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{relaxation eye pillow}

As I mentioned in the previous post, my Bachelor's Thesis was due yesterday. It. is. DONE! Yay!!
That also means that I have been pretty busy the last couple days and haven't really gotten a chance to be creative. This is where my amazing, creative mom comes in! She's basically guest posting for me today. Well, idea and picture-wise she is. :)

She made this wonderful eye pillow. Eye pillows are usually used for relaxation purposes in yoga. They are filled with spelt (you can also use flax seeds) and a few drops of lavender oil and are supposed to help headaches and work as an antidepressant. The pillows have the perfect weight to put enough pressure on your face to contour it, blocking out the light.

Materials you'll need:
  • fabric (2 pieces about 8 x 3 inches, plus 1/4" seam allowance).
  • sewing machine and thread
  • scissors
  • ribbon (optional)
  • spelt
  • lavender oil
{relaxation eye pillow}
How to:
  1. Sew both sides of the fabric right side together, leaving about a 1 1/2" opening. If desired, sew in the ribbon on one of the short side of the fabric.
  2. Turn the fabric inside out.
  3. Drop a few drops of lavender oil on the spelt or flax seed and fill the pillow.
  4. Stitch the opening shut by hand.
  5. Relax!

I'm partying here! ♥

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17 Mai 2011
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Moin! Ich bin Vanessa, bin 34 Jahre alt und blogge seit 2010. Ich bin Mutter einer entzückenden Tochter und verheiratet mit meinem aus Texas importierten Mann. Ich liebe Dekorieren & Design und bastel mir gern auch mal meine eigenen Dekosachen. ;)

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26 Kommentare

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    OhioMomPatriot
    Dienstag, der 17. Mai 2011 at 13:13

    This is so nice. I love the fabric!
    Thank you for sharing!

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    Krista
    Dienstag, der 17. Mai 2011 at 14:38

    What a lovely, simple gift this would be! Thanks for sharing the idea.

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    Lindsay
    Dienstag, der 17. Mai 2011 at 16:04

    YEAY on being done with your thesis!! I know what a relief that can be. Great tutorial by your Mom..I like the pretty fabric that she choose.

    Delighted Momma

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    Ewa
    Dienstag, der 17. Mai 2011 at 16:22

    , I need one f these :)great idea!

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    Aleks
    Dienstag, der 17. Mai 2011 at 17:40

    this is fantastic. il be on the hunt for spelt this afternoon now.

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    Lisalulu
    Dienstag, der 17. Mai 2011 at 18:38

    GREAT gifts, I'll have to remember this for next mothers day, as I give all the ladies in my neighborhood a handmade gift! thanks

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    Baby's Breath Handmade
    Dienstag, der 17. Mai 2011 at 21:43

    LOVE!!!

    I'm your newest follower! Would love for you to follow back! :-)

    Baby's Breath Handmade

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    The Ellis'
    Mittwoch, der 18. Mai 2011 at 03:33

    I love it!! We are faithful followers of your blog! :)

    http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/2011/05/versatile-blogger.html

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    Ashley
    Mittwoch, der 18. Mai 2011 at 03:50

    be an awesome gift!!! love it:) thanks

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    Katie
    Mittwoch, der 18. Mai 2011 at 16:20

    LOVE this idea! I found your blog through Someday Crafts. Please stop by Sew Woodsy and link up this project!

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    Cozy Home Scenes
    Donnerstag, der 19. Mai 2011 at 03:52

    So practical and pretty. I love the fabric.

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    asiadeli
    Donnerstag, der 19. Mai 2011 at 10:55

    Visiting from the Thrifty Thursday blog hop. I'm now following your blog. I hope you could follow me back.
    http://freedelicacies.blogspot.com

    Thank you.

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    {nifty thrifty things}
    Donnerstag, der 19. Mai 2011 at 11:05

    Thank you everyone for your sweet comments! You really make my day!!

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    Alisha @ Crafty Brooklyn Army Wife
    Donnerstag, der 19. Mai 2011 at 20:00

    This is wonderful. Especially for someone who suffers with headaches. TFS!!
    Stopping by from A Glimpse Inside.

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    Desiree @ The 36th Avenue
    Freitag, der 20. Mai 2011 at 05:55

    Great idea, beautiful fabric and a perfect gift… Could you tell me where did you get the fabric from. I think is perfect for my girls room. Thanks for sharing ;)

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    Meg
    Samstag, der 21. Mai 2011 at 05:06

    Oh, I have to try this! I need all the help getting to sleep that I can get.

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    Tora
    Sonntag, der 22. Mai 2011 at 21:54

    I have to try this, I have a bit of a problem when I want to go to sleep or to just relax and this sound so great, I even got lavender oil and a lot of fabrics – going to make me on tomorrow since it´s eve here now:) Just followed your blog and you are more then welcome to visit mine :) Thanks for sharing this idea with me/us:)

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    Kristy
    Montag, der 23. Mai 2011 at 13:34

    I love it! Beautiful fabric.

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    Rebecca @ My Girlish Whims
    Mittwoch, der 25. Mai 2011 at 00:11

    Very relaxing, and VERY cute! :)

    Thanks for linking up to Your Whims Wednesday! Hope to see ya again this week :)

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    MessyMissy
    Mittwoch, der 25. Mai 2011 at 21:01

    There is nothing like lavender oil for relaxing. It's my favorite scent!! What a nice project. Thanks for sharing!!!

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    Jill
    Samstag, der 4. Juni 2011 at 03:43

    This was such a lovely idea!
    I featured this on my post today called 'Alooooha Friday Wrap Up' so I hope you check it out! My followers are sure to love it as well :)

    http://jelly-bean-dream.blogspot.com/2011/06/aloooooha-friday-wrap-up.html

    ~Jill from 'Just Dream, Jelly Bean!'

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    Jennifer
    Dienstag, der 16. Juli 2013 at 20:45

    Super Post!
    Gefällt mir richtig gut die Idee.. da ich oft starke Kopfschmerzen habe würde ich das mal ausprobieren. Allerdings würde ich zu dem Dinkel echte getrocknete Lavendelblüten hinzugeben.

    Wie viel Gramm Dinkel wären eine gute Füllung? Da du oben schreibst, dass dies das perfekte Gewicht dafür ist.

    Vielen Dank und weiter so!

    PS: Habe den Blog eben erst entdeckt und bin begeistert!

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      Vanessa @ {nifty thrifty things}
      Sonntag, der 21. Juli 2013 at 00:04

      Vielen Dank für Deinen lieben Kommentar, Jennifer!
      Wie schön eine Leserin aus Deutschland zu haben! :)
      Ich habe gerade mal mein Dinkelkissen gewogen, da ich es damals einfach gefüllt habe ohne weiter drauf zu achten wie viel eigentlich rein passt.. Es sind ungefähr 220 Gramm.
      Getrocknete Lavendelblüten sollten genauso gut funktionieren wie das Öl. Hmm.. Ich liebe den Geruch!
      Ganz liebe Grüße aus dem hohen Norden!
      Vanessa

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    sezen
    Dienstag, der 17. Dezember 2013 at 23:24

    Hey, I was searching for an eye-pillow pattern, this one is so lovely and looks easy to make. Very nice explanation as well. I’ll make a couple of them, they’ll make great christmas gifts. I love handmade gifts, thanks for sharing :)

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      Vanessa @ {nifty thrifty things}
      Donnerstag, der 2. Januar 2014 at 21:49

      I’m so happy to hear you liked the eye pillow! ;)
      How did they turn out?
      I hope you’ve had a great Christmas and start into the new year!
      XO! Vanessa

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        sezen
        Samstag, der 4. Januar 2014 at 11:13

        Thanks for your very nice comment :) They really made great gifts, my friends loved them! Unfortunately I forgot to take some photos,, I would share with you. Now my mom, and my boyfriend’s mom are on the list, I’ll make for them, too. If have any chance I’ll make one for myself:) I wish you a very generous new year Vanessa, all the best!

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