I was so excited to try another one of my bright ideas – using the lids of baby food jars to make “buttons” so that I could make a headboard with pillow!
After covering the pillows, I used Mod Pogde and hot glue to adhere the burlap fabric to the lids.
After measuring each pillow to find the middle, I used a really strong beading thread (I think I should have used reupholstery thread) to make the X. Using hot glue, I simply stuck the buttons to the pillows and attached the pillows to the wall.
Total cost: $50!
HOWEVER – these other pillow headboards make me want to completely redo mine!
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How do you attach the pillows to the wall?
Hi DeeDee,
Because I live in an apartment, I didn’t want to attach the pillows to the wall. However, if I had my own place I would either:
NAIL THE PILLOWS TO THE WALL – placing the nail right in the middle of the pillow before putting the “button” on it.
OR
STAPLE GUN PILLOWS TO A BOARD – use a staple gun to attach pillows to a board and attach the board to the wall.
I hope this helps!
Tumaini
Really creative and inviting! I posted a link back to the tutorial here:
http://www.charmingink.com/blog/2011/7/7/upcycled-pillow-headboard.html
Thank you, Lachell!
That was way cool. I love it! What a brilliant idea.
Thank you, Paula!