Not only do I love the less expensive price tags of knock-offs, but I love being able to customize it to your look. That's exactly what Whinsy Renee did with this cool spoon art that was inspired by Pottery Barn.
Decorated Chaos created this memo board after being inspired by a much more expensive piece from Pottery Barn. I love the crisp white and the low hooks - perfect for a mudroom!
This is a wreath that I could definitely see hanging on my door! Confessions of a Plate Addict used a Pottery Barn wreath as inspiration to make this beauty. It's definitely says Easter and Spring, but not over the top. Perfect!
Valentine's is on its way. Get ready for this fun holiday with these Valentine envelopes that go on the back of chairs fromSimply Home. They could go other places too!
Looking for adorable storage solutions for backpacks, hats, gloves and winter wear? Look no further than these amazing Pottery Barn knock-off lockers at Chalkboard Blue! Cute enough to be in your entryway, but functional enough to be in your garage! Wherever they are, they are sure to be an improvement!!!! She built these and so can you!
The House on Harrison combined a knocked-off Pottery Barn cabinet and an Ana White shoe storage cabinet to make this beauty for her entryway! Who would believe that it holds shoes? Not me! It's way to classy!
If you love a good knock-off, then head over to Young and Craftyand check out this Pottery Barn wooden wall collage. That would be a fun project to use up your scrap wood!
Save yourself $170 and make your own reclaimed wood planters! This one from The Money Pit is just as cute as the one from Pottery Barn! I love a good knock-off!
Country Chic Cottagewas inspired by some spooky skull vases from Pottery Barn and decide to make her own. They are so easy to make! I want to do this for Halloween.
One of favorite blogs,Thrifty and Chic,made these Pottery Barn knock-off wood and canvas crates to create additional classy storage. She stores pillows and linens from her dining room and living room in them. Doesn't it look so nice? I love that the storage is out in the open and looks great taking up unused space.
Thrifty and Chichas done it again. She knocked-off Pottery Barn to make this oversized sand dollar. It's totally cute and looks amazing on her mantle. You gotta click over to see this eye candy!!!
You definitely need to click on over to House of Hepworthsto see how to save yourself $355 by creating your own Pottery Barn sheets, pillows and duvet! Allison amazes me with her skills! She did a whole week on bedding!
What would it be like to have a beautiful, fresh, clean, white gathered quilt like this one that Frou FruGal knocked off from Pottery Barn? I don't think it is possibly with 3 little kids running around, but a girl can dream! The tutorial is a very detailed one!
Knock-offs knock my socks off! People are so creative when they com up with a much less expensive way to make a name brand item for themselves. This wooden ball chandelier by Homa Style ( being hosted at DIY Show Off) is incredibly cool.
Who wants one of these rustic looking tables? Me! Me! Me!!!! Dare To Dream knocked-off a Pottery Barn table to build this beauty! She has links to the tutorials and inspiration photos to get you going!
Create a something you would see in a Pottery Barn catalog by adding some fabric to some dollar store glass jars to create gorgeous luminaries. I love how simple and yet stunning this idea is. You can see the easy details for this project at Sassy Style Redesign.
Since I didn't have a guest post scheduled for today, I thought I would re-run one of my most popular guest posts ever. This was one of the first guest posts on my site and it is amazing!
I am excited to be guest posting on Someday Crafts today.
Don't we all look through the Pottery Barn catalogs and drool? I know I do. When I saw these pillows in PB Teen I knew I could make them for cheap!
PB version: $39
Cupkateer Version: $5
Ready to make your own? Let's get started!
Click on any of the images to make them bigger.
Scalloped Pillow
Begin by cutting the following sizes from your felt:
-17"x17" -16"x16" -17"x11" -17"x11"
Step 1: Using your 16"x16" piece begin cutting your scalloped design.
Tip: I use a white crayon when marking dark colored fabric. Afterwards I use a pressing cloth and iron it. The crayon marks will stay on the pressing cloth, not your fabric.
Next you will be cutting out the center. I cut a piece of scrapbook paper to use as the pattern. Cut a opening 12" x 12"
Repeat the previous steps to make 2 more scalloped layers. With the following dimensions:
-11"x 11" square scalloped, 8" x 8" center
-7" x 7" square scalloped, 4" x 4" center
Then...
Next take your 17" x 11" pieces. Stitch a 1/2" hem along the 17" side.
Now we are going to sew the front and back pieces together.
First you will need to pin your scallops out of the way.
Now, with right sides together sew the 2- 17" x 11" pieces to the main 17" x 17" piece. Use a 1/2" seam allowance.
Clip your corners, turn, and insert a 16" square pillow form.
Flower Pillow
Begin by cutting the following sizes from felt:
17" x 17"
17" x 11"
17" x 11"
Scraps for flowers
Cut out your flower shapes. Click below to download my patterns.
Stack the flowers using the following diagram. Tack down the center of the flowers.
Tip: I set my machine to a small zig zag, then dropped the feed dogs when I tacked the flowers down.
Next pin the flowers aside and add a leaf design in a contrasting thread. You can use a free motion foot, stitch them by hand, or eliminate this step.
After you've finished the leaves, tack down the petals
To finish, attatch the 17" x 11" pieces the same way as you did for the scalloped pillow.
Add a 16" square pillow form and you're done!
Not to shabby of a knock off if I do say so myself.
Thanks, Ananda!!! That was amazing!!! I would love to have some of those pillows on my daughter's bed. If you liked that tutorial, go check out Ananda's blog,Cupkateer,HERE.She has great ideas all the time.
****Update 7-30-2011 Unfortunately, Cupkateer is no longer blogging, but there are quite a few amazing tutorials left on her blog!****