I love it when inspiration strikes! I was poking around pinterest late one night (nothing surprising there right?), when I cam across this pin. I loved the Anthro inspired neutral look… but I wanted mine to be more Valentines-y! So I went pink, sparkly and totally fun! I’m loving my Sparkly Hearts Pillow Cover!
I knew as soon as I started thinking about this project that I wanted to use some of the pink sparkly dot fabric I’ve had in my stash. I’ve used it before for accent hearts on zippy pouches and they always turned out adorable 🙂 What I wasn’t sure of going into this project is what I’d use for the base or background fabric. I hunted through my stash, tried a few different combos, and finally settled on this vintage grey wool I thrifted a few months ago.
I free-hand cut out hearts in a couple of different sizes 🙂 I played with the placement a bit, arranging and rearranging until I got it just the way I wanted. Pinned in place I started sewing them on. I liked the idea of adding some contrast, so I stitched in black, 1/8th of an inch from the edge of the heart.
I made this sparkly hearts pillow cover to fit a 14 inch pillow I already had on hand. I did a regular envelope pillow cover back. If you’re interested in make an envelope style pillow cover, Miss Lovie has a great tutorial in the post that was my original inspiration!
This Sparkly Hearts Pillow is my favorite new addition to our couch 🙂 Even the cats like it (even if I can’t get Bliss to actually look at the camera lol)… we’ll see what hubby says when he gets back from being on the road. I’m sure he’ll groan and ask why there’s more pink in his house *Giggles*
Are you working on any valentines projects?
geniabeme says
January 22, 2015 at 6:40 pmAww this is super cute!!
phyrra says
January 22, 2015 at 6:47 pmCute kitty! Love the pillow too.
emmymom2 says
January 22, 2015 at 7:08 pmThat is so cute! Though I think if I tried to free hand cut hearts they wouldn't be nearly so cute 🙂
Kendra says
January 22, 2015 at 7:23 pmLove this! So festive for valentines day 🙂
southernbeautyguide says
January 23, 2015 at 8:06 amOmgsh this is adorable! I love making things like this and this is the cutest idea!
sarah halstead says
January 23, 2015 at 8:40 amThose are sooo adorable!!!
Kelley says
January 23, 2015 at 8:44 amSo cute! I always have fun crafty ideas, but never actually bring them to life – love that you did!
Heather Grow says
January 27, 2015 at 11:02 pmThese are so cute and fun, Jennifer. You are so crafty.
Julie says
January 28, 2015 at 2:23 pmLovely cushion, the sparkly dot fabric is just perfect for this.
lorraine williamosn says
January 28, 2015 at 5:25 pmlove the pillows so cute and frankie my siamese says hello to your cat visiting from whimsy wednesday have a great day
lysamebee says
January 29, 2015 at 6:42 pmI love this pillow cover! Thank you for linking up to the Oh My Heartsie Girls Wordless Wednesday Linky Party!
Wishing you a fabulous week!
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chrisyisblogging says
January 29, 2015 at 8:21 pmthese are very cute, thanks for sharing
Saira says
January 31, 2015 at 4:24 pmNice idea & doesn't look too hard either. I've pinned you to my pinterest board! http://www.momresource.com/pinterest
Crystal says
February 1, 2015 at 7:34 amsuch a striking pillow. I love it! I would like to invite you to share this at the Saturday craft showcase at http://www.bowdabrablog.com
~Crystal
joylovefood says
February 2, 2015 at 2:28 pmThis pillow is so pretty! Your cat is very pretty too. Thanks for sharing at OMHG WW 🙂
Cydnee says
February 4, 2015 at 2:49 pmI love this festive pillow! Adorable! Thank you for joining us at #purebloglove. We enjoy having you every week on Thursday night at 8PM through Sunday night. ~Cydnee