DIY:: Mustache Pillow

Mustaches are really in right now, so what better form than pillow form! Combining my love of pillow-making with my roommate Shelby's love of facial hair!

Supplies:

• 3 different fabrics
• Sewing machine
• Mustache stencil 
• I made mine, but you could easily print one off the internet!

I dug up some leftover fabric from my prom dress to give the mustache a little class! And used a homemade stencil that I'm sure will come in handy later.

After sewing down the mustache cut the back fabric and put the fronts of the two rectangles together and stitch! Leaving an opening to turn inside out! And there you have it! 

Enjoy xoxo!

DIY: Old T-shirt → New Pillow

This craft is the best kind of crafts: a present! My friend Lizi's birthday is just around the corner and she just signed a lease on an apartment in the lower east side in NYC. So what better pillow in her new apartment then one that expresses her love for the city!?

Now the irony behind this craft is the shirt I used was once Lizi's own! She had given it to Shelby, who then gave it to me for this pillow! So it's come full circle. 

Supplies:

• Old t-shirt
• Bleach
• Scraps of fabric for the heart
• About 16" by 16" of fabric for the back of the pillow
• Sewing machine

You can see the original color blue of the shirt below, well I was not pleased with it. Which is why I decided to bleach it! 

After about 3 cycles through the wash the shirt was a light blue!

This shirt had a missing heart! Literally! Which is why I used a scrap of fabric to replace the missing love :)

Once the front was finished it was time for the pillow making part. For anyone who has made a pillow before can attest to the simplicity... 

...just two squares (or whatever shape/size!), patterns towards each other, stitch around the sides, leave about 5inches open on one side and fold inside out! 

Now I just have to pack, ship, and send it off to NYC! 

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!