Tory went to the Stanford vs. Notre Dame football game with some friends this weekend, so I took advantage of my alone time by getting crafty! I’m not really a seamstress so I’m pretty proud of this project: I made button throw pillows for our bedroom. It was time consuming, but I’m happy with how they turned out! I followed this tutorial (more or less).
Here’s the cost breakdown (I purchased all of my supplies at Joann’s):
(2) 14″ x 14″ premium square pillowforms: $11.98 (50% off)
1 yard of waffle weave muslin fabric: $5.99
6 wooden buttons: $1.86 (also 50% off)
Fusible interfacing: $1.59
Everything else I had on hand (thread, scissors, etc.)
Total: $21.42 for not one, but two adorable pillows 
And the best part is that the covers are removable and machine washable! Woot!
Here’s how they turned out:
And here’s a peek at the rest of our bed. We are currently in the process of decorating our bedroom (after 15 months of living here!), so that was the true inspiration behind the pillows. We were able to purchase the awesome Abigail Paisley bedding from Crate & Barrel that I wanted so badly using gift cards we received as wedding gifts. After that I was inspired to finish the room! So far we have painted, added hardware to our nightstands and dresser, purchased and painted the bedside lamps and a vintage fan (both from ebay), and made a display for my jewelry using one of the escort card displays from our wedding.
We still have a couple more labor-intensive projects in this room. Most notably, we will be covering the hideous (in my mind) mirrored closet doors, and making a capiz shell chandelier (like this). I did check off another project off the list this weekend – turning our Ikea Malm headboard into a fabric covered wonder (which I’ll post pics of later). It’s coming along!
