DIY ottoman poufs

I'm excited to share with you guys my newest craft project! I fell in love with the ottomans at Anthropologie, but I couldn't afford them at $198 a piece. 

My two favorites out of the bunch were these two:

I just LOVE the colors and I think that they would make a great addition to any room. And knowing me, I really enjoy adding that extra splash of color so I just knew I had to have these somehow. 

And after some deliberation, I decided to find my own fabric and poufs and have my mom sew an ottoman together for me. My first stop was Ikea, where I found some poufs on sale for only $14.99! 

Then, I did some fabric hunting. I visited a few fabric stores in Atlanta and ended up finding the pink and yellow one at Forsyth Fabrics.

Here is the final product of that one:

And note: I'm sorry for the bad picture quality, my camera is dead so I had to use the one on my computer!! 

Anyways, I really like the way this one turned out. It's elegant but still has that poppy bright feel to it. This fabric was a bit pricier at $20 per yard and I ended up spending about $55 total on the ottoman.

My next task was finding another fabric that really caught my eye. I couldn't find any attention-grabbing ones at the two stores I went to, so I decided to look online.

I read the description of the Anthropologie ones and saw that they were made of African Dutch Wax Fabric. To my surprise, after a few google searches of that fabric, I quickly found the EXACT fabric Anthropologie used!!!!! Needless to say, I was ecstatic :)))))

And at only $8.95 per yard, this was a steal. Here is the final product of that pouf:

Now I just need to figure out where I am going to put them! For now, they will be sitting side by side in my room:

Hope you enjoyed :)

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Art, Art, and Art

As I am preparing for my second semester with blvd. Magazine, I need to come up with some ideas for my upcoming Spring 2010 Home Decor Spread.

I really like the vibe to this photo that I found on decor8. The artwork and the colors work wonderfully together. I think I have found my inspiration..

Charley Harper

I love me some Charley Harper. I wish I could afford his book with all of his art in it, but it costs $200. :/. Below" CHarley Harper: An Illustrated Life.

Charley Harper= American Modernist

 Once again..I love birds, birds, birds, and birds

Lorena Siminovich...my idol

 Okay..Lorena Siminovich. So great. I first noticed her at Anthropologie and her artwork couldn't help but catch my eye. However, each square block retails for about $100??! Too much for me. So, I decided to copy her and make them myself! Here is my own ones-- what do you think???