Great job!!!! let the DIYing begin Quote: Originally Posted by mrsbruff2b
Tackled my first DIY project today with my sewing machine savvy aunt! I saw these nautilus shell ring bearer pillows on etsy and fell IN LOVE.
BUT, not with their price tag. Some were charging $40 not including shipping to Canada. SO I made my own!! I ordered a large (5 - 6 inch) Nautilus shell off Ebay (cost $16 CDN) + $10 shipping to Canada. For you US people, it might be a lot cheaper!! After that, I stopped at my local Fabricland and bought half a meter of satin fabric. This was WAAAAAY more than enough. I think I only really needed a foot MAXIMUM. But half a meter cost me $2CDN, so it wasn't bad. I purchased stuffing for $0.50CDN (again, didn't use all of it) and ribbon on sale for under $1.00. Sew an oval pillow and stuff it. Stitch your ribbon on the pillow. Hot glue gun. DONE! So for less than $30 for Canadian ladies, I was able to DIY my own ring bearer pillow. For you ladies in the states, I can probably guess it would cost you closer to $20!! <3 I apologize for the lighting in my house. The shell is pearly white, satin pillow is white and the ribbon is champange.