embroidered heirloom pillow

New project idea...photo coming soon!

• I took an old tintype photo of my husband's great great grandparents and scanned it into my computer.
  
• Then I photoshopped away to my heart's content adding a couple of shabby-chic looking roses and making it look older (it was in surprisingly good condition!)
• Then I printed it onto iron-on paper (you can buy it at the craft store)
• I cut it our carefully and ironed onto a pillow cover that I made (you can use a pre-bought pillow as long as you can take out the pillowform).
• Then I embroidered the roses to enhance them, around the edge of the photo (like a frame) and added embellishments such as pink and gold rose buttons.
• Put the pillow into the pillow cover and voila- instant vintage decor with a very personal touch.

Variation- use any picture you find online- flowers, birds, etc.