Peace and Love at Heart and Home

Good day to all of you! I hope  you had a nice weekend! We spent a lot of time outside, walking the beach and running errands. I even squeezed a trip to Home Depot into our schedule and picked up a few more drop cloths. I've got another big project coming up that I'll share with you in a few days!
Also, I am so relieved...we replaced some equipment, and the computer problems that have  plagued us since November seem to finally be solved. Hurray, and thank goodness! If I haven't been by to visit in awhile I promise to come by soon. Some sites just would not load, and we were having all sorts of difficulties that should be behind us now. I will keep my fingers crossed!

With some of my away-from-the-computer time  I have managed to get a few things on my list done! Some of you have already seen the  chair with it's new drop cloth slipcover (if not, go here to view). Before I started that I sewed up some faux "Anthropologie style" pillows for my girls as Valentine's gifts. They were fun to make, and I used materials I already had, so they didn't cost me a thing. They were made with scraps and lots of love!

 

I used remnant material from the bedding  I made for daughter number one.

Her room has lavender toile and mattress ticking fabrics

 for the bedding and a draped bed canopy.

 She's my romantic, Jane Austen-loving daughter.

 I thought rosettes would be just the thing for her pillow.

 

I cut strips of fabric and gathered them by hand in the center.

    

A quick zig-zag stitch around the edge helped stop the unraveling you see up there!

I made some rosettes out of leftover t-shirt fabric, too. 

Then I added buttons from the button box for a fun detail.

I just happened to have pillow forms stashed away in the mess in my sewing area.

I can't believe I found them in there.

That is one area that really needs my attention,

but since it's downstairs and behind a closed door,

it gets a lot messier that the rest of the house.

I plan on redoing the space and really improving it

one of these days.

Now I'm just happy when I get it vacuumed!

 The polka-dot fabric is from 13 year old Miss M's room.

She's into everything 60's inspired, and loves the Beatles. 

I thought a peace symbol would be perfect for her,

and used swirly purple fabric on the back.

This represents our favorite quote

 by Richard Starky (aka Ringo Starr):

"Love and Peace, Peace and Love"

It's a perfect sentiment for today.

 I wish it for us, and for all of you, too!

 Thank you for stopping by today. Come back soon!

Remember to feel free to join in on Wednesday Gratitude, just a few days away.

You can post about anything that makes you happy and makes your heart sing!

Until next time,

XO

Heidi

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I'm linking to It's So Very Creative at It's So Very Cheri,

Make it for Monday at Cottage Instincts

 DIY Day at A Soft Place to Land,

and also Trash to Treasure Tuesday at Reinvented

Thanks so much ladies!