Welcome Fabricadabra

I’d like to introduce you to Fabricadabra, Honey We’re Home’s very first sponsor!  I love that Fabricadabra is really just Donna, a woman who started this company in an effort to share her passion for fabric with the world.  She has “chosen to work with artisans from all around the world who still utilize pure and ancient techniques for dyeing and weaving fabrics. All decorative covers use natural dyes and are woven on handlooms. All embroidery is hand embroidered. All artisans are paid fair wages.” I love supporting companies where I feel like I know the person behind the product, don’t you?

I am thinking of redoing our mudroom (after the new year) and recovering the bench with one of these fabrics.  When I first made the bench, I had not yet discovered the wide array of online fabrics and I’d now like to upgrade to a more modern choice. 

But Fabricadabra also has awesome pillows and pillow covers.

 

Thanks Donna for sponsoring HWH! 

And is it me or is this weekend going by waaay too fast?!

Mudroom {Revealed} and DIY Pillows

It’s been quite a week for our little mudroom or mud “hallway”.  My goal was to transform this transition space into something a bit cheerier since it’s the way we enter our home from the garage.  We started with this:

Cleared the decks and began fresh:

Painted some stripes and inserted decorative storage baskets {Target $9.99} into the cubbies:

Made a no-sew bench seat and added a mirror {Hobby Lobby- $25 on sale}:

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

{mirror before a couple of coats of white spray paint}

And finally, adorned the bench with a few pillows made from scratch with my brand new sewing machine!  I’ve never sewn before, so this is a new adventure for me.  Be kind. 

HOW TO SEW A PILLOW

I basically followed the tutorial by Janell at Isabella & Max Rooms, except I didn’t use a pillow insert, I used poly stuffing.  And although I did iron my fabric before sewing, I didn’t iron the seams. 

1.  Lay the fabric inside out, use chalk to make an outline for where to sew, and secure with straight pins.

  

2.  Sew your stitches leaving a 6-inch opening to insert the stuffing, trim the excess fabric.

    

3.  Turn the fabric right-side out and stuff the pillow full being mindful of lumps.

 

4.  Pin the final opening and handstitch closed while watching Top Chef.

 

After adding a few more pillows, our mudroom now looks like this:

 

And because I love a good “before” and “after”:

 BEFORE

AFTER

 

Now that’s a space I’m happy to come home to!  Have a great weekend y’all!  I’ve got fall decor on my mind for the weekend, hmmm . . . .

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I’m sharing this post with these fabulous blogs:

It’s So Very Cheri * A Few of My Favorite Things * All Thingz Related * Blue Cricket Design * C.R.A.F.T. * Fingerprints on the Fridge * Infarrantly Creative * Just A Girl * Keeping it Simple * Mad in Crafts * Me and My Bucket * Miss Mustard Seed * New Nostalgia * Remodelaholic * Seven Thirty Three * Serenity Now * Super Stinky Boys * Tatertots and Jello * The Inspired Room * The Shabby Chic Cottage * The Shabby Nest * Thrifty Decor Chick * Today’s Creative Blog * Under the Table and Dreaming