Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Our Pomeranian Dog Pillow DIY

We teamed up with Commonthread this month to create a DIY Pomeranian hand-stitched embroidered pillow and we are OBSESSED with it! It's the cutest to create your own personalized dog or cat pillow with your own furry pet as inspiration. And this pillow is a hit! Everybody wants it and you can bring it everywhere because it's small...perfect for back to school, on the bed and your pet will love it! The cuteness factor is a definite 10! Lol! So first, we found an adorable pic of our dog Marni's face, picked up these supplies below and got right to work.
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What you need:
DMC Tea-dyed Linen fabric (its really soft beautiful linen)
Acrylic Paints Paintbrushes
DMC Embroidery Thread
Scissors
White Thread for hand sewing
Hand Sewing Needles
Black Felt tip Marker
Stuffing for the inside of the pillow
Velvet Fabric (we picked up for the back of the pillow) but you could technically use the Linen.

1.So, this whole dog pillow project is all about having fun and being free while painting. Make sure to let loose and don't worry about going outside of the lines when painting. 'We free-handed this with a black felt top marker and painted Marni's face with paint.

2. Cut half an inch around the face of the pillow. This will be the front of the pillow and the extra seam allowance will help you sew it together.

3. We took the DMC Embroidery thread and highlighted her fur by making it look 3D. We also gave Marni black eyelashes and basted in black around her whole face

4. Now cut the back of the fabric. We took the velvet and cut the back of the fabric by just tracing the face with the velvet facing flat on the table. You want two of the same shapes for the head.

5. We hand stitched the front and back pieces together. Hand stitch the two right sides together with little tiny stitches. Leave some room at the the top of the pillow to flip it inside out. Once the pillow is flipped inside out, you can then stuff it with the pillow stuffing.

6. Then you can finish up by sewing the last ear up and adding on those whiskers!
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17 comments:

Rosanna said...

So cute, I love it!!
Have a great day :)
Rosanna x
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Gabrielle said...

Oh my gosh, YES, this is definitely receiving a cuteness factor of 10! You did such a great DIY job :)

Gabrielle | A Glass Of Ice
x

Adele said...

love your DIY posts

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Unknown said...

Your DIY stuff is *so* impressive. Cute pillow!
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Lady parisienne said...

This s a very cool DIY, greay job girls!!

Danielle said...

This is so cute! Very creative!

Danielle
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THE NEON FACTOR | Diana said...

This is so super cute, great job!!

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Unknown said...

This is such a cute idea, love this!

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Alexander Liang said...

OMG- SO good!! Love this.

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The Dainty Dolls House said...

So precious, I love this LOTS!!!!!!!! Cuuuuuuuuuuuuute <3

Anonymous said...

I swear this is the cutest pillow I have ever seen! You have so much patience and talent, I don't think I could ever do this!


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Patricia
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Agnes W said...

That is so adorable!! Too cute <3 <3

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Natalie Mulford said...

Oh gosh! This is SO cute! I think i'll have to give it a try!

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Caro * said...

So cute !! This pillow is adorable <3

Life Coach Philadelphia said...

I’m loving how simple this is.
It’s a great way to make a plain pillow a little more dressed up.