b.owl

this is not the best photo, i know... but i wanted to post about my once-in-a-blue-moon attempt to be like martha stewart 'cause it's something that rarely happens, and i must document it as proof that i really can be a creative up-cycler when i put my mind to it.

okay, here's the story... i almost threw these two old pier 1 imports couch throw pillows in the trash during a burst of energy that came over me one day to de-clutter my home. but then, in a rare wave of creative genius, i had the idea to give them a new life, instead. 

so i tossed the pillows in the washing machine to get the drool stains out {many a couch naps were taken on those pillows}, dried them in the dryer, and then took a permanent marker to them to transform them into decorative pillows for isaac's orange- and owl-themed toddler room!! 

i simply drew the b. freehand as neatly as i could, then went back and filled it in to even out any waviness in the lines. then, i used my son's world market halloween candy satchel from last year {you can see it here} to trace the owl onto the other pillow. that trace was rough, as well. so i had to go back and clean it up just like the b. ...making it neat and even and all perfect-like... 'cause i'm sort of a perfectionist if everything isn't even and uniform. took me a while, but i was very happy with the results!!

this just might be my one attempt of the century to get all diy on myself, so i thought i'd document it... might not happen ever again, or at least not for a while {even though i always thought i'd be doing stuff like this all the time}.

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on another much more important note... {because i don't want to simply post happy pictures of whimsical things when there are so many hurting and struggling through yesterday's and today's storm} my prayers are with the families enduring the destructive conditions on the east coast. i have no photo to go with the prayers that i am lifting up on their behalf. instead, i just offer words. hoping and praying your lives will quickly return to a sense of normalcy and that you have all the help you need to get through this.