DIY Heart Wreath

I am also going to have a new segment on the blog. Tutorial Tuesdays- where I share something I have made during the week.

Remember this picture that I showed you on Saturday? I turned two old sweaters and a straw wreath into.....

This beautiful wreath!

 Here's how I did it. I cut up the sweaters along the seams in the bodice and the arms. Leaving me with two bodice pieces and two arm pieces. 

Then I started cutting circles, and cutting, and cutting. Until I had used up every bit of fabric.

Next I just folded the circle in half, then in half again and put a pin at the end and stuck it in the wreath. I wanted to have a striped effect in the pink and red but you could do any pattern.

After folding and pinning and more folding and pinning I finally finished. Phew! 

I absolutely LOVE how this turned out. It was really simple to make just time consuming. In total this project cost me about $10. I love having it up on my mantle where I can admire it during the day. 

Chevron Love

I've been on a pillow craze! Pillows are a great way to change up decor without paying very much. I know Chevron pillows are everywhere right now and I wanted to give it a try. I used my Silhouette and had it cut out the chevron and the words Love.

It was really easy! I didn't have to cut a thing! Which is great because if you know me well I am horrible at cutting. Maybe it's a lefty thing. :) 

After I ironed the chevrons on I sewed around all the edges with my sewing machine. I love the stitched look.

Here's another pillow I made using freezer paper.

 I just had the Silhouette cut out my stencil and then I painted and sewed it up. Super easy and really fun!

Fun with Vinyl

My mom and I got a Silhouette Machine a few months ago. I finally tried out vinyl and I am Hooked! It's such a fun, easy and cheap way to add that extra touch around the house. Here are just a few that I've done.

I found this saying and I just LOVE it! I see it a million times a day, it's a great reminder as to what is most important in life. This is right about our television in our living room.

One of our family goals this year is to, " Search, Ponder and Pray." So I put a little reminder by the picture of the Savior.

For my son's room I added a little saying to the wall as well. I really love how it turned out with the pictures.

In the kitchen I added this little sign right about the oven. Doesn't it look great with the star? If you'd like your own star similar to the ones in the pictures you can find them here.

Envelope pillows

I made these pillow covers for my sister for Christmas. I really like how they turned out. I will definitely be making more envelope pillows in the future.

My sister loves red so I used this red and white fabric for the other cover.

I used this tutorial for making the pillow covers. It was so easy and quick. I love those ladies over at DIY dish. They make every project so simple and fun.