So I splurged on the covers {ha} and spent the time on the embellishing part. And honestly, it took me an hour to do all five? {There's a duplicate not pictured, since it's going up in the guest bedroom...}
To make your own, you need a computer, Word {ick, but sometimes that's all you've got} or a graphics program, some fabric paint, a couple of foam brushes, scissors {an exacto knife works much better} and freezer paper.


I mixed my own color for the blue, but the yellow is straight out of the bottle. Once you have your freezer paper stencils ironed to your pillows, put a piece of cardboard in the middle to avoid bleeding onto the back and start applying your paint making sure to press straight down onto the pillow to avoid bleeding under the stencil. It's not likely but it can happen and you'll be sad when you remove the stencil and you have a blob outside the line...
That's it, it's easy! The hardest part is picking what you want for your designs. Enjoy the process!
4 comments:
So cute! I used freezer paper to decorate the tote bags for preschool teachers, and I'm itching to do it again! My family abuses pillows, but maybe I'll put a scooter on a tote! That would be adorable! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
freezer paper tip: you can cut a piece for the size of your printer and put it through just like paper! print onto the non-waxy side.
A scooter tote bag! I might have to steal that one!!
Brilliant! But my designs were too close to the edges and I would have needed the safety space anyway...but I'm going to remember that for when/if I do clothes...
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