I'm a texture person. Whether it's fabric, clothing, food or something else...I'm all about the texture. I walk through fabric or clothing stores and feel everything. If I don't like the texture of food, then, I just can't bring myself to eat it. My eye is drawn to texture...I paint with texture...I think you get the idea!
Lately, I have been wanting texture in my booth. I have lots of furniture, and smaller items which are glass, metal and more wood...so I really wanted something soft. Now, I'll admit, I'm not a feathers and lace and velvet kind of girl (are those the 'soft' things?). So, my idea of texture ended up being in the form of burlap and seersucker pillows!
I found some fantastic burlap coffee bags at a local antique market, and snagged them up. The coffee bags were from Peru and Brazil, and even still had green coffee beans inside. [One bag made quite the journey: the tag on it said the bag itself was made in Afghanistan, it had Peruvian coffee beans inside and the back of the bag was stamped as being received in New York City!] Although I love the idea of using them as wall hangings, I wanted to make pillows with them. I set out to find the 'perfect' fabric backings and ended up going with a black and white seersucker fabric. And I absolutely LOVE the outcome!!! Something fairly easy to make, and the possibilities are endless with different color and fabric combinations.
Now I finally have some texture...until all of the pillows find a new home!
Feather-filled burlap coffee bag & seersucker throw 20"x 20" pillows: $29 each!
