that is awesome!

NIcely done, but the thought of trying to get up off the floor with my arthritic knees, ooowwwww. These would be gorgeous in my granddaughter's room though.

Brilliant. Im so trying this!

very nice! will have to try this out if i can find a cheap rug like this.

I considered making one too- they are pretty easy looking! Im just too lazy to buy so much filler. haha

I would like to know what was used for the filler. Thanks!

I love this! I've been wanting one of these as a smooshy footstool for under my desk. Definitely will be doing this one.

I'm in! Thanks!

For filler, you can use old clothing, duvet/comforters, foam, foam scraps, pillows, etc. I went to my local foam place and they gave me their scraps for free. They just toss them out otherwise. Dense filler, such as denim or denser foam gives the pouf more definition/structure.

Oh, and you can also used waddled up newspaper. How's that for receycling?

*recycling*

I jsut read through the tutorial linked. The cut edges of the rugs really need to be serged, or at least stabilized with a zig zag stitch, to prevent fraying, especially if you are going to wash it. Also the tutorial author mentioned kids. I'm currently planning poufs/floor cushions for our playroom. I'm going to use outdoor fabric; spills roll right off and it's very durable.

oh so cool! I would totally make one for my cats....if I knew how to sew.

Love! Great idea. I might make one of these soon.

For fillers, you can look up 'foam' in the phone book (how old am I?... on google) and there should be factor- type places that can give you a bit of foam to your sizes and texture (firm, soft, etc). Some were upholstry shops. If I remember correctly it's not very expensive. I had to replace one couch cushon once and it was simple this way.

Well done! Store bought floor poufs are shockingly expensive.

EJ and others, the reason foam is so expensive is because it's a petroleum product. Gas prices, heating oil goes up, surprise, so does foam!

If I don't have batting on hand, or there isn't a supply store convenient, I just go to the nearest 99 cent store and buy a cheap polyfill pillow for a buck. It tends to be a lot more batting than you'd get for the price from JoAnn's or similar.

Excelsior for filler would be great.

AWESOME! I love the poufs at WE, but they are so pricey. I'm making some right away.

I think packing peanuts would work great as filler. I'd loosely line the inside with a sheet of batting, then fill with peanuts to the desired firmness.

Just occurred to me that cedar chips, sold as small animal bedding would make lovely aromatic filling. The filling tends to be the expensive part of these projects: it pays to think outside the box.

Laurainalameda, what a great suggestion to use cedar chips! I'm conscious of not adding more toxins to my environment, so I'd shy away from using foam or styrofoam peanuts. Some cast-off cotton clothing or rags makes good filler too. Some pouf companies sell just the cover and advise you to fill with rags or old clothes. But the cedar chips - genius!

Any other suggestions for non-toxic filler from clever green ATers out there?

For environmentally friendly filler, the guts from an old futon or worn out patio furniture both work well. If you can join a Freecycle group in your area you can probably get these things easily for free.
Love the cedar chip idea.

I read her blog post a few weeks ago, and I think she used bean bag filler. I spotted some at Walmart (I know, terrible) for about $12.00 that I am sure would do at least two poufs. If you really packed it in, I'm guessing it would be pretty firm for a while.

Eco? What about buckwheat hulls? Out of date rice?

Used throw pillows from yard sales and thrifts?

I've heard of people using plastic bags, so if they are not easily recycled in your area, that would hold off on them going to landfill.

Love this idea! For filling, you could also use dried beans, coconut fiber (coir) or hay. I think you can get coir and hay at bulk landscaping supply stores. Also like the cedar shavings idea. And if you could find dried lavander in bulk, that would be sweet!

@truepeacenik

... rice... has an expiration date...?

And how does one let that much rice "expire", assuming this is even possible? o.O

Somebody on another site also suggested old towels - seems like a great use for them.
@lepidoptery - haha no kidding!

FAB! Must make a few, my cats will love 'em.

Cute and cozy!