Leafy Toss Pillows

I love pillows! Pillows are a great way to decorate a living room or bedroom and it is easy to switch them out as seasons change.

I have a pair of woolen winter pillows that I'd rather not store in the warmer months, so I created zippered pillow covers with some leafy fabric and slipped them over the woolen pillows.

Another pillow!

This little pillow has a zipper on the side, and the pillow form inside of it even has a zipper!

It is even easier to make pillows without zippers, just slip-stitch up the hole after you stuff the pillow form inside your fabric. Your fabric choices are endless!

Leaves of Green

My husband loves to leave pens all over the kitchen. I don't mind one or two, but when you have an assortment of five or six or twelve of them all over you know it's time to find them a home.

Thus began my quest for a pencil cup. I wasn't anticipating a craft project, but I found this cute, simple wooden pen/pencil-holder and decided it would be fun to paint it!



I really liked the wood look so when I slapped on the green paint I kept it watered down and thin so the wood could show through.

The white leaf detail was added because the plain green looked sad and lonely.

After I made the pencil cup I decided I needed to make... a matching dishtowel!



The leaves are made of green linen scraps and the stem is green embroidery thread. I acquired the plain white towel at Target.