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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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that is aawesome a good way to save money

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by millia7 on 12/18/2011 4:31:55 PM

 
 

Cute!!! Tong

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by Catlover4723 on 12/18/2011 3:32:04 PM

 
 

wow! cool. this idea would look amazing if you used a fat striped pillow with light and dark stripes. then on the light stripes put one word only going in a diagonal position
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this. That would be cool! especially if you wrote best friends forever and gave it as a gift!!! thanks for the DIY GL!

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by parischick2 on 12/18/2011 2:32:35 PM

 
 

All I can say is that is an awesome idea!

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by da:DaeSHINES on 12/18/2011 1:57:50 PM

 
 



MOD MOD MOD I didnt look at it that way...Thanks!




<3 Of course, girl! Anytime. 
Lauren C.

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by zeus11 on 12/18/2011 10:59:41 AM

 
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