Nifty Thrifty Girl » Fabric http://niftythriftygirl.com tips on style, decorating and do-it-yourself from a budget savvy chick Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:03:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 poof! a pouf! http://niftythriftygirl.com/2010/02/06/poof-a-pouf/ http://niftythriftygirl.com/2010/02/06/poof-a-pouf/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:57:24 +0000 niftythriftygirl http://niftythriftygirl.com/?p=456 Continue reading →]]> Last weekend I had the pleasure of spending a relaxing weekend with my bestie girlfriends at a former ski lodge-turned-private home. Besides all the food, drinks and laughs that we enjoyed, we spent Saturday afternoon crafting. What joy! It was the perfect setting…a snowy afternoon, roaring fireplace, and plenty of craft space on the spacious dining room table.

I decided to get out the Amy Butler Gum Drop Pillow pattern I’ve been holding on to for over a year – just waiting for the perfect time/space to make it. Since I wasn’t sure how well the crafting of this pillow would go, I only used a smidgen of Amy Butler Fabric and filled in with some inexpensive polka dot fabric. I opted for the large version of the pillow, and yikes!…what a monster it is!

The pattern is super easy to follow, and quite simple to make. It does take a ton of stuffing, so be prepared to buy a 5 or 10 lb. box of polyfil. I purchased the 10 lb. box so I could make more pillows because now I’m hooked!

I’m off to buy some more lovely AB fabric because guess who loves to snuggle on the big pouf? I think he deserves one  of his own…

]]> http://niftythriftygirl.com/2010/02/06/poof-a-pouf/feed/ 0 I’m in the Mood Lighting http://niftythriftygirl.com/2009/06/23/im-in-the-mood-lighting/ http://niftythriftygirl.com/2009/06/23/im-in-the-mood-lighting/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:16:47 +0000 niftythriftygirl http://niftythriftygirl.com/?p=218 Continue reading →]]> I was in my bedroom the other night staring at an empty corner and I had a thought…I need some mood lighting. For some reason, this idea just popped into my head so I ran to my garage and grabbed an old lampshade frame (I just happen to have lots of these, collected from sales & flea markets over the years). I didn’t have any ‘fancy’ fabric so I decided that burlap would give it an interesting  look.

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I took one long piece of burlap and quickly covered the frame; hand  stitching it around the top and bottom.

It wasn’t the finest job, but I wanted something quick, because that’s how I am. Plus, my free time is so rare these days I wanted to move on to the next project!

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If I had been more patient I would have cut individual pieces to fit each side. I tied pieces of jute around the frame corners to tighten the burlap. And into the bedroom it went…where I filled it with tiny white Christmas lights.

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It looks great at night. The perfect mood lighting!

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I love this piece so much that I’m going to work on a hanging version for the corner of my living room. Stay tuned!


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]]> http://niftythriftygirl.com/2009/06/23/im-in-the-mood-lighting/feed/ 3 New Items Added to Etsy Shop! http://niftythriftygirl.com/2009/05/27/new-items-added-to-etsy-shop/ http://niftythriftygirl.com/2009/05/27/new-items-added-to-etsy-shop/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 03:26:58 +0000 niftythriftygirl http://niftythriftygirl.com/?p=209 Continue reading →]]> I’ve been working fast and furiously to get some cute new summer items into the shop and here is a sampling…

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Click on the “SHOP” tab at the upper right to see all the new items. Hurry and get your’s now before they’re sold out!

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