The North End Loft: Pillows

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Jun 27, 2012

From Plain to Patriotic - Quick and Easy Pillows for The 4th of July

I'm decorating my porch and deck for the 4th of July for the first time this year. As much as I'd love to make some beautiful new Independence Day pillows, I'm just running out of time for new fabric-shopping and sewing. Instead, I decided to embellish my current pillows quickly and easily using supplies I already had on-hand.

I traced and cut out some felt stars, attaching just the tips to the pillows with two stitches of thread and my tiniest quilting needle (so the holes won't show when
I remove the stars later.)

Each pillow took less than five minutes.

If I can find some blue felt in time,
I'll add blue stars, too.

I'm so glad you stopped by today.

I hope you'll come again this weekend when

I'll be sharing the rest of my

4th of July Front Porch and Deck.

Have a great day!

Jun 9, 2012

My Front Porch

The North End of Boise is front porch heaven,
and my husband and I are front porch-sitters.

We often sit here on our front porch after work, sipping a glass of wine or beer and enjoying the mild Idaho evenings from spring through fall.
We chat with our neighbors and people strolling by with their dogs, as the sun sets beyond the trees.

It's one of the very best parts of living in The North End.

Tucker says, "Hello!"

Thanks so much for coming to sit a spell
on our front porch.

Please come again soon!

Project Tutorials

French Flower Pots

French Label Coasters

Pedestal Birdhouse & Tag

Front Porch Pillows

New Front Door Paint

Please come and check-out these great link parties

for tons of summer project ideas!

Between Naps on the Porch

Nifty Thrifty Things
DIY Showoff
The Graphics Fairy
Elizabeth & Co.
Savvy Southern Style
From My Front Porch to Yours
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Beyond the Picket Fence
Southern Hospitality
Rooted in Thyme
Shabby Art Boutique
French Country Cottage
My Repurposed Life
Common Ground
At the Picket Fence
The Shabby Nest
My Romantic Home

Apr 25, 2012

French Label Pillows

Woody Allen's film, Midnight in Paris, is like a love letter to the city of Paris. The cinematography is breathtaking, and I just can't get enough of the leisurely opening scenes showing Paris in all its splendor.

Midnight in Paris

I love the old world charm of Paris, and I love the white and faded colors of vintage shabby French decor. The only place this look fits well into my home, though, is my loft; I paint almost everything up there white, and if it stays still long enough, I put a French label on it. What is it about French labels? The label can translate in English to Muddy Acres Hog Farm and Manure Factory, but if it's written in the French language it looks beautiful. N'est-ce pas?

So here are a couple of French Label pillows I made for my loft.

One is of linen with a French label iron-on transferred directly onto the linen. The other is burlap with the French label iron-on transferred to a square of unbleached muslin, then sewn onto the burlap. Both French label graphics are free from The Graphics Fairy.

The Graphics Fairy has many more beautiful French Label graphics, and I have many more pillows, trays, boxes, coffee tables, and... well... you get the picture. If it will stay put long enough, I'll put a French label on it!

If you have a mother who likes Paris like I do, the video of Midnight in Paris might make a lovely Mother's Day gift.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I'm linking my pillows to the Pillowpalooza link party sponsored by It All Started With Paint , Thistlewood Farm, and The Cottage Market, where you just might find more

gorgeous pillow inspiration in one place than you've ever seen before.

Also linking to

Rooted in Thyme

French Country Cottage