photography by Trisha Zemp and Sheena Bates
crafting by Ashley Isenhour
This project is sponsored by Harmony of Provo who has an amazing selection of beautiful yarns. Thank you Harmony!
See below for full instructions
Materials: IKEA LAPPLJUNG RUTA cushion cover, IKEA FJADRAR inner cushion, 64 oz bottle of bleach, 12 quart bucket, RIT powder dye in scarlet, 1/2 cup salt, rubber gloves, water, Comet Powder Cleanser or bleach, scrub brush for cleaning tub, laundry detergent, washing machine, cardboard, three coordinating colors of yarn, scissors, long needle, heavy weight thread
Step One: Place the bucket in a bathtub and fill 2/3 with water. Put on rubber gloves for protection. Pour entire bottle of bleach into bucket.Step Two: Submerge cushion cover in bleach water solution and let soak for one hour.Step Three: Remove cushion cover. Dump solution into bath tub and rinse cushion cover thoroughly under faucet.Step Four: Fill bucket 3/4 with warm water. Add 1/2 cup salt and 1/4 tsp of dye powder. Mix until dissolved. Submerge cushion cover in dye bath for ONE MINUTE making sure that cover isn't bunched up anywhere. This will ensure even dye coverage. Remove cushion cover and rinse thoroughly. Step Five: Put cushion cover in washing machine with just a little bit of laundry detergent. Wash on warm for 30 minutes.Step Six: Hurry back to tub and pour the dye solution down the drain. IMMEDIATELY sprinkle Comet anywhere you see dye and scrub with a scrub brush. We wouldn't want you to stain your tub :)Step Seven: Lay cushion cover flat to dry over night. Step Eight: Make 12 pom poms from coordinating yarns. There are a million tutorials out there, but I used this one. My disc had a two inch diameter. You can make the poms multi colored by wrapping one color of yarn, then wrapping more with your second and then third colors until your disc is full. Step Nine: Use heavy duty thread to sew three pom poms on each corner of the cushion- two ion the front of the corner and one on the back. Try to sew the poms as close to the corners as you can. Stitch through each pom three or four times. Step Ten: Insert cushion, zip, and enjoy.We've had a good time craft glamping. Check out some of our other crafts!DIY rock dominosDIY Shadow puppetsDIY camp chairOur craft glamping videoDIY guitar strapDIY homemade heart marshmallowsFloral campfire mandalaDIY shadow print t-shirtDIY watermelon friendship bracelet