Let me just say that I LOVE Pinterest! So many ideas, all in one place! Do you pin? Need an invite?!
A few weeks ago, I pinned a pillow mattress idea from Southern Disposition, but wasn't sure I could pull it off!? Saturday night Kyan and I thought we would give it a try! We started by cutting up an old duvet cover that used to be on his bed in our old house. It is kinda faded, but thought since we were just practicing that it would work out perfect! He has been dying to use the sewing machine, and since this one was our practice pillow mattress, I figured why not?! He did great and was so patient in between all of the ironing and me figuring out what to do! While I got no pictures of our process {bummer, I know...Kyan looked so cute sitting at the machine}, I did follow Southern Disposition's tutorial, as it was the easiest I have seen out there!
Here is our finished product {bad lighting, sorry}.
Testing out the new pillow mattress, so proud of his own work!
I told him he could have it, but not until Christmas and he happily said, "Ok mommy!" So sweet I tell ya. Then I told him that because he worked so hard, he could have this one Christmas present early and he was so, so excited!!!
He took it down to let his sister have a try at how comfy it is! Then, we promised to make her one the next day, we just needed to go get more pillows from the store! She thought her big brother was so cool and was so excited he was going to help make her one in the morning!
And as promised, we made Lola one today, pink of course! For hers we used the flat sheet from her bedding that she never uses!
She loves hers as much as Kyan does his! Both kids have been dragging them all over the house today, laying on them no matter what room they are in!
The only thing that I had to spend money on for this project were for the pillows, the duvet and the sheet we had! Found the pillows for $3 each at Anna's Linens, but I am sure you could find them cheaper elsewhere and trust me, I'll be hunting! But for now, they were worth every penny for how much my kids LOVE them!!!
Partying with a few of my favorite peeps this week!
19 comments:
very cute!!! I can't wait to look at "how to" for my crib on there!! And love that Kyan loves sewing!!
Comfy AND cute- GOOD combo! Who knew, a pillow mattress? Love it.
How fun!!!!!! Those would make the cutest Christmas gifts! You are such an great mom Jenni! You kids will have such fond memories of doing stuff like this with you. :)
Popping over from Southern Disposition! I LOVE that Kyan helped you with it!! He did such a great job! Thank you for all the referral love - I actually have analytics on my blog and noticed a spike today and a few of them were hits from your blog. I was in the process of reading it at the very moment you commented...serendipity! :) I hope you guys enjoy the pillow mattress as much as we have!
LOVE these! They are so cute:) I may have to try this soon!!
Oh, my gracious! That is awesome! Thank you for sharing and I am hoping to accomplish that someday...we're going 4 going on 6 children and that would be a TON of pillows! (PILLOW FIGHT gone krazy!)
what a great gift--a project done together--and a fun gift of the pillow mattresses!
So cute. I saw this idea on Pinterest a while back and then forgot about it. Must add this to my To Do List!
I need an invite!!! I have tried before and cant figure it out. do you have to have facebook?
He looks so proud! Great job mama and Kyan!
Such a fun project! How sweeeeet!
(Cute kiddos too :D)
Visiting from FJI's linky party (SNS)
Smiles from Chilly NW Illinois
~Suzanne
How fun! My kids would love this! I found you through TT&J, thanks for sharing!
Wow, I love them!
Oh, I love this idea! My kids are always dragging all the blankets from their beds into the living room. This would be so much simpler.
I'd love to invite you to share this on my Thingamajig Thursday party going on now...http://radcrafter.com/2011/11/thingamajig-thursday-party-4/
Alida
radcrafter.com
This is so practical! It looks like a great TV time project. Thanks for sharing!
I love these! Thank you for linking up for A Pinteresting Party. :)
Those look adorable! I want one!! How super comfy!
Those look totally fun! And how great that your little man helped sew them! Tell him he can make me one. :) Thanks for sharing at Shine On Fridays!
I have had this page "Bookmarked" so I could make a few for Christmas gifts... jumped back on to review materials... then I saw it... in the lower right corner... Tikki, Tikki Tembo!!! That is my favorite book of ALL TIME.
I have passed on the love of that book to my much younger brothers, nieces & my own children.
It is also the reason I got married- well... not really. But my husband won my heart by tracking down a copy of it when we were first dating.
Thank you for inadvertantly making my day! Think I will run up and read my copy! Oh- and thanks for the great gift idea, too!
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