute printed handkerchief and a pink suede jacket with all kinds of stains on the arms, and I ended up using a seam ripper to take the lining out of the jacket, cut the back off of the jacket, and made a big giant pillow with the handkerchief as the front, the jacket fabric as the back, and the lining fabric as a ruffle around the edges. I stuffed it with stuffing from an old bed pillow and embellished it with one of the buttons from the jacket. It turned out really really cute. <br /><br />I had intended it to be a pillow for the car - you know, for road trips and emergencies. But my husband insisted that it stay inside, and so now it's on the bed and we don't have any pillows in the car yet. Alas!<br /><br />Love your blog - I've gotten many great ideas here. Thanks for the inspiration!Crystal Radleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908986560918707959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-13957677246664598972011-08-19T13:44:29.495-04:002011-08-19T13:44:29.495-04:00Seriously! You are genius!! I just love this blog ...Seriously! You are genius!! I just love this blog to bits! Thanks for sharing. Take that Pottery Barn with your crazy prices! <br /><br />BTW, will you take on any of PBK's super duper expensive but ever so cute Halloween ideas?Michelle@Teagan's Travelshttp://teaganstravels.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-48138626968828848012011-08-19T13:04:16.205-04:002011-08-19T13:04:16.205-04:00Wow... you did a great job! The pillows look awes...Wow... you did a great job! The pillows look awesome. Nice fabric chosen.Tanya Anuraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202698268407882316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-66255784319988524352011-08-19T12:20:05.108-04:002011-08-19T12:20:05.108-04:00Making pillows out of Men's sweaters make real...Making pillows out of Men's sweaters make really cozy and textural pillowsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-65499668905153203962011-08-19T11:38:30.928-04:002011-08-19T11:38:30.928-04:00Your pillows look great! I just finished a couple ...Your pillows look great! I just finished a couple of my own for our master bedroom. They have braided trim (which I had never done before)... Hence the bedroom placement; where all imperfections can be easily hidden! I also love your napkin idea and hope to use it in some of my next pillow making ventures.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956941577643688463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-11675421730416254482011-08-19T09:42:45.518-04:002011-08-19T09:42:45.518-04:00That's a great idea and you did great. I have...That's a great idea and you did great. I have a lot of material to make covers for pillows, but for some reason, I'm just too scared to do it but now I might have to go back to PB or HG and take a look. I have a new sofa coming in two weeks with NO PILLOWS!Kristen516https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763494578498560707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-80924306258161204912011-08-19T09:19:46.272-04:002011-08-19T09:19:46.272-04:00I think what they charge for pillows is highway ro...I think what they charge for pillows is highway robbery. I can't bring myself to buy fancy pillows. I love what you did, it's so resourceful. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!The White Pear Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401096218788949486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-64617302941008740182011-08-18T17:36:33.942-04:002011-08-18T17:36:33.942-04:00Great idea -- love the Ikat fabric, but never thou...Great idea -- love the Ikat fabric, but never thought to get it from PB!<br /><br />http://willowhousewelcome.blogspot.com/2011/07/refined-organic-tablesetting.htmlSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319124569497129096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-54685397183700491982011-08-18T17:12:30.076-04:002011-08-18T17:12:30.076-04:00You had to give away my secret didn't you? :) ...You had to give away my secret didn't you? :) Seriously, you don't have to be able to sew to do this (I don't). A few safety pins, a little double-sided tape, or maybe knot on the four corners, and you've got a pillow! <br /><br />(I also used to wear napkins from MOMA as scarves - tons of compliments.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-49890685623663438102011-08-18T16:15:44.297-04:002011-08-18T16:15:44.297-04:00Sarah, your pillows look awesome! I'll have t...Sarah, your pillows look awesome! I'll have to watch for their napkins to go on sale...love this idea. My sofa in my family room needs pillows badly!Susan (Between Naps On The Porch.net)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09655622740971576915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-83225223601696910632011-08-18T15:36:05.252-04:002011-08-18T15:36:05.252-04:00Please give a tutorial on your wall painting/frame...Please give a tutorial on your wall painting/frame thing above your couch! I want to do that!<br />KristaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-31716243704542528022011-08-18T15:14:49.539-04:002011-08-18T15:14:49.539-04:00Looks gorgeous!
xoLooks gorgeous! <br />xoChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295405096806366760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-85194890398823212002011-08-18T14:38:49.258-04:002011-08-18T14:38:49.258-04:00Great idea! I think this might be the next thing o...Great idea! I think this might be the next thing on my "to do" list! :)Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360407936441077028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-80866600979411013202011-08-18T14:37:08.150-04:002011-08-18T14:37:08.150-04:00Awesome pillows. I totally get you on starting to...Awesome pillows. I totally get you on starting to like things when they've already been trendy for a while and will probably go out of style soon. Oh well, it's about what makes you happy, right? ;)Lindsey Adelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-83184022317176209572011-08-18T13:54:46.595-04:002011-08-18T13:54:46.595-04:00Ive done the VERY same thing to napkins for my lit...Ive done the VERY same thing to napkins for my little girl's room...actually, did it YEARS ago when she WAS a little girl, but still...I think I'll do it again for my 4th child...she could use some fun pillows in her room too! Thanks for the reminder!Tracey Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683931629285993323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-9981016569345426142011-08-18T12:58:18.795-04:002011-08-18T12:58:18.795-04:00Love your blues and greens; we use those colors, t...Love your blues and greens; we use those colors, too, in most of our place-but I have added some red in our bedroom, and I ♥ it.<br /><br />I made some strip-piece pillows for our bed recently-easy and quick!<br /><br />http://sharingourpath.blogspot.com/2011/08/strip-quilt-pillows.htmlSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10611804776552043084noreply@blogger.com