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And since my birthday happens to be the 4th of July I love this banner even more. I know, right? The best birthday ever!
In just a few easy steps, you have a banner just like they sell at Pottery Barn, BUT, for a lot less.
*This post was updated October 2025.
What a beautiful first day of Spring!! Welcome to the Rock Your Knockoff Tour! It’s been a fabulous week with some incredible knockoffs from some of my favorite bloggers and friends.
Today it’s my turn to Rock MY Knockoff with you!!
While I was in Oregon this past week, my daughter and I shopped and shopped for what she wanted in her living room. After finding THE exact fabric she was looking for, we were set.
She wanted bold black and white striped pillows. Pottery Barn’s pricing is $39.50-$49.50 per pillow. Hmmm… Not bad, if you can’t make it yourself, I guess.
She found the black striped fabric at IKEA for $7.99 a yard. We were able to make 2 pillows for that price. Amazing! (The gold polka dot fabric was made into bedroom pillows. But, that is for another post)
Using pillow filling from older pillows, the cost was LITERALLY $7.99 for 2 pillows.
And what a beautiful contrast against the white sofa and blue pillow. I really love the drama of the black and white, don’t you?
The PB knock-off pillows anchor the room perfectly with the bold black and white stripes. They each add to the other black accents in her home. What a fun project for us to make together, too.
There you have it!! An inexpensive way to get the PB look without the cost. Yep, $7.99 for 2 pillows compaired to up to $49.50 for 1!!!
For more inspiring, low cost knockoffs and hacks visit here:
Monday –
https://girlinthegarage.net/
https://www.virginiasweetpea.com/
https://freshideastudio.com/
Tuesday –
https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/
https://diohomeimprovements.com
Wednesday –
https://justagirlandherblog.com/
https://www.curbalertblog.com/
https://countrydesignstyle.com/
Thursday –
https://meeganmakes.com/
https://www.mommyiscoocoo.com/
I am so happy you stopped by today for the Rock Your Knockoff Tour. Be sure to visit the others and tell them I sent you.
Make it a terrific Thursday!
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I have an obsession with book pages! Any chance I can I use them. They can be large or small. The older the better! Another fun thing about book pages is that you don’t have to spend more than a $1.00 for any one thrifted book.
You can give a vintage book new life by making crafts with the book pages. I have made 18 book page crafts (so far) to show you here. Each one is unique and creative.
*This post was updated November 2025.
Here are just a few things I like to do with book pages:
A few weeks ago Hubby was talking to his buddies at work. They were commenting how they each have a “man cave”. Then my husband popped up and said, “I don’t think I have a space in my house.” I was already thinking about this, and feeling pretty guilty. I have so much fun decorating our home, I really did forget to add his touch to our home. I thought a great place to start would be our bedroom. You know how much I love to work with book pages, so I made a Stenciled & Framed Book Page Quote for above our bed.
This quote, “I’m Glad you caught that pass” has special meaning to us. When we met the first time, we were playing football with a bunch of mutual friends out on a grassy area. Hubby and I were on the same team.
He was the quarterback and called the plays. To tell you the truth, I am not too athletic. I have rhythm and can dance, but to catch or throw a football, that’s not me.
We were tied at 14-14.
And it was the last few minutes of the last quarter.
The play Hubby called was for me to catch the ball in the endzone. SO much pressure!!
I remember running towards the end zone, turning…
reaching both my arms straight out in front of me. Before I knew what happened, I caught the pass! I really caught the pass! Hubby ran up to me, giving me a high five, saying, I can’t believe you caught that! I threw that hard!” He hadn’t ever noticed me until then. But because of a football falling into my arms, he noticed me!! Crazy, I know!
Two weeks later we went on our first date. At the end of the evening he said, “I’m glad you caught that pass.”
After our 3rd date, he finally kissed me, and again, he said,”I’m glad you caught that pass.”
After we were married driving to our reception, he said,”I sure am glad you caught that pass!”
So to add a little of Hubby to our room, I made this Stenciled & Framed Book Page Quote. Needless to say, he was so happy to see it hanging in our room. By no means does this make our room a “man cave”, but it IS “us”, not just me.
I am also working on a few other ideas to bring his favorite color into our space. I will be sharing that with you, too.
What is a favorite quote or saying that you could add the make your space more personalized? Do you have a story that needs to be told and shared in your home? I would love for you to tell me.
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Make it a terrific Tuesday.
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