Home Decor – Make a Fall Tree Pillow

By Admin1 on August 22, 2011 in Home Decor

I can hardly believe summer is already winding down! Fall will be here before you know it. The best way to change a room’s decor for the change in seasons is pillows. They are fast and easy to make (or buy) and, with neutral furniture, can add interest and color to your room. Plus you can change them on a whim!

I live in Southern California, so I don’t get to see the trees go into their full Fall beauty. I designed this pillow to bring a little change of season into our lives.

Fall Tree Pillow

Supplies:

Pillow-Store bought or made with a neutral fabric. Mine measures 11″ x 11″ and is made with natural linen.
Brown felt-1 11″x 8″ piece
Scraps of felt in fall colors like orange, purple, green, yellow, and red
Buttons-Buttons Galore and More Button Jar in Confection-This color collection has nice selection of mauve and brown buttons-perfect for Fall!
Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive

Instructions:

From the brown felt, cut out a silhouette of a bare tree. To get my tree shape, I just did an online image search, cut out a tree shape I liked, and then traced it onto the felt.
Cut leave shapes (simple ovals with pointed ends) out of the colored felt scraps. Vary the sizes.

TIP: Once the leaf shape is cut out, fold it in half and press it with a hot iron. (Be careful because they are very small pieces and the iron is HOT!) This gives your leaves a dimensional look that really makes your pillow pop.

Using Fabri-Tac, attach the tree silhouette to your pillow. Glue leaves onto the branches and around the base of the tree.
Glue buttons onto the tree branches and scattered amongst the leaves on the ground.