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Faux Fur Faux Reupholstering

use sheep skin to reupholster a chair in five minutes

Hi there sweet peas, todays post is a five minute project with a punch. A soft, cuddly and comforting punch, but a punch nevertheless.

I played around in the bedroom and did a bit of faux fur, faux reupholstering.

use sheep skin to reupholster a chair in five minutes

 

Remember my postal bag chair, that has been standing proudly in this corner for two years now? Well it is still standing there but for now I have hidden the postal bag side of it. 

This really was one of those fluke of the moment, not really planned at all, kind of happening by chance, little decorating project. Some time ago I bought one of those faux sheepskins at Ikea. You can get them for a few dollars. I had not real use for it, and didn’t really know what I wanted to do with it. But it was there, all soft and cuddly and I kept stroking it and petting it and somehow it ended up in my cart. I guess just like the way a new teddy bear finds its way into a kids arms. Well this sheep skin was my teddy bear. I had to bring it home.

 

A belated souvenir from my New York trip.And a How to Sew Faux Fur Pillows Tutorial

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Well hello dear, how are you doing? Me? I am a bit cold, winter has arrived in the low lands but at least we have blue skies as a trade off. I was getting so sick of all the cloudy, grey days. Apparently these past weeks have been the longest consecutive period with only clouded skies ever, in these parts. 

Anyway the weekend is over and I have been busy, so let’s chat and catch up.

As I was snuggling on my couch with my hot tea, I realized I’d never properly introduced you to my new pillows. They are a souvenir of a kind from my trip to NYC in the Fall. You might have caught a glimpse of them in my Advent Decoration post.

 

faux fur pillows via Songbirdblog 1

 

 Faux-fur pillows that I made myself. Faux-fur is tricky to sew with, so I’ll show you how to sew these faux fur pillows in a bit…. 

 

how to sew faux fur pillows via Songbirdblog 

 

 

 

 Continue reading all about my fur pillows here….. 

 

Reading Room in Red and White

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 red and white bed room decor

Baby, it is cold outside…. (cue music),

….. and gray and wet.
So I have revamped my little reading room and I am cocooning inside. Oh and I have done a little crafting too….

Come see! 

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sewing project turning sweaters into pillow covers

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number pillow covers in red, white and black

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Capture

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