DIY - Pottery Barn Inspired Mummy Pillow

 I saw this adorable mummy pillow in the latest Pottery Barn catalog and thought, I could make that! Although Pottery Barn does have much better photographers, my pillow above looks just like theirs below and didn't cost me the $32.50 that the Pottery Barn one would! And it's so easy to make too!

 I found some extra white cotton fabric I had laying around. After measuring, I decided to make it 14 inches square before sewing.

 I took my fabric and folded it in half and quickly pinned it so the fabric didn't move while I cut. I measured and marked my lines at the top and cut.

 Then I simply cut the fold to make 2 separate squares.

 Then I took my left over material and ripped 1.5 inch strips. To get the right look for the mummy, they need to be ripped. I used my first strip to measure the rest. I cut a small snip in the fabric and then ripped them apart. My girls actually loved helping me with this part!

 I had about 10 strips that I cut just a tad longer than my pillow squares. I also went through each strip and made sure they looked ratty. I pulled more strings off and really made the edges raw.

 After my strips were ready, I started laying them out on ONE of the white squares. Make sure you leave room for the eyes. 

 Then I pinned the second white square on top of the square with all the strips. And very carefully pinned the whole way around. I used a lot of pins so the strips wouldn't move around. *NOTE: your mummy design is in the inside. Once you turn it right side out, it will be correct!

 After everything is pinned, I sewed the whole way around the pillow leaving a 3 inch gap so I could turn it right side and stuff the pillow. I also left a 1/2 inch seam allowance to make sure all my strips were under my stitch and to make my pillow a nice 13 inch square pillow!

 After sewing, I cut the corners off each corner. This helps make the pillow corners nice and pointy. And then I also trimmed the extra fabric off the make it looked clean and so the pillow wasn't bunchy when I turned it.

 All cleaned up and ready to be turned right-side out!

 Next I used some black felt and more of my white fabric to cut out 3 circles. I then quickly hand sewed the small black circle to the other 2 circles and then sewed the group of circles to the pillow with a quick stitch around the black part of the eyes. 

 Then I stuffed him and hand sewed the hole on the bottom.

It was a super easy craft that my girls really enjoyed helping me with! And since I had all the materials on hand, my little mummy pillow was free which is awesome compared to the $32.50 price tag the Pottery Barn pillow has!!

DIY Pottery Barn Style Headboard and Bedskirt

I had noticed this gorgeous bed at Pottery Barn for a while. I loved everything about it. I love the material. I love the nailhead trim. I love the shape. Everything...except the price tag! Then when I saw this blog post on a tutorial on how to make a headboard from a drop cloth, I knew I could do it.

Here's my version (Don't laugh at my lack of photography skills. I promise to work on it!!)

Tenth Ave South has a wonderful step-by-step tutorial on the headboard! It was the same one I followed when making ours. I altered the size to fit our bed but that was the only change I made. I used the drop cloth she recommended and the nailheads she has a link to. It turned out perfect! My father-in-law had extra wood for us to use so I ended up only paying for the foam, batting, drop cloth and nailheads which totaled roughly $100. Not bad for a headboard that looks identical to the Pottery Barn version that retails for $800! Plus there was enough material left over to make a bedskirt!! 

Our bed it very tall...which I LOVE. My husband and I are tall so it works perfectly for us. We have drawers under our bed which it why it is so tall. I love the extra storage that provides but it also means I have to custom make a bedskirt because no one sells one to fit our bed. I've made one before so I kind of had an idea of what I was doing. I used a fitted sheet and put it on the boxspring. I then measured the top of the boxspring to the ground and added roughly 3 inches and then measured the width and made sure to measure around the curve of the corner of the bed. I then used the extra material from the drop cloth and cut 3 rectangles the sizes I had measured. I finish off the raw edges of the material on my sewing machine but left the top edge raw. I could have finished it off but I knew it would be under the bed and the only person who sees that is me. :) I then pinned each of the 3 rectangles on the fitted sheet while it was on the boxspring. This makes it easy to see where the bedskirt hits the ground and make sure it is straight. I added a lot of pins to keep it in place. I then took the fitted sheet off the boxspring and sewed the drop cloth to the fitted sheet. 

This is a tad tricky as it is so large. I just bunched up the bedskirt part to fit through my sewing machine and made sure to grab the fitted sheet and pull it to the side so it didn't accidentally get sewn under the bedskirt.

 Then I put it on my bed and added the mattress and linens. 

I love the way it looks. I love how it hides the drawers under our bed. I love how it matches the headboard. And of course, I love the price!!

Now my next project is to make of those nightstands! :)

Pink & Black Baby Girl Room Design

My latest project has been a work in progress but it is finally complete! For my baby girl's room (who's not really a baby anymore!), I knew I wanted a girly design. I had the pink color picked out and after I painted it was almost too much pink! But once I added the white furniture and black curtains it really complimented the pink well.

I had a canvas made of my favorite newborn shot of my daughter. The colors were prefect.

As you can tell, we've already switched to a toddler bed for my now 2 year old! She loves the freedom of getting in and out of bed easily. She also loves her Pottery Barn Kids Book Rack! She can easily see the books she wants to read and will literally sit there for the longest time looking at her books!

I painted the furniture and shelf antique white. The furniture was mine when I was a baby. My parents gave it to me for my girls, and I love the fact that it is now a treasured hand me down! But with older things, the white paint was faded into an uneven yellow and needed a fresh coat of paint. I also spray painted the knobs black to match the black accents in the room.

I finished off the room with some cute accessories. I also spray painted an old gold frame I had, added some pink ribbon and created a cute way of displaying my little girls bows. A full tutorial to come.

 This little black and white bear, which was also mine as a kid, adds another pop of black into the room!

I love how the room turned out! It's a prefect mix of pink, white, and black!