Time for Some Change - Halloween Pillow Update

I made these pillows many years ago with a craft group that I ran at the time. 

I get complements on them every year. 

I got the inspiration from here. We used Gurli pillow covers from Ikea for the ghost and black cat.  They didn't have the colors needed for the jack-o-lantern or the Frankenstein, so I made those myself.  I made simple pocket pillow covers from cotton broadcloth.  I used small designed quilting fabrics to make the faces on each pillow. I used my Cricut to cut everything, some lightweight interfacing to attach them and then a basic stitch on the sewing machine around the edges to keep it all in place You can see it in the close up.

Unfortunately the Arizona sun is very hard on any fabric. As a result, they have faded a lot. 

So I thought I would update them this year.  My kids all like the Nightmare Before Christmas movie, so I created new ones based on the 3 main characters. 

I again used the Gurli pillow cover from Ikea.  This time they had green - huge time saver! Instead of using quilting fabric for the faces, I used a puff vinyl. It was extremely easy to use and I like the textured look it created. I used my Cricut to cut the vinyl. 

I'm not sure how the vinyl will hold up to the Arizona sun, but I thought I would give it a try.  Worse case scenario, I replace the vinyl with fabric in a few years.  I will keep you updated.

I LOVE how they turned out!  Hope you do too!

Happy Crafting!

 

 

 

Long Time No See

I know it's been a bit - and then some.  I hope you have been crafting in my absence.  

Life has changed tremendously in our house.  Since my last post we had two foster children placed in our home. At the time they were ages 2 weeks and18 months. We then had the opportunity to adopt about 18 months later, which we did. They are now 10 and 12. They both have challenges that we deal with on a daily basis.  We are basically on first name basis with a lot of doctors and therapists now.  But I wouldn't have it any other way!!

I have also taken on a new job.  I have a preschool out of our home.  This allows for a little extra money and ability to take the kiddos to their various appointments.  

With their addition and the addition of the preschool, I haven't had the opportunity to be as creative. I'm hoping that now that they are older that will change.  

We have a 2400+ square foot two-story home. Over the summer I began a transformation. First up, repainting the entire inside of our home. Including the ceilings.  I have also changed out the baseboards as I have painted each room.  So far the entire upstairs is done - 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.  Hopefully I will get started on the downstairs soon.  Before I get there though, I have to do some holiday crafts.  I will post about each of those as I finish them. I have one done and should have others following soon. 

Now back to the search for some supplies. 

Happy Crafting!