Sometimes I get an urge to add something new to my home, but I don't want to add something new to my budget. So that's when a girl's gotta get crafty with what she's already got.
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A few years ago, I made these pillows for my bed. The shams are made from a distressed, linen/cotton
toile that was so lovely I saved every scrap. And good thing. Because in my recent urge to get crafty, I pulled out the scraps and made these:
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I took two dated floral prints that used to hang in our guest room and removed their contents. Then, I simply wrapped the cardboard backing with a bit of the
toile fabric and taped it in place.
One of my favorite verses has always been 1 Corinthians 13:13 ~ "...and now these three abide: faith, hope and love, but the greatest of the these is love." So, I printed out the words "love abides" on khaki linen-textured
cardstock, attached it to the fabric with double-sided scrapbook tape, and voila! A meaningful little message for the top of the barrister's bookcases in my bedroom. And all for not a penny.
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The font, by the way, is Bleeding Cowboy. (I know, so dramatic). I downloaded it for FREE from
Scapvillage, the site that has the BEST FONTS EVER.
Got any inexpensive decorating tricks up your sleeve these days?? If so, please share!
2 comments:
Darling idea! Thanks for sharing! (Love that TOILE!)
I am so impressed! This just proves you are my Martha Stewart and all of my boys' nursery window treatments and table skirt prove it too. :)
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