Throw Pillows Handmade From Your Instagram Photos - Stitchtagram.

Instagram, the free photo sharing app that lets you transform your images with various filters, has been all over the news lately given Facebook has purchased the popular app for $1 billion dollars.

That said, it's no wonder various creative folks will be coming up with ways to turn those images into keepsakes and products. Stitchtagram is one of the first of those concepts.




With Stitchtagram, your Instagram photos are digitally printed on a 15" square linen-cotton canvas pillow, hand sewn in Washington, DC.




The 15 inch pillows come complete with a soft and fluffy removable insert and a dark navy back with an envelope-style closure.




You can design your own layout using as many or as few images as you wish on their site, but beware, they are very pricey. (note: Those with computer and design skills could simply make their own montage on Photoshop and upload their images to Zazzle, Cafe Press or many other sites that offer pillows for a far lower price - only they won't be bleed images and the colors of the backing fabric are usually limited to black.)




Whose behind Stitchagram?
Stitchtagram is the brainchild of brother/sister team Doug and Rachel Pfeffer.

Doug Pfeffer makes stuff on the internet, including this. Find him on Twitter at @pfeffunit, or see more of his work here.

Rachel is the jeweler behind Rachel Pfeffer Designs. When she's not designing/packing/shipping/carting around pillows and fabric, she's soldering in her DC apartment.

All of Stitchtagram's products are sewn and assembled in Washington, DC and the internet bits have been hand crafted in Boston, MA.

For the next 20 hours (from the time this post was written), discounted coupons for either two or one Stitchtagram pillow are available from Fab with my invite link: http://fab.com/y06r4g 



Start designing your pillows at Stitchtagram here.

Urban Accents - Manhole And Sewer Cover Throw Pillows By In The Seam.

Typically one does not want to rest their head on a manhole cover. Not unless it's one of the fun inkjet printed throw pillows by Rhonda of Brooklyn'sIn the Seam.



Available in two sizes, Rhonda has created round comfy throw pillows with images of manhole, or sewer, covers (both domestic and international) from photographs she took herself. The gritty urban imagery is surprisingly neutral when mixed with both modern and antique interiors.

NYC:


Geneva:



London:


Ukraine:


Prices range from $42 for the smaller pillows to $85 for the larger ones.
Buy them here

If you're a fan of manhole covers, you gotta see these:

The Street Beneath Your Feet: Japanese Manhole Covers

Artist Dan Golden Introduces His Cartoon Throw Pillow Collection

A longtime fan of Dan Golden's whimsical and downright hilarious hand-tufted cartoon rugs (you can see them on my Fancy Friggen Flooring and Radical Rugs list), I was thrilled to hear that he's launching a pillow collection of some of the same designs this coming November.

Below are the designs for the upcoming pillow collection.

Alien:

Crazy New Shit:

Greater Than Picasso:

The Harvey Weintraub Experience:

I Love Bob Newhart:

Keep Dogs Off Grass:

Knack Cover Band:

Morphine is the best medicine:

Ned - Keepin' it real:

Nudist Colony:

Seaweed:

Superheroes:


The pillow collection is now available for pre-order. The national retail launch will be in November.

Each pillow is 18"x18", hand silk-screened organic cotton with down inserts.

Pillows are $130. (shipping & handling is $20 US and $55 International)

The first 25 orders of each design will come with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.

Pre-Order now here to guarantee delivery at the beginning of November.

His Cartoon rugs are no longer available for purchase but here's a look at them:






See more of Dan Golden's work here.

Design Your Own Throw Pillows At Inmod

This is a truly great idea for those who like to have some say and personal control when it comes to the design of their home decor. Or for those looking for reasonably priced contemporary throw pillows as gifts or for themselves.

The Inmod online design studio allows you to design your own throw pillows, in one of two sizes and with numerous image, color and fabric options. Whether you want a 2 color pillow or a 6 color pillow, a cotton one or a silk shantung one, a funny one or a beautiful one... you can design them all yourself.

They have featured designs that include everything from modern chair silhouettes, wild animals, dogs, Bruce Lee, Marilyn Monroe and other fun icons. Also available are patterns ranging from florals and fish to mod 60s abstract styles.



All are easy to design and preview, then just click to order. Prices vary depending upon size and fabric choice.

Here's a few quick examples to inspire you:












The 4 Simple Steps:


STEP 1 - PATTERN
To start designing your pillow, select a pattern. Choose a theme from the drop down menu, and then pick a pattern. Once you've selected a pattern, it will appear in the window.



STEP 2 - FABRIC
Now that you've selected your pattern, choose the fabric for your pillow. You can pick 215 thread count cotton, cotton casement, linen/cotton blend or silk dupioni.

STEP 3 - SIZE
Next, select the size you want your pillow to be. Choose from 18 x 18 or 26 x 26.

STEP 4 - FABRIC COLORS


Choose one base color and then an embroidery color for each detail of your pattern. Select one detail at a time by clicking the circle to the left of each numbered detail, and then select the color you want that element of the design to be. Repeat until all of the details have been selected.

Prices for the cotton pillows in the smaller size (18" x 18") start at about $40 and silk shantung starts at about $60.



Start designing yours here.