DIY gold heart pillow

Just popping in with a quick DIY today.  I'm probably going to be taking a little time off between now and the new year to spend time with family and relax.  I may pop in if I find something I just can't wait to share, otherwise I'll see you in the new year!  

I've been searching for the perfect pillow to go in my daughter's room.  I found a few that were OK, but nothing really did it for me.  That's usually why I end up DIYing things.  I can't find what I'm looking for in the store or if I do find it it's way out of the budget.  This pillow is simple to make and adds the perfect amount of glam.  

I started with this fabric.  I bought it here.  I never thought I'd be googling "gold pleather" to make something for my home, but I really love it!  It has a nice sheen to it, but it's not over the top shiny.  If gold isn't your thing there are lots of other colors available.  Silver would be pretty too!

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After seeing this pillow on Etsy I decided to go with a heart shape.  So I folded the fabric in half and roughly drew half a heart shape.  I cut it out while the fabric was still folded so that the heart would be symmetrical.  I wanted to keep it simple so I just cut out two white square pieces of fabric for the background of the pillow.  

Then I pinned the heart to one of the pieces of white fabric.

and stitched it in place

Then I added a zipper using this tutorial.  I was always afraid of zippers before I saw Mandi's tutorial,  When I saw it, it clicked and totally made sense.  I actually think it's easier and less time consuming than doing envelope closures.  

I bought a yard of the gold pleather so I have plenty leftover for future projects.  I'm actually thinking about making a solid gold lumbar pillow for our bedroom.  Why not?  

I also just want to say thank you to all of you who read and follow along!  I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!