Because I focus on quick crafts here, I went small with my stencils. You can definitely do some really amazing things with the all-over stencils and wall stencils. I LOVE the amazing room and furniture transformations I see using stencils, but you can also add some really cool touches to a room without touching the walls or furniture, too!
I thought I’d try my hand at stenciling on fabric, by making a pillow cover and using some acrylic paints.
- The stencil of your choice. Cutting Edge has so many stencil designs to choose from, and they can scale them to just about any size you need for your project.
- 44″ x 19″ fabric of your choice for a 18″ square pillow
- 18″ pillow form – or use your existing pillows (you will need to adjust your measurements for other sizes of pillows)
- Acrylic paints in your room’s color scheme
- Textile medium (available right next to the acrylic paints)
- Paintbrush
- Iron
- Basic sewing supplies
Because you should really stencil first, I’m going to show you the stenciling first – though you’ll notice my pillow cover is already finished. Cutting Edge has a You Tube Channel to show you the techniques for working on all kinds of surfaces, so check that out first if this is your first time. I will point out a few things I learned as I worked (including why a nice flat piece of fabric is important) – but I’m going to send you over to the tutorial for stenciling on fabric at the Cutting Edge Stencils blog. Gabi does a fantastic job explaining how to use your stencil on fabric – so there’s no point in me repeating it all here!
You could do this to add a pop of color or a holiday touch depending on the occasion, and switch your covers up as often as you want – because a pillow cover stores in a much smaller space than an entire pillow – and the DIY-factor is always a plus. Yes, I made this, thank you. ;)
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Disclosure – I received a stencil and supplies from Cutting Edge Stencils for the purpose of this review. The opinions in this post are my own.
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Camille says
So cute! I think I might do this non-Christmas for some toss pillows for my bed!
Evelyn says
Such cute pillows and great colors:) Makes me wish to try stenciling again. Thank you so much for sharing at Freedom Fridays.
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Jessi Wohlwend says
Way cool! I love the way you overlapped some of the snowflakes; they look fantastic! I just bought my first stencil and have plans to use it soon, I'm so excited :-) Thanks so much for sharing this at The Fun In Functional!
Kathryn Ferguson Griffin says
Great idea! So pretty! Thank you for sharing. Visiting from Bear Rabbit Bear. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/07/make-it-pretty-monday-week-6.html Wishing you a grand rest of the week. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Danni Baird says
That is one good looking pillow! If only I didn't stink at stenciling! You do a great job of it though!
Full Circle Creations says
I adore snowflakes. Your pillow turned out great. Thanks so much for sharing at the All Star Block Party.
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Heather says
Thanks for sharing this great project on the All Star Block Party!! And your tree necklace too. Still trying to figure out what project I have that you would like so we can swap.
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Kadie says
I LOVE your pillow!! I always love snowflakes because we don't get many of them here!!:) I really like the colors and the stencil does look easy to use. How fun!
Dot says
Such a beautiful pillow!! I bet it is nicer to work on Christmas things now than when there is so much craziness going on later. The snow shoveling, family get-togethers, shopping, etc.
Heather says
I love these easy pillows with the envelope closing – makes it so much easier to change things up,
allisamazing says
What a cute pillow and a great tutorial!
Terry says
I love the colours that you chose for this project and agree that it must be nicer to do Christmas crafts without the surrounding craziness, lol.
Cathy Kennedy says
Cool idea! I like stuff like this, but frequently find myself admiring others' work and not actually doing any of the DIY myself. ^.^