Layered Iron-on Vinyl 'O What Fun' Pillow

Layered Iron-on Vinyl 'O What Fun' Pillow O what fun! This layered iron-on pillow is perfect for the Christmas holiday, but basically any time of year because of the non-traditional colors.  I love using my  Cricut Maker Machine  to whip up projects in minutes. It's the best way to make handmade gifts, decor or other fun things for the holidays...and it literally only takes minutes! I love the lyrics to jingle bells and the fun it inspires when we sing it at the top of our lungs in the car, A Christmas Story, style. It's one of my favorite songs. This fun Jingle Bells inspired pillow is part of Fairfield World's annual Pillow Party! This year, a bunch of bloggers got together to spotlight the lumbar pillow! It's a fun size and perfect for that little addition of holiday decor.  ***Plus, we are hosting an awesome giveaway, see the end of the post! The prize is a $100 gift card to JoAnn Stores and a 10 pound box of Poly-Fil! Fairfield World sent me this pillow for...

Joyful Anthropologie Inspired Pom-Pom Pillow!

Joyful Anthropologie Inspired Pom-Pom Pillow! This pom-pom pillow brings me so much joy! I just love the non-traditional holiday colors. I love the textures and the layers. The sparkles too!  Make a joyful pom-pom pillow inspired by Anthropologie in this fun and simple tutorial.  Using brightly colored iron-on vinyl and colorful trims and pom-poms to make the Joy pop!   There's nearly nothing that brings me as much joy as pom-pom trim.  Quick story: When I was about 16 years old, I attended a youth conference at Camp Williams (a nearby military base). My bestie, Kirsten and I were excited to be around the military atmosphere, so we went to Savers (thrift store) and bought Army camo pants.  The pants were very manly in shape and we decided we could fix that. We took them to my house and began embellishing them. We added florescent yellow triangle panels from the knee to the bottom hem to make them like bell bottoms.  To top them off, we added a gr...

Life is Easy Iron-On Sparkle Pillow DIY

 Life is Easy Iron-On Sparkle Pillow DIY My daughter had been struggling for a while with the frustrations of being homeschooled and having her parents around all the time.  We found her some help and the therapist told her to recite the phrase "Life is Easy" when she gets frustrated.  It seems to help too!  So I decided to make visible reminders around the home...starting with this throw pillow. It's easy to do a quick upgrade with a throw pillow! You will need: Patterned throw pillow case Sparkle Iron-on vinyl Cricut Explore Air™ 2 machine Cricut EasyPress or Iron Right click to save off this png and load it into Cricut Design Space...or use the text tool and write your own phrase. Mirror the image, set the dial to iron-on+ and place the vinyl plastic side down on the mat.  Then click the cut button. Use the hook tool to weed out the excess vinyl. Once the image is weeded, it's ready to apply to the pillow cover. If you have an EasyP...