Happy Labor Day!
I'm really excited about today. We aren't doing anything special (no cookouts, no parties, no chips and dip), but I actually have the day off.
The whole day off. From wake-up to bedtime. No work.
THIS NEVER HAPPENS.
So I made myself a scheduled list to get everything done! I'm already ahead, and loving it. :)
This project in particular, I'm really enjoying! What better way to fritter away your labor day than sprucing up your living room for FREE with clothes you already have, and no sewing required?
A weekend or so ago (before the hubster's semester started), we FINALLY got around to finishing painting our walls. They looked like this for the longest time;
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| Paint sample abstract art! For . . . months and months. |
Which is why in most of my before pictures, you can see this weird patchy pattern behind me.
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| Yeah. That's 'cus we never got around to actually painting. Oops. |
But we finally got it done! TADAH!
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| The back wall is more of an aqua/pale teal than this picture shows, and the right wall is latte. |
Well, now that's done, we could finally start updating our decorations to coordinate! Specifically these couch pillows - and just in time for fall!
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| These are pillows that say "Meh." |
3 No-Sew Pillow Covers
- from clothes lying around your house!
Pillow 1: The Maxi Dress
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| Love the patterns on this dress! |
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| Place pillow in the middle |
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| Overlap each half of the skirt |
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| Tie the ends! I gave myself a little more on the skirt side than the top side, since I'll be hiding the top part. |
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| Tuck in the top part, and pull the leftover skirt bit over, to look like a knot. Safety pin in place, and voila! |
Pillow 2: The Peasant Skirt
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| Love me a good hippy/boho/peasant skirt! |
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| Place pillow in the middle! |
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| Fold the waist and bottom over |
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| Fold the remain sides over, and safety pin in place! |
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| How easy was that?! |
