Christmas Reindeer Silhouette Chevron Pillow Cover Tutorial with Tulip Shimmer Sheets

I have had an incredible amount of fun with the Tulip products I was sent from I Love To Create! I think I used everything that came in the box at least once but I had to decide on ONE project to share with you. {That was SO hard!} I had this chevron fabric, that I love, so I finally decided on using the gorgeous Tulip Shimmer Sheets and showing you a super easy way to make an envelope style pillow cover with a reindeer silhouette that you can use to dress up your home for the holidays.

You can see the haul video I did on YouTube, here.

Supplies List:

Fabric Remnant 

Sewing Machine

Thread

Pillow Form

Iron

Xacto Knife

Self Healing Cutting Mat
Deer Silhouette
Tulip Shimmer Sheet

I feel the need to tell you in advance that I am no seamstress but this is SO easy, anyone can do it! I had a 20 x 20 pillow form that I wanted to make a cover for. So, I cut my chevron fabric to a 20 1/2" width, leaving a 1/4" for the seams on each end. Then, I cut my fabric to 44 1/2" in length giving me approximately a 4" envelope-style overlap.

Once I had that cut I tested it out on the pillow before sewing.

Then I simply sewed each of the raw edges. You could get a little fancier here and hem each of the edges so that you don't leave any of the raw edge showing but it isn't necessary.

After I had both edges hemmed, I folded it over and measured 20" across, making sure my overlap is centered and then pinned it in place along the remaining edges. {I know that you love that I used a metal tape measure for sewing. You're welcome.}

It's all sewn up so now I clip each of the edges before turning right side out to give my corners a pointy point.

And here it is! Before I moved on to the next step, I tossed it into the washer as the directions for the Tulip Shimmer Sheets say to prewash fabric.

I printed out the deer silhouette and just placed it right on top of the Tulip Shimmer Sheet using double-sided tape.

I was really surprised at how easy this was to do with an xacto knife and a self healing cutting mat. While I do have a cutting machine, I wanted to show you how easy it was to do it without one. I surprised myself!

Toddler throwing ball at Mommy while she's wielding a sharp instrument photo bomb in....

Three....

Two....

ONE...

So, see! It's easy even if you have a toddler who throws things at you while you're working!

The lines came out crisp and clean.

It's pretty already, isn't it!

Finally, I centered up the silhouette on my pillow, covered it with a cloth, pressed for 40 seconds and, VOILA'!

SO easy! It took me less than an hour to create something for just a few bucks that would've cost me much more in a store or catalog.

Jamie Lott

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Vintage Chest of Drawers Revived with a Shipping Pallet | A Chest of Drawers Revival

The paint used for this piece is available for purchase directly from me.
Please click the Milk Paint tab for more info.
This little set of vintage chest of drawers got an update using a shipping pallet, new knobs, some fancy molding, added legs and, of course, paint. {Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in Kitchen Scale}

She started out decently enough. Until I started taking her apart....

That fine laminate top is not stainable and since I needed the top to be stained, per my client's request, it had to go.

Which left me with....nothing.

Add to that the fact the that the veneer is peeling and beyond repair AND on top of that someone has hacked off the bottom at some point and didn't even bother to cut in a straight line.

People. Seriously.

And naturally there's a hole in the back of it as well. So that has to be replaced.

And I was left with this. A sad little chest of drawers skeleton.

Some late night surgery was required where she received reinforcement of her top {to hold the shipping pallet panels that would make up her top}, a new bottom, molding and legs.

And finally she was ready for paint. My husband wants to know why I can never find a piece of furniture that only requires paint and not plastic surgery. I say, because it's more fun this way!

It is always, always worth it! The drawers are done in Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in Kitchen Scale.

The outside of the chest is stained. I'm really digging this two-tone look.

I adore the authentic finish this paint offers. It's effortless!

And who knew a shipping pallet could be so lovely!

I seriously love the way this turned out. It's rugged and worn yet cozy and elegant all at the same time.

Did I mention I'm in love with this paint?

{If you'd like more information on this paint or to purchase, please click the Milk Paint tab on my blog or contact me}

Jamie Lott

Southern Revivals Now Offering |Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint

I am proud to announce that Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint is finally available directly through Southern Revivals! This is a paint that I believe in, I use and find incredibly amazing and I know you will, too.

This unique paint can be mixed using these base colors to create custom colors of your very own. It is SO user friendly and offers the most authentic finish of any paint I have ever used.

Join me here on Monday for the reveal of a piece I recently finished using the MMS Milk Paint pictured above as well as a video telling you why I use Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint and why, I believe, you should, too!

Click the banner above for more information on the Miss Mustard Seed products I offer and how to place your order.


Feel free to let me know if you have any questions!

Jamie Lott

Vintage Pine End Tables Get A Makeover An End Table Revival

It could be said that I have slight obsession with refinishing furniture in what I like to call, Pottery Barn Black. But this time the fate of these vintage pine end tables was decided in advance.

My client had a beautiful entertainment center that she needed her end tables to match. The color scheme was a red oak top, black bottom with silver hardware. I love this color combo!

It never fails to amaze me how something starts out not so great but ends up looking like something completely different and totally amazing. And I never had to pick up anything other than a paint brush and some sandpaper. A screwdriver, too. But you know what I mean.

I needed the screwdriver for these gorgeous pulls. 

The top BEFORE.

The top AFTER. I love a two-toned look. Paint and stain play well together. If they got married they'd live happily ever after.

And have pretty shiny little babies like this.

Jamie Lott

Holiday Nostalgia with Dunkin Donuts Coffee

A good friend of mine called me last week and said, 'Jamie, you'll never guess what I saw in the grocery store today!' and of course I'm all intrigued and say, 'WHAT?!'

Turns out she had just discovered the Dunkin Donuts line of holiday coffees and I was the first person she thought of so she called me from the grocery store.

She gave me a little snack size bag of Mocha Mint and it was gone within 24 hours.

Coffee is one of those things that when you smell brewing it makes you all warm and fuzzy inside and, for me, invokes memories of childhood holidays. I always knew my mother was up well before anyone else getting the dinner preparations done when the smell of coffee brewing wafted into my room. To this day, every time I smell it brewing, especially in the morning, that's what I think of.

My Aunt Tee and Uncle Corny (so named by my mom for his sense of humor) were who we spent most holidays with. Their house on the farm with Pecan trees and grapevines in the yard. Actually, they were my great aunt and uncle. One of grandmother's younger sisters.

She could cook, bake and garden like nobody's business and walking into her house was like simultaneously walking into a bakery and a flower shop. And it smelled best during the holidays. The smell of pumpkin pies, turkey, ham and dressing heavy in the air and each meal was always finished off with a coffee.

She and my uncle have since passed on after over 65 years together. I was lucky enough to inherit one of the many tables we sat at during holiday meals. So it's no wonder that when I have my coffee at that table with my own family it's still like wrapping myself in a warm blanket just like it was so many years before.

Of course these days my Dunkin Donuts Coffee is brewed in a Keurig and comes in a variety of flavors including Original Blend, Dunkin’ Decaf® and special seasonal varieties including Mocha Mint, Pumpkin Spice and Gingerbread Cookie. And I can enjoy it from the convenience of my home without having to locate the nearest Dunkin Donuts since it's available at my local grocery store. But it's still just as warm and comforting as it was back then.

The Dunkin Donuts Holiday Coffees are only available for a limited time and they come with a cute gift tag which makes them perfect for gift giving. Feel free to put one in my stocking!

Happy Holidays!

Jamie Lott

Thank you to Dunkin’ Donuts® packaged coffee at grocery for being a sponsor. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective. All opinions expressed here are my own.

I Hated My Front Door & How I Fixed It

My old metal front door didn't always look like this. Not that it's perfect now. I wish it were wood. But I don't hate it. In fact, I kind of love it.

We purchased our house as a foreclosure and every time I looked at those scratches I was reminded of it's past life. Which wasn't a particularly bad past but it was one of foreclosure it's rare than house goes through that and doesn't have the scares to show for it.

I had been meaning to fix it for forever. I had even brought the paint. Last year! But I just hadn't gotten around to it. But then I finally got around to it and it was all because of that wreath I won at the Southern Blogger's Conference.

Meet Rustoleum Door Paint. 

This paint don't play! It's is the consistency of nail polish and goes on a lot like that, too. I did have mine for a year so I can't say that a fresh can would be the same way. I used a brush for tighter areas but it definitely works better with a roller.

Goodbye reminders of all those changed locks and attempted break-ins.

Goodbye busted old lamp who's intentions were good but no longer knew anything about 'Dusk til Dawn'.

Goodbye scuff marks, kicks and dog scratches.

Hello shiny, clean and new! It cost me around $140 to update the door and light fixture. I got new door hardware from Lowe's on sale for just over $60 - normally $100+. I also got the paint on sale for around $10, though it doesn't cost much more that regularly priced. 

Finally, I splurged on the kick plate, because I have always wanted one, for around $28. And while it's technically not part of the door it is part of the whole "experience" so the light fixture got an update, too. It doesn't do any fancy tricks but it looks this pretty all for just under $40 bucks!

And the piece de resistance, my lucky wreath that {finally} started it all.

*A great big thank you to Suzy of Worthing Court who designed and donated this gorgeous wreath to the Southern Blogger Conference. I've told you a dozen times already but I LOVE IT!! Thank you!

Jamie Lott

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