Wounded warrior
Battle weary
Physically drained and dreary
Fighting day and night
No peace in sight
You win one battle
Suddenly here comes another
No time to sit and be merry
With sister and brother
Another day
Another death
Continual killing
Nobody seems to be feeling
No forgiveness, reconciliation, or healing
Politicians rhetoric seemingly is not endearing
Innocent civilians, these soldiers, they’re fearing
Occupied territories, nightly curfews
Treating human beings like refuse
Trying [...]
Do you have a party to plan for the holidays? If your looking for a fast last minute before your guest arrive project that you can fit in to your Christmas home décor, try adding some holiday charm to non holiday sofa style pillows. Not only will you be able to transform the look of your plain pillows within seconds, you will also have custom designed pillows that your guests are sure to love. You need to do something, so lets get going.
This project requires no sewing. So put the needle and thread away. Begin by carefully wrapping a felt ribbon around the front center of your pillow. Next, taking a miniature felt – covered ornament type pillow, attach it to the felt ribbons by tying the ornament hanger and felt ribbon together. The ornament can very easily be removed for other purposes. Remember, this is a quick project to add a little extra Christmas cheer. Note: Try using felt ribbon that comes with bells attached, or different ornament design patterns with similar felt covered materials to add texture and interest to your pillows. That is it. Very simple and quick. Below is a list of items you will need for completing this quick Christmas decorating project
Supplies:
Solid colored sofa pillows (we used a forest green micro suede pillow (16” x 16”) Red felt ribbon with miniature red bells attached (3 ½ ft. x 1 ½ “w) 1 Red – Miniature felt – covered ornament type pillow (we selected one with a pinecone and holly design stitched to the ornament
By: Linda M. Johnson
About the Author:
Linda Johnson is a degreed and experienced crafter and interior/exterior decorating specialist, with years of experience helping friends, family, and clients solve their decorating and craft needs. Linda and her contributing writers invite you to submit your own great ideas for free, and also find tons more craft ideas and decorating projects like this with photos to try yourself