Interior Decorator

"I'm not an interior decorator, I'm an interior DESIGNER"

If I had a nickel for every time I've hear that, I'd have 10 cents.

I'm not an interior decorator, I'm not an interior designer.
I am a borderline architect which is WAY cooler, haha!

All that aside I do enjoy "decorating" my space and as I have said in an earlier post I find it hard to do so in a rented space with a little no budget.  When I moved to Pullman I purchased a new bed. A pretty bed. A bed that I will have for many years to come. The problem? I had no pretty blankets or pillows to put on it. So when I was planning my trip home my sister said she ordered a sewing machine for Mom's house. BINGO! cheap pillows, here I come!
This is where the story gets good... I was not feeling that great at my mom's house (surprise, surprise, Amanda sick again) and I bought a box of tissues. Naturally I don't look at the price of the tissue box, I grab the prettiest pattern and buy it :) After grabbing the prettiest tissue box on the shelf I stop to look at it. It's a really cute pattern with colors that would be PERFECT for my bedroom.

Did I just plan my bedroom off a tissue box?
Yes, yes I did.

ANYWAY,  Al and I went to the fabric store to buy a three year supply of felt so she could make a fabulous play house... and get me some pillow coverings.  I didn't find the pattern of the tissue box and cried for hours decided to use it as a color pallet instead. It has been a while since I had done any sewing (6 years or so) so I was a little nervous. I found some great fabric patters but they only came as fat quarters which are not big enough to make pillow cases. I bought the fat quarters and some basic fabric ad fun ribbon for the accents. I also bought some fabric to make pillows.  I cut, I sewed, I had a great final product.

Finally pretty pillows! But I don't have a pretty blanket :( Good thing it was my birthday! My mom let me order a new duvet for my birthday and it looks great with the home made pillows!

Man I'm crafty. Now to update the furniture with no money... That one might be hard.