A Guest Post on the Spicy's/Doll Delight Blog!

Hey there!  Oh my goodness!  We are so excited!  The Spicy's posted our reader submission we had sent them a while back!  Ahhhh!  Thank you so much Spicy's!  View it here:
http://www.dolldelightblog.com/2013/05/reader-submission-diy-owl-pillow.html


Kirsten

Make Twisted Fabric Flower Pillows

Hi girlies!  So two days ago when we showed you here how to make a couch some of you asked how we made these pillows.  So today that's what I'm going to do.

You're going to need:

-fabric

-scissors

-hot glue gun (Don't we use this every time?☺)

-sewing machine or needle and thread

-stuffing

Cut a rectangle 3 inches wide and 4 inches long.  This is for the pillow part.  Cut a strip of coordinating fabric 2 inches wide and about 24 inches long. (You won't use all of this.)  This is for the flower part.

Put your pillow pieces right sides together and sew all the way round, but leaving about  1/2 inches open.  Right side out, stuff, and sew the opening closed.

Take your other piece of fabric and start twisting it.

Add a dab of hot glue and begin rolling it into a spiral/circle.

Once you have the size you want cut off the excess fabric leaving a little bit.  Add hot glue to the back of the flower and press the extra bit of fabric on top of it.

(The front)

Add some hot glue to the back of the flower and press on to the pillow. 

Ta da!

Aren't they so cute?!?!  Have fun with these.  Try making several in different sizes for one pillow.  Be creative!

Have a lovely day!

Kirsten

P.S. Thank you so, so much for 20 followers!!!!!  We are so excited!

Make a Couch

Hi everyone!  Today I'm going to show you how to make a comfy, cushy, couch.
You're going to need:
-fabric
-cardboard
-hot glue gun
-scissors
-pencil
-ribbon
-fabric scraps, fleece or stuffing

 First start off with a shoebox and some extra cardboard.  (And yes, that's a pizza box.)

Place the shoebox on top of the cardboard and place your doll sitting on the shoebox.  Draw a line where your her shoulders are.  Draw a line the width of the shoebox.

Cut it out.

Tape the piece to the back of the shoebox.

We taped another piece of cardboard on top of the seat to make it sturdier.

Draw a line on the back of the couch where your doll's elbow is.

Place the couch on it's side on the cardboard.  Draw a line on the cardboard where the elbow line is on the back of the couch.

Cut the piece out twice as long.

Fold the cardboard in half on the line.  Tape to hold it in place.

Tape it to the side of the couch.

Cover the couch with fleece, fabric scraps, towels, or any other kind of padding.  We put some fabric scraps in an old pillow case.  We added some fleece at the arm rests.

Cover the couch in fabric.

Hot glue the fabric to the bottom.

Hot glue a piece of cardboard on the bottom.

Hot glue some ribbon around the bottom to finish it  off.

And you're done! 

Enjoy your comfy new seat!
Marisol

Make an Owl Pillow

Today I'm going to show you how to make an awesomely, epic owl pillow (Well, we think it's awesomely, epic).
You're going to need:
-3 different kinds of fabric
-Sewing machine or needle and thread
-2 buttons
-Hot glue gun
-Polyester Fluff (or something to stuff the pillow with!)

Draw and cut out a pattern piece for the pillow.  This is what mine looks like.

Cut out 2 pillow parts, 2 wings, and to circles (for the eyes).

Use a zig-zag stitch to attach the wings and circles to one of the main pillow pieces.  Sew the buttons on top of the circles.

With right-sides together, sew the back pillow piece to the front piece.  Sew the "U" part of the pillow, leaving the top open.

Fill with some fluff and sew the top ends close.  Hot glue on a small triangle for the nose.

And voila!  You're done!

Enjoy your new pillow!
Kirsten


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