Just Another Hang Up: Pillow II...

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Pillow II...

If ever I loved a pillow, it would be this one. I think I could marry it. I'm about ready to get down on one knee and propose. My husband should be very worried. I do believe this pillow is my favorite of all time. I finished it last night, and this is what I woke up to this morning. Hello sunshine...

Again, this is the inspiration child of a post at Jesse Kate Design s. This time I was a dutiful student and I followed the instructions and dimensions exactly. I love how it turned out. Such an easy pillow to make, but so beautiful...

I'm in love with these flowers. They make anything look spectacular. I'm thinking of hot gluing one onto my face.

Again a little ruffley goodness on the back of the pillow.

The ruffle hides the opening where one can slip in a pillow form...

This pillow fits the chair I'm putting it on perfectly. This chair is one of the "well-loved" items in our home. ("Well-loved" is a nice way of saying it looks like heck, but it's got sentimental value so it stays.) It was bought about 32 years ago when my husband and I were expecting our first child. We've rocked many a screaming and contented baby in that chair. You should hear it creak when it rocks. It's a miracle any child can fall asleep while being rocked with all that racket! Lots of good memories in that chair...

This pillow resides close to the pillow I made yesterday. This is the room I've been painting the last couple of days. I used the same paint that I used in the basement on the accent wall and put it beneath the chair rail in this room. I was really surprised how different the "aqua" paint looked in this room -- it turned a soft, baby blue here. I finally figured out that the creamy paint above it brought out the blue in the paint. In the basement bedroom this paint is next to a stark white, which brought out the aqua color in it. Again I bought these bed linens at Marshall's. Comforter: $39; Shams: $12. I'm in love with that store.

Back to the business at hand. Yes indeed, I'm going to make one of these and plant it right on my forehead. (Go to my sidebar to find the tutorial on how to make these delicious flowers!)