I was checking out etsy the other day as usual, wishing I was had butt loads of money so I could buy everything my heart desires. Seriously, I can’t get over how talented some etsy sellers are. I love me some etsy! Anywho, I stumbled across this by this seller…
and this by this seller…
and this by this seller…
It seems I’m really digging the burlap type pillows with awesome quotes. I love the first one Live by the sun Love by the moon. And the last one that looks like the whale was stenciled on. I thought about purchasing the last one because it is actually a door stop and I think it is a really unique way to prop open your door shyaa! I also have a rule that if I can make something myself for cheaper than it is being sold, then I should try to make it before buying it. I decided that even though this doorstop is only $15($10 for doorstop + $5 for shipping), I think I can make it myself for cheaper. It seemed pretty simple so I went for it. First I purchased some burlap from JoAnne Fabrics…
While I was there I also picked up a couple stencil brushes. The burlap was $2.30 for 1/2 a yard and $.99 for the stencil brushes. I had a coupon and my total came to $2 and some change, I also had a gift card so it ended up taking no mulah from my pocket woo hoo!
Next I picked up some rice from Walmart for a couple dollars. I will use the rice as filler and for weight to hold the door back. Everything else I used I already owned, so total cost for myself was around $2! Score!
Here’s how I did it…
I first had to decide what I wanted on my doorstop, I knew I wanted a quote and I knew it was going to be holding our bedroom door open. I decided to go with “rise and shine”. I figured it would be one of the first things we see in the morning, anything to make me a little happier to be getting outta bed is welcome in my book! I started by making a template on the computer that would be my stencil…
Here it is all ready to go. Next I cut all the lettering out…
Look at me go!
Here’s the finished product, now I have my stencil. Next I got my paint out.
I decided to go with a grayish blue color for the lettering, who woulda thought?
I came up with this color. I used a paper plate for mixing, I love easy clean up!
I then decided on the placement of my stencil.
Next I just filled in the letters with my stencil brush. I just used a blotting motion until all of the letters were filled.
Here it is once the stencil was removed. While that dried I worked on my next step.
Since the burlap has small holes in the fabric, I needed to make an interior pouch to put the rice in. I didn’t want rice slipping out all over my floor every time we moved it. So I found a similar color fabric and cut out a couple pieces about a half inch larger on each side than I wanted the actual doorstop to be.
Next I got out my sewing machine(yup I have one of those). I started sewing the interior fabric inside out leaving one side open, then turned the pouch outside in(is that how you would say it?). I then poured in the rice filling the pouch up approximately 3/4 of the way. Then I sewed up the open end.
This was what I was left with, a white pouch filled with rice! Fancy!
I then cut the burlap with the stenciling about an inch larger on each side than i want the doorstop to be. From there I placed the two pieces of burlap together stencil facing inward. Next I sewed up all of the sides but one leaving one end open again.
Once the three sides were sewn up, I flipped the pouch outside in? again.
Then I plopped the rice filled pouch in the open side.
From there I tucked in the unfinished end and sewed it up and I was left with this…
A pretty sweet doorstop that makes me feel better about getting outta bed in the morning. Here it is in it’s new home…
one more…
Saved myself some money and I have a new way to keep our bedroom door open! Yahoo! Thanks for the inspiration etsy.