New Kitchen Decorating 2015: Fall Pillows

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is supposed to be a post about some pretty pillows that I made for the Kitchen/Hearth Room </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but it's really much more than that!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's also a post about how whenever I start on a project it ends up being a<b> MUCH </b>bigger project than I anticipated! </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> How does that happen?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I just wanted to show you my PILLOWS!!!  </span></span></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I made the pillows last weekend and I was all ready to blog about them.  In the back of my mind I knew that I wanted to finish my Fall decor in that room.  I honestly must have caught some kind of bug or something because I had NO energy all week (and a bad tummy). </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I am still working on my remodel project for my clients so</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I have been busy with that too. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> So I set out to at least take some photos </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">of the pretty pillows on the sofa.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I looked at the photos and thought "Sheesh" </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">my sofa looks wrinkly! </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I wish I could have used the Pic-Monkey wrinkle remover</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> (Oh yes! I HAVE used that wonderful feature) </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">on my sofa!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">SOooooooooo, long story short- </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is a post about my pretty pillows on my<b> FLUFFED</b> up sofa without showing you the rest of the room because I'm wiped out!!!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here we go!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEBVJW3q3Ub_9j2ShSwPopfp7nPrZX7FU2OhuVYL3RGomRzxl2WBqR0bmEglioMlWeyaVruyoyVMxb9Q7pLPhg1B8uIZlIQsuPJ8lFjnzrTd8JBdtyXHS0flnE9SIsuMl6x4I5qmAO0Q/s1600/IMG_5675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEBVJW3q3Ub_9j2ShSwPopfp7nPrZX7FU2OhuVYL3RGomRzxl2WBqR0bmEglioMlWeyaVruyoyVMxb9Q7pLPhg1B8uIZlIQsuPJ8lFjnzrTd8JBdtyXHS0flnE9SIsuMl6x4I5qmAO0Q/s640/IMG_5675.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> These are my old pillows-  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Underneath the Hound Dog that belongs to my son. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> We watch him every day when my son goes to work.  He works nights so it's not like he can take him to Doggie Day Care.  Besides, he's one of the pack.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Miss Beaux scoots the ottoman up to the sofa to make a large <b>Lounging</b> space. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Hey, we <b>LIVE</b> here!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They had squished the life out of these pillows. </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0CKCLtZw-CKMyAECZNmg4-29xRUOMnpJ7iSLgtCwCbl4a18T3bslBHdmMsLlAgEVJtPtaToN1UMur_N5yJCHA7LLT6gN3DOB3FvEPdygLhqkyxRXS8LZpABzcL5aaHKFw-s5AZl3ALM/s1600/IMG_5671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0CKCLtZw-CKMyAECZNmg4-29xRUOMnpJ7iSLgtCwCbl4a18T3bslBHdmMsLlAgEVJtPtaToN1UMur_N5yJCHA7LLT6gN3DOB3FvEPdygLhqkyxRXS8LZpABzcL5aaHKFw-s5AZl3ALM/s640/IMG_5671.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I found this fabric at the same Great Estate Sale where I found my wonderful <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/09/estate-sale-find-of-year.html" target="_blank">drapes</a></span>.  She had already cut the fabric for pillow and had the trim all ready to go.  I felt like I had to buy the pieces and finish it for her.  And, it was only two dollars for the fabric and two dollars for the trim!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-C_xcIylWrBFRR4J_3bSAvNDgjDjSJMalOzNQ1xBQAbgknglzvPlsVVGjuboHeZGwFTf3OGk-zxkEP9PpVBQWHVLwcM8RMXccIJGX7QRzZyQT_0aZ5rmBKu-4JmB8M7O65JiMcIsMSg/s1600/IMG_5672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-C_xcIylWrBFRR4J_3bSAvNDgjDjSJMalOzNQ1xBQAbgknglzvPlsVVGjuboHeZGwFTf3OGk-zxkEP9PpVBQWHVLwcM8RMXccIJGX7QRzZyQT_0aZ5rmBKu-4JmB8M7O65JiMcIsMSg/s640/IMG_5672.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I pinned the trim to the right side of the fabric and taped down the fringe so that when I did the sewing it wouldn't catch.  I should have used masking tape but it was too far to go into the garage so I grabbed the scotch tape in the kitchen drawer.  I sewed the right sides together and stuffed the old down insert inside.  These pillows are slightly smaller than my old pillows. </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgXaew-fR6R1TIlE5bcFaHaLRIwlhy4C_ikdYqm9VNNkbzU0b9YlCuAxeQh3dONLjuvfzCRsUWoAJTZpIb7_Bk0syrxD0km7AZy3X559-4MUugoghcgoCTBDnRW-cmF4gs7QCGl0sW1M/s1600/IMG_5781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgXaew-fR6R1TIlE5bcFaHaLRIwlhy4C_ikdYqm9VNNkbzU0b9YlCuAxeQh3dONLjuvfzCRsUWoAJTZpIb7_Bk0syrxD0km7AZy3X559-4MUugoghcgoCTBDnRW-cmF4gs7QCGl0sW1M/s640/IMG_5781.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pretty pillow Number One.  Don't you love this fringe?  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWE7O-Ld7B4t-c-4w_DJ7wpA6Cfn0eyHq3kyriMtGd562BGn5Sj3yMEUHFKc-FFNBVUFsuxE7LgvK5jnE4V-CI1oHMIG-91XOq2N8-9ITeBBSZflMV0_SShEiOb67n8ehHkYbsq0nDOA/s1600/IMG_5778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWE7O-Ld7B4t-c-4w_DJ7wpA6Cfn0eyHq3kyriMtGd562BGn5Sj3yMEUHFKc-FFNBVUFsuxE7LgvK5jnE4V-CI1oHMIG-91XOq2N8-9ITeBBSZflMV0_SShEiOb67n8ehHkYbsq0nDOA/s640/IMG_5778.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I glued the fringe onto pillow Number Two.  I just used Tacky Glue and left it overnight.  It was easier to glue it and I'm not a professional so I didn't want to mess up the pretty pillows with my inferior skills.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iv1-bbjMREaGuJJ-ThNrNtb1drgkudtneAhERi28LpwQh6RFRTrJh-hTA5XqG8YtrYlSqUxXwxuv0yQrk32Sw1Le2VvzViO0wPGtK2TVRiCIajoNuRFZvF8Q8ldk8hEBpCx2fExO508/s1600/IMG_5773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iv1-bbjMREaGuJJ-ThNrNtb1drgkudtneAhERi28LpwQh6RFRTrJh-hTA5XqG8YtrYlSqUxXwxuv0yQrk32Sw1Le2VvzViO0wPGtK2TVRiCIajoNuRFZvF8Q8ldk8hEBpCx2fExO508/s640/IMG_5773.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So here's what happened when I went to take pictures.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">  I SEE THIS!   </span></span></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well, that's what you get when EVERYONE wants to hang out in the Kitchen/Hearth room. We have a wonderful sofa in the basement that no one ever uses!  I have had this C.R. Laine sofa for three years.  When I ordered it I made sure that I upgraded to the best cushions that they had.  But, I have family members who are Ex Football players.  They sit hard!  So I'm gonna fix it since I can't seem to keep them off of my sofa.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtG_xHKCiOKwYj3VckjfVTzILPtD7tGy31N3JM3Q0vh7siQnJSxInwFrkAd17Jl2bvHBBzD-Tf1kqpX9M5SYeZQ5JtJSNZUN-m8moSrjKk8BQ0FdhLnhjkXffa3ilGUrEYdskq4eEKbw/s1600/IMG_5788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtG_xHKCiOKwYj3VckjfVTzILPtD7tGy31N3JM3Q0vh7siQnJSxInwFrkAd17Jl2bvHBBzD-Tf1kqpX9M5SYeZQ5JtJSNZUN-m8moSrjKk8BQ0FdhLnhjkXffa3ilGUrEYdskq4eEKbw/s640/IMG_5788.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I went down to JoAnn's and bought some Batting.  It was 40% off.  I get so lucky sometimes.  Plus I had a 20% off coupon that I had them scan on my phone.  I love technology when I leave stuff at home.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcCmMnRVNXvithqrGSyJ53JzJPI4AS8ml0j_Ys7qXUs-xYp-Y7seVkW5KqKs_X5lPVM1qGviJ2lvob7UoqWADQK4KxvBr0Oe_ibS9SMbWmMF4rmoZTZcuUFnQuFY_RS2GTyD8tAA37kU/s1600/IMG_5794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcCmMnRVNXvithqrGSyJ53JzJPI4AS8ml0j_Ys7qXUs-xYp-Y7seVkW5KqKs_X5lPVM1qGviJ2lvob7UoqWADQK4KxvBr0Oe_ibS9SMbWmMF4rmoZTZcuUFnQuFY_RS2GTyD8tAA37kU/s640/IMG_5794.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I wrapped the batting around the cushion and stuffed it back into the cover.  It was that easy!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm_UYAEE6zlvIUZsNZdU0DNLBi9BTWN3zIBWVaVBU5VlJvYv4hoYOsQmxff03OqMXhriDmQYG-Ardk2h7OzLTQnyYpcP_JxxAdKiSGz6sg607vjUPlSCx95ESCoKgh16lFpiKYYR3LuM/s1600/IMG_5796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm_UYAEE6zlvIUZsNZdU0DNLBi9BTWN3zIBWVaVBU5VlJvYv4hoYOsQmxff03OqMXhriDmQYG-Ardk2h7OzLTQnyYpcP_JxxAdKiSGz6sg607vjUPlSCx95ESCoKgh16lFpiKYYR3LuM/s640/IMG_5796.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wrinkle Free!  Now let's see those Pretty Pillows!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yDG0Ywu4629IKfQqBOW1ONo0gIyTK9X24-_P72fwXSnWnmhMahTSjzromeyDfZUyb_MAU7K49V0hOwWApnacMyqTvUyLeXV6HFW-P_Q51qyx8Raqs9u5FE18UT_SxJb-ctNBe7GFJq0/s1600/IMG_5806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yDG0Ywu4629IKfQqBOW1ONo0gIyTK9X24-_P72fwXSnWnmhMahTSjzromeyDfZUyb_MAU7K49V0hOwWApnacMyqTvUyLeXV6HFW-P_Q51qyx8Raqs9u5FE18UT_SxJb-ctNBe7GFJq0/s640/IMG_5806.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Much Better!  I must have tried a million pillow combinations before I found this pillow at an Estate Sale today for $6.00.  Wait til you see what else I found Estate Sale-ing this week.  I shared it on Facebook so some of you might know already.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; 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