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Hello Sweet Friends,

Today’s craft idea is an EASY decorative pillow created using Dollar Tree supplies. In fact, this project uses a minimal number of supplies, some of which you may already have on hand. I know you’re going to LOVE this idea.

I’ve had this Dollar Tree tote bag in my craft stash for a while; it just took me a while to decide what to create with it. The simple image on the canvas bag made it PERFECT for this project.

Like I said before, this project is super EASY and only uses a minimal number of supplies, some of which you may already have on hand. For the instructions and a supply list, read on.

Supply List

  • Dollar Tree tote bag
  • Polyfil or stuffing from a pillow
  • scissors
  • glue gun
  • iron, optional

That’s right! There’s only four items on the supply list, and one optional. How simple is that?

The tote bag is from Dollar Tree and the pillow from Dollar General. I had already used some of the stuffing for a previous project, but there was plenty of stuffing left for this DIY.

To begin this project, I cut the handles off of the tote bag.

Then I turned the top hem under and pressed lightly with a small iron.

Using my glue gun, I glued the two sides of the bag together, leaving enough space that my hand would fit through the opening.

Then I stuffed the pillow with the filling from a cheap pillow. There was enough stuffing in the pillow to use in two or three different projects. I just kept adding the filler until the pillow was nice and fluffy.

To finish off the throw pillow, I glued the opening closed with my glue gun, pressing the seams together until the glue had dried.

decorative pillow

And LOOK how cute this decorative pillow turned out! And so EASY to make!

decorative pillow

That was seriously the easiest DIY I have ever done. And I’ve seen other tote bags at my local Dollar Tree; now I want to make a bunch more of these pillows.

decorative pillow

I hope you have enjoyed this cute little DIY and are inspired to create something similar for your home. If you like this DIY pillow, you may also like this one: https://craftsysoul.com/diy-no-sew-placemat-pillow/ or this one: https://craftsysoul.com/american-flag-pillow-diy/

Until next time……… Happy crafting!

Pamela