My mom picked up two gorgeous place mats for $2.50 from a clearance rack at Walmart. Because they are double thickness with interfacing she asked me to make them into pillows. What a great trick! I never doubted where my craftiness came from. :)
Using a cuticle trimmer, I ripped the seams to make an opening, and stuffed the innards of an old pillow. This is not only the CHEAPEST option, it is also GREEN. I try my best not to throw away clothes, Poly-fill or other fabrics. Most are man made and do not break down in landfills like other garbage does.
Once I stuffed the place mat I closed the opening with the sewing machine.
Cute AND easy, huh? I'm going to take them to my mom's tomorrow.
What are your fun plans for tomorrow?
xoxo.
such a pretty blog
ReplyDeletein love with it!! =P
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Thank you Silvia!
DeletePretty!
ReplyDeletePerfect for fall/winter
Thanks lady! I'm sad I can't keep them at my house. lol
DeleteThat is so cute! Great job!!
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This is a great idea. Never thought about opening a placemat before. Nice job! And I had not thought to use cuticle trimmer for this purpose either, neat!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I was desperate. I couldn't find a seam ripper to save my life, and regular scissors were too big!
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