My daughter recently got married and being the bargain shopper that I am, I went on a hunt for ideas. I was at Hobby Lobby and saw that they were running their bridal items 50% off. They were beautiful and a little pricey (I thought). Then I got this great idea. . why not make the basket for the flower girl and the pillow for the ring bearer?! I love a good project! I thought that I would share what I did.
First of all let me tell you that at regular price the basket and pillow at Hobby Lobby were $29.99 each. Had I bought both of them they would've been $29.99 together - still a little high.
I purchased two baskets at Hobby Lobby for $2.00 (marked down)
1 yard of fabric (on sale) at $3.50 per yard
pillow at a thrift shop for .50 and a new pillow form (still in the bag) at a thrift store for $1.00
You will also need batting and/or fleece to pad the basket and black sating ribbon to wrap the handle in.
I also added black and white lace around the edge and trimmed it in diamond wrap.
1. Overlap basket with fleece and then glue. (Don't show your daughter yet because she will get that scared look of "what are you doing" on her face?) You can also pad the basket with stuffing but do this lightly. You want to give it some shape.
6. The last step was wrapping the handle of the basket in black satin trim. The only ribbon I had was 1/4" wide. It took more but it was easy to use. I glued the handle in spots and began tightly wrapping the handle with the ribbon. Pull gently as you wrap it to make sure there are no gaps. Let dry. Part of making things is using whatever you have around the house. If you're like me, you may not throw much away and then can find something to help with your creative endeavors.
Now you can show your daughter. She will smile and say "it looks good."
I forgot to take before pictures, so I am going to attempt to tell you what I did.
Supplies: Pillow form or stuffing, fabric for pillow, fabric for bow and rhinestone button.
1. I measured the pillow that I got at the thrift store. I realized when I took the (old) fabric off the pillow that it was stuffed with polyfil. (stuffing). Because I wasn't using a pillow form, I didn't need to add to the outside edges. I cut two eight inch squares.
2. Next I measured and cut 2 eight inch squares of fabric for the bow. (I used velvet). I sewed down two sides and left two ends open. Turn right side out and press. Gather the two ends that are open so that they measure 4-5 inches and then layer between the two eight inch squares that you are using for the pillow (right sides together). Center the gathered edges so that there is approximately two inches on each side. Sew three sides of the pillow and turn. Press. Stuff pillow and adjust polyfil until you are pleased with the shape. Hand sew the closure.
3. Run a gathering stitch in the middle of the center fabric to make it look like a bow. Next glue or hand stitch the jewel in the center. Maybe you have a special brooch that was a grandmothers that you could use for something old or something borrowed.
There you have it - a beautiful pillow and I like it even better than what we saw in the store.
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