a week of valentines: hearts and stripes pillow diy

HeartFlagPillow11There’s nothing more difficult than choosing a suitable handmade Valentine’s Day gift for your male significant other. The two go together like fashion and mathematics. They just don’t jive. 

Each year I view this as a challenge that I am more than willing to take on. I scour the Internet in search of projects that I think my husband would enjoy receiving as a gift. Then I work my magic, and attempt to put a Valentine’s Day spin on it. A manly gift adorned with hearts? I accept! 

Pillows are something that almost everyone enjoys. Burlap pillows are even cooler. Authentic American writing and memorabilia is a guaranteed fit for any man cave. Top it off with some hidden girly additions on one side and you’ve got a recipe for an amazing gift that is strong enough for a woman but made for a man.

These are the materials required to make your own Hearts and a Stripes Pillow:

HeartFlagPillow3Authentic Potato Sack/Burlap Material 
Fiber Fill
Fabric paint
Paintbrushes
Thread
Needle
Scissors
Scrap wood

Steps:

1. Measure and cut the burlap to the desired size for a pillow. If you’re using a sack, try to leave the sewn sides in tact. This will make things much simpler in the long run!

HeartFlagPillow42. Place a scrap piece of wood underneath the side of the material that will receive the motif.

HeartFlagPillow63. Using the fabric paint and brushes, begin decorating the pillow.

4. Once you’re done that, set it aside and let it dry.

HeartFlagPillow85. After the paint has dried completely, sew the three sides of the pillow together if they are not already done so. Then stuff the pillow to the desired thickness.

6. The final step is to sew the last side together. Once you’re done that, you’ve completed the pillow!

HeartFlagPillow12HeartFlagPillow10Is this not the coolest gift ever?

 <3

Emory

Hello, Followers:
Blog // Instagram // Pinterest // Twitter

by Hello, Scarlett Blog on 02/09/2015  •  Permalink
Posted in diy
Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Posted by Hello, Scarlett Blog on 02/09/2015

https://helloscarlettblog.com/2015/02/09/a-week-of-valentines-hearts-and-stripes-pillow-diy/

Previous Post
Next Post

13 Comments

  1. Holly

     /  02/10/2015

    Awesome!

    Liked by 1 person

  2. Stacey @ Sweet Little Sparrow

     /  02/09/2015

    Super cute! Nice work ;)

    Liked by 1 person

  3. thesandswife

     /  02/09/2015

    I love this! Thank you so much for the idea 💕

    Love,
    Darling, Desiree ❤️

    Liked by 1 person

  4. nightowlbc

     /  02/09/2015

    Ummmm that’s my sofa. My living room. I have looked and looked overturning blankets, throw pillows and I can’t seem to find that cute little pillow as featured in today’s blog. Have you hidden it well? I WILL find it. I love it! Would look terrific on my wooden lounger at Night Owl.

    Liked by 1 person

    • Hello, Scarlett Blog

       /  02/09/2015

      I had to use your sofa. We were sans one after your cat mistook the floral pattern for a real flower garden and did her business all over it.

      I’ll make you one for Night Owl. Maybe I’ll put rattlesnakes instead of stripes, and dead donkeys in place of the hearts. It’ll fit in better.

      Liked by 1 person

      • nightowlbc

         /  02/09/2015

        I have a real live cougar prowling my property. Maybe a big cat cushion also? I loooove snakes so any type will do. Sask is so wimpy they only have lil ole garter snakes. Rattler anyday!! Check your boots when you come to stay with me.

        Liked by 1 person

  5. G

     /  02/09/2015

    Love this thing! Very cool design!! Can you make a bigger one for us?

    Liked by 1 person

  • Hello, friends. My name is Emory. I live on the Canadian prairies with my husband, daughter, and animals. Welcome!
    helloscarlettblog@outlook.com

  • A horribly blurry picture that pretty much sums up our week together. It's been 5 days and our home is nearly flu-free. Dada is off working in a different province, (smiles aside) Remy is not happy with me today, our house is a renovation disaster, and I have a photography session scheduled tomorrow that I'm not yet sure if I need to hire a babysitter for. I'm not going to lie, I'm really looking forward to this week being over with. It was not easy, however that's life. There is so much that I do have to be thankful for! We are in good health 99% of the time. My husband finally has a great job. I am lucky to be able to work when I want at what I want. We have a house. Most importantly, I have my little goose to snuggle with. I sincerely hope that if anyone else is having a bad day/week/month/year, that you can also find the silver lining. Our own life is not for everyone, nor is it Instagram perfect. If we're lucky, it is the one that we desire, even in the difficult times. Enjoy your weekend! Thank goodness for breastfeeding. My darling caught her first flu yesterday. I tried giving her bland foods and drinks all day- she wouldn't touch them. Then I tried her favourites- still nothing. Instead, all she wanted to do was nurse round the clock. That is how we spent the majority of the day- nursing, bathing, cuddling, barfing, repeating. My goal was to breastfeed Remy until she was 18 months old. After that I had no plans. As she is nearing month 19 earthside, I've discovered that she has no intention of stopping. On the rare occasions when she's sick, I'm reminded of why we have kept it up for this long, and why we keep on going. I'm almost certain that she would've become dehydrated yesterday if it wasn't for me nursing her. So although fed is best, the breast is truly a gift.

  • Archives

  • Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

    Join 2,459 other followers

%d bloggers like this: