Stenciled Holiday Pillow!

This pillow would look so cute on your sofa or in one of your bedrooms. It exudes that the holidays are upon us and is so easy to make. I took a pillow cover and a stencil and used fabric ink to create a fun holiday design. You can do it too.

Do-it-Yourself Holiday Pillow!

These are the materials needed in order to make the pillow:

• 20×20 Pillow Cover – I got mine from Ikea here, but you can also purchase a 18×18 Pillow Cover from Kohl’s here.
• 20×20 Pillow Form – I got mine from Ikea here but you can also purchase a 18×18 Pillow Form from Kohl’s here.
• Essential Stencils Christmas Sign Stencils – use code CWC at checkout for a discount.
• A Maker’s Studio Gel Art Ink – I used white and green for the red pillow. Gel Art Ink comes in 13 colors. You can use other types of paint as well.
• Chalk Art Spreader or Foam Dome Brush – if your budget is tight you can use alternative brushes, but with the Gel Art Ink these brushes are recommended.
• Frog Tape – I purchased mine at Walmart here.
• Iron – I purchased mine at Kohl’s here.

These are the instructions on how to make the holiday pillow.

1. Iron Pillow Cover. I like to wash my pillow cover first. I have pups so I usually wash my pillow covers, but if you’d don’t plan to wash the pillow cover that is fine too.
2. Place a paper bag or paper towel inside of the pillow cover so the paint does not leak to the opposite side.
3. Place Stencil on pillow cover.
4. Use Frog Tape to adhere stencil to pillow cover
5. Place a small amount of a A Maker’s Studio Gel Art Ink onto a paper plate or tupperware dish or directly onto the spreader.
6. Use foam brush or spreader to apply paint to pillow form.
7. Remove Stencil from pillow cover and allow ink to dry.
8. Place towel over pillow cover and use iron to heat set ink into fabric. Do not use the steam function on the iron. Hold iron in place approximately 2-5 minutes.
9. Insert pillow form into cover and enjoy your Holiday Pillow.
10. When washing your holiday pillow, turn the cover inside out and use cold water. Do not place in the dryer.

Here are step by step photos.

This DIY Holiday Pillow is on You Tube on the Create With Cynthia Channel. I made the video last year! I hope you enjoy. Please subscribe and hit the notifications button. You can watch the video here.

I hope you’ll try the Holiday Pillow and share with me how it turned out. Follow me on Facebook or Instagram and tag me on your project. Any of the colors can be used to create your own “One of a Kind” DIY Holiday Pillow. Then, enjoy the Bragging Rights. Don’t forget to shop at Essential Stencils and used code “CWC” for a discount at the checkout.

Now go out there and create something.

Cynthia

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Hey there, Sweet friends, today on the blog I am making a Holiday Pillow with Essential Stencils and A Maker’s Studio Gel Art Ink.

Holiday Essential Stencils and A Maker’s Studio Gel!

For this Super Cute Holiday Pillow, I combined the Holiday Essential Stencils and A Maker’s Studio Gel Art Inks.  All of these products can be purchased on my website.

Six Things Needed for this Holiday Pillow

In order to make this Super Cute Holiday Pillow, you need six things.

Here is what you need:

• Pillow Sleeve, I purchased mine from Ikea
• Essential Stencils
• A Maker’s Studio Gel Art Inks
• Foam Brush
• Chalk Art Scraper
• Paper or Cardboard
• Iron

You can watch the video here to see how to recreate this gem!

Tips when using the Gel Art Inks from A Maker’s Studio.

• To complete project, heat set with 250 degree iron.
• Wash inside out in cold water.
• Do not put in dryer.

The Essential Stencils was a 3 pack of Christmas Signs and so I decided to make a double sided pillow.

Have a wonderful Holiday Season and make it “Merry and Bright!”

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