Scrabble Tile Pillows

There's always something fun about scrabble tiles and these pillows definitely are fun! Just Call Me Martha Stacey made them for her couch! They would be cool on a bed too!

See the scrabble tile pillows!

Scrappy Fall Tree Pillow

I love this scrappy fall pillow at Pickup Some Creativity. The fabrics she used look so good together and the stitching adds great detail. That would look so fun on a couch or a chair.

See the Scrappy Fall Tree Pillow.

Wednesday Highlights

You ladies are too fantastic! Do you have any idea how hard it is to narrow down highlights from the weekly parties? So hard. Here are a few I love this week.

Fall decor is starting to show up and I'm so excited about it! Gather all those fall materials and make some pretty crafts like this fall wreath at Love Laugh Create.

Naptime Crafters built this amazing play kitchen with running water! My kids would have WAY TOO MUCH fun with this in their playroom!





This tutu lamp would be a dashing addition to a girl's room or anywhere to do with dancers. Apothecary Home made it so frilly and beautiful.

Add a little touch of whimsy to a couch, chairs or a bed by adding some fun his and hers pillows! See these at Let's Make This Pretty.

The fancy stitching on pants is quite the rage. You can make pants that are rockstar worthy by doing what I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar did.

Stencils are being used on so many things right now including clothing. Brassy Apple stenciled a skirt to make it super fabulous.

Another thing you can stencil is the tops of table and benches. This one by Tattered and Inked looks so spectacular.

See more Whatever Goes Wednesday links.

Smashingly Cool Highlights!

Oh Wow! There are some amazing projects linked up today! Here are just a few I loved! There are so many more that should be here!!!!

Anthropologie Rounded Ruffle Top by Made It On Monday

Men's Shirt Boy Pillows from Aqua Seventy Six





Eisy Morgan for Thirty Days of Hair Styles Recap

Cute Ruffle Bags from Craft Goodies!

Fabric Rosette Lampshade at Simple Life

Sewn Fabric Apples from Deck The Halls of Home With Joy!

See more Whatever Goes Wedneday Party Links!

Chevron Ruffle Pillow

What could be trendier and cuter than this chevron ruffle pillow? Nothing! It looks amazing on Crazy Wonderful's chair in her living room! I want one!



See how to make a chevron ruffle pillow!

(Found via Creations By Kara)

Reverse Applique and RETRO Pillow Challenge!

I've seen some pretty cool reverse appliques the past couple of years, but Richochet and Away has the most detailed, funky reverse appliqued projects ever!!!! Look at this checkered pattern on a bag! She's got 8 more amazing reverse applique projects HERE.



To see how to make such intricate appliques, check out her reverse applique tutorial.

Join Ricochet and Away and Sew La Vie for The Retro Pillow Challenge! You can use this technique to make the winning pillow!

Take a Look At These Highlights!

Once again, there are too many great ways to spend time creating! It is so hard to choose creations to feature each week. Here are a few!

Make an easy and inexpensive headboard with the help of A Step In The Journey. This would look so cute in a beachy type bedroom (or really any type of bedroom.)

It is hard to find short sleeve, light weight cardigans for warm/hot weather. However, with this idea from Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries, a summer cardigan is totally doable. She made a cardigan from a t-shirt! Sweet! (It would look great even on someone who is NOT pregnant!)

I love all things bandana so these bandana shorts/pants tutorial stood out to me. I think the paisley bandanas would make adorable short/pants. See the tutorial at Ginger Snap Crafts.

This is one awesome bedroom for a little boy! I love ALL the details of the rooms! Check out everything about it at Life As We Know It.

Nap Time Crafters created this darling summer romper using a fitted bed sheet. No elastics. No casing! Save LOTS of time. Check out this tip because I think it is pure genius.

This pillow is rufflicious! Wouldn't that look great on a couch, bed or chair? See this ruffle pillow at Ameroonie Designs.


See more ideas at the Whatever Goes Wednesday party!

Guest Blogger - Cupkateer - Pottery Barn Inspired Felt Pillows

Since I didn't have a guest post scheduled for today, I thought I would re-run one of my most popular guest posts ever. This was one of the first guest posts on my site and it is amazing!

Hi, it's Ananda from over at Cupkateer.

I am excited to be guest posting on Someday Crafts today.





Don't we all look through the Pottery Barn catalogs and drool? I know I do. When I saw these pillows in PB Teen I knew I could make them for cheap!





PB version: $39

Cupkateer Version: $5

Ready to make your own? Let's get started!



Click on any of the images to make them bigger.

Scalloped Pillow









Begin by cutting the following sizes from your felt:





-17"x17"

-16"x16"

-17"x11"

-17"x11"





Step 1: Using your 16"x16" piece begin cutting your scalloped design.

Tip: I use a white crayon when marking dark colored fabric. Afterwards I use a pressing cloth and iron it. The crayon marks will stay on the pressing cloth, not your fabric.

Next you will be cutting out the center. I cut a piece of scrapbook paper to use as the pattern. Cut a opening 12" x 12"

Repeat the previous steps to make 2 more scalloped layers. With the following dimensions:

-11"x 11" square scalloped, 8" x 8" center

-7" x 7" square scalloped, 4" x 4" center

Then...

Next take your 17" x 11" pieces. Stitch a 1/2" hem along the 17" side.



Now we are going to sew the front and back pieces together.



First you will need to pin your scallops out of the way.

Now, with right sides together sew the 2- 17" x 11" pieces to the main 17" x 17" piece. Use a 1/2" seam allowance.

Clip your corners, turn, and insert a 16" square pillow form.

Flower Pillow

Begin by cutting the following sizes from felt:

17" x 17"

17" x 11"

17" x 11"

Scraps for flowers

Cut out your flower shapes. Click below to download my patterns.





Felt Pillow









Stack the flowers using the following diagram. Tack down the center of the flowers.









Tip: I set my machine to a small zig zag, then dropped the feed dogs when I tacked the flowers down.

Next pin the flowers aside and add a leaf design in a contrasting thread. You can use a free motion foot, stitch them by hand, or eliminate this step.

After you've finished the leaves, tack down the petals

To finish, attatch the 17" x 11" pieces the same way as you did for the scalloped pillow.



Add a 16" square pillow form and you're done!

Not to shabby of a knock off if I do say so myself.

Thanks, Ananda!!! That was amazing!!! I would love to have some of those pillows on my daughter's bed. If you liked that tutorial, go check out Ananda's blog, Cupkateer, HERE. She has great ideas all the time.

****Update 7-30-2011 Unfortunately, Cupkateer is no longer blogging, but there are quite a few amazing tutorials left on her blog!****

Guest Blogger - The Gunny Sack - Horchow Knock-off Flower Petal Pillow

Hello Everyone, my name is Tonia and you can find me over at:

The Gunny Sack.

Congratulations to Michelle and her family on the birth of their darling new baby Remington!! I am so thrilled to be a guest on Someday Crafts while Michelle is enjoying time with her family.

I am a mom to three beautiful children and have been married for 16 years to my wonderful husband, Brian.

I want to invite you over to The Gunny Sack where I post crafty tutorials (Wire Memo Board), sewing tutorials (Sunglasses Case), fun stuff for the youngsters (yarn bowl) and recipes (Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake). But today I will share a new tutorial with you:

Knockoff Delancey Felt Petal Pillow from Horchow

Horchow sells this pillow for $145.00! I thought it was beautiful but unaffordable so I decided to make a knockoff and share the tutorial with you!

A free printable pattern for the flower pieces can be downloaded here.

To make the petals, I cut 1 inch wide strips of felt, cut the long strip into pieces slightly bigger than the petal pattern piece and then cut out the petals. I did not count how many pieces I needed, but it is a big stack! You can cut more as you go!

Lay the petals around the circle and sew them on. Make 4 layers of petals this way.

Sew a few stitches by hand to give the top petals shape and attach them to the center of the flower by hand stitching it.

Now, for the pillow, cut 1-14x14 inch square and 2-9x14 inch rectangles of the felt. I also cut 1-14x14 inch square and 2-9x14 inch rectangles of lace to add some texture to the pillow.

Stack a 9x14 inch felt piece and a lace piece and hem one of the 14 inch sides. Then, do the same with the other 9x14 inch pieces.

Now layer felt, lace, lace, felt and overlap the 2 back pieces as shown in the picture above and pin it in place. Then, sew around the outside of the fabric pieces and turn the pillow cover right-side-out.

1. Hot glue flower bases on pillow, close to each other so petals can overlap.

2. There are 4 open spaces in the center of the pillow between the flowers.

3. Cut out more of the top petals and sew 2 of the together.

4. Hot glue the top petal pairs into the 4 spaces.

Stuff pillow with your choice of filling or a pillow form.

Thanks for checking out my tutorial and I hope to see you soon at

The Gunny Sack!

THANKS, TONIA! That is one of the most beautiful pillows I have EVER SEEN! Your knock-off looks just like the real thing! I'm amazed! Thanks for sharing.

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