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DIY gift guide: Sparkle 'n' shine pillow shams

 

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We fell in love with these so-chic throw pillows from Pottery Barn Teen, but at $29 a pop for just the pillow cover, they’re out of our price range for ourselves, let alone the girlies we wanna gift! So what’d we do? Come up with a way-easy (and affordable) DIY!

 

What you’ll need:

A pillowcase (throw pillow size or a sham) and insert (or make your own and stuff!)

Sequins

Needle and neutral thread (or hot glue gun and glue)

 

What you’ll do:

Ever-so-lightly, sketch your design onto the pillow case using pencil. We love "XO", initials and cute phrases. Then, using either hand-sewing or using a hot glue gun, begin attaching the sequins. You want the edges to overlap, so start at one end of your design and continue in as straight and uniform a line as possible. When your finished, tie off thread (or set aside to dry completely), then stuff  the pillow (or zip-in the insert), wrap in tissue paper and gift!

 

Snag the original at pbteen.com and do a good deed--$14.50 of every purchase goes to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

 

Want more ideas? Try using the same technique on a canvas tote bag (find them at any craft store) or a t-shirt.
 
 

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BY BRITTANY TAYLOR ON 12/18/2011 12:00:00 AM

POSTED IN Christmas gifts, gift guide, inexpensive gifts, holiday decorations, christmas crafts, diy gifts, redo your room

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I'm making a duct tape bag and I think LO across the top and VE on the bottom in silver sequins would look AWESOME!!!! Plus, you don't have to worry about the sewing.

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by basketballluver11 on 3/18/2012 5:53:34 PM

 
 

Hey LemonLime18, Kodak has some good products under 200 bucks. Check out their website for some cameras and any sales. Hope this helps! Xoxo

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by Lynae P. on 2/25/2012 8:36:00 PM

 
 

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Me and my friends are making a Hunger Games parody and we need an affordable yet good video camera that can focus and take still video without all the rustling sounds. Do you know any cameras under 200 that are parody worthy?
Thanks (:

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by LemonLime18 on 2/25/2012 8:07:53 PM

 
 

totally awesome!!!!!

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by selenafan11 on 1/16/2012 7:49:20 AM

 
 

I love the bah hum bug!

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