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Upcycling Pillows With a Scarf

Upcycling things can be an adventure.  It just takes a few minutes of creativity and little bit of down time.  A few months ago, I upcycled my pillow cases on my bed using a scarf.  You can go to the link here.

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I am starting to really appreciate Saturday mornings now.  Every blue moon, I have to leave out early, but for the most part, my new thing for Saturday mornings is to do my devotion, eat some breakfast, and sit in bed and read for a good two hours.  This doesn’t always happen during the week, so Saturday morning reading is my relaxation time.

What I love is when the air isn’t too cool or too warm, as the air is here now in the Midwest.  I love it!  It has been raining for the last few days, but I love the idea of a good book, a blanket, physical rest, along with the concept of resting in Jesus on a Saturday morning.

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photo by Matthew Henry at Burst by Shopify

I am rereading Nothing to Prove by Jennie Allen, Unexpected by Christine Caine, and about five other books at the same time.  I know that this might sound strange to some of you, but sometimes in the evening, I like to have a good cooking show on while reading.

It’s nice to still be able to hear the chipmunks playing outside.  It wasn’t until two and a half years ago, that I became familiar with the sound that the chipmunk makes.

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This morning, I finally got brave enough to do something that I had planned on doing for some months now:  upcycling the throw pillows that are on my bed.  I already had all of the materials here.  I was able to get one pillow done today.

The process was pretty easy.  What I have noticed is that the worst part of any project is getting the materials together, and just doing it.  It was also therapeutic.  I am even thinking about using the rest of the material from the scarf to make a purse.  We’ll see.

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Here is the project:

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Activity:

Upcycling Throw Pillows from a Scarf

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Materials:

  • A Scarf that has Pom-Pom Style Strings Attached
  • (3 to 4) 25 or higher of embroidery thread
  • A thick enough needle to go through the scarf material and pillow cover
  • A Throw pillow with a cover

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Directions:

  • Cut off the Pom-Pom Style Strings attached to both ends of the scarf.
  • Sew the Pom-Pom Style Strings to both sides of the throw pillow using the needle and embroidery thread, making sure to double enforce the thread because of the fragility of the material.pillows, interior design, bedroom, sewing, home decor, DIY home decor, decorating, upcycling

Enjoy the end result!

Blessings,

 

Katina

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Upcycling Throws

I love upcycling things.  When we get tired of looking at what we have, a lot of times there’s a temptation to go out and buy new.  However, there are a lot of things that can be upcycled.  The weird thing is, if we go on a scavenger hunt in our homes, we can usually find just what we need to do the trick.

I have two throws here that I was itching to do something with.  The first throw is a fleece throw.  I looked in my linen closet, and then I decided that I would take two wool scarves that  I didn’t wear anymore, and cut squares out of the material.  I cut up about thirty squares total.

 

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Upcycling Begins:

I took the second throw, and decided that I wanted something to hang from both ends.  I found just the right scarf for this adventure.  It had strings hanging on both sides.  I cut off the sections of strings on both sides, and then realized that I would need a thick needle and thread combination to handle the weight of the wool.

I had the needle here in my sewing kit, but I needed to go to the craft store for the embroidery thread.  I decided to purchase the #25 embroidery thread, and created a checkers pattern on both ends of the first throw.  For the second throw, I just had to sew straight across the bottom of the hem of the throw, making sure that the piece was tight enough.

For the first throw, I spent about $6.00 on embroidery thread($39 per bunch).  For the second throw, I spent about $2.00 on embroidery thread.  I saved money, and another thing that I was excited about is that they are originals.  Let’s not forget the third bonus:  sewing these wool pieces onto the throws was very therapeutic for me.

Feel free to share things that you have upcycled in your home.  Be blessed!

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She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Proverbs 31:24-27, KJV