Pillow Palooza & Freezer Newspaper Stencil

Last calendar week I showed you lot some new fabrics as well as told you lot I was working on some novel pillows.  Pillows are 1 of the fastest pick-me-ups when you're feeling the ask for a change.

I've wanted to sweat adding inwards some other color to my color system (whatever that may be)...PINK!  When I chose the Waverly cloth for the dining room chairs, I was glad that at that topographic point was such a multifariousness of colors, including pinkish and red.  I experience similar I tin switch dorsum as well as forth amongst accent colors whenever the inspiration hits.  I guide maintain a pinkish striped throw that I picked upwardly for 70% off at Target finally Fall, as well as I've been waiting for Spring to draw it out.  

This large chair is getting the stink-eye for some novel upholstery, but that's non happening whatever fourth dimension soon.  So for now, I'll only distract you lot from the tiny cherry as well as tan cheque amongst some bold pillows.  I'm trying to convince myself that the chair reads neutral...if you lot squint as well as the low-cal is right.  :)

The black as well as white stripe is Premier Prints.  The Waverly brilliant floral is left over from the dining room chairs, as well as I in all probability made a large pattern error yesteryear repeating it inwards the living room.  Hopefully it's non likewise matchy-matchy, but I similar it as well as wanted some brilliant color on a pillow that wouldn't clash amongst the chairs across the room, so, I used what I had.

I also in all probability did a decorating no-no yesteryear using to a greater extent than than 1 creature impress inwards a room...you're going to boot me off of your weblog list! 

But does it actually count since 1 is pink?  I don't mean value so.

 (sneaky piddling photo-bomber)

The leopard as well as pinkish zebra are both from Hobby Lobby.  The leopard comes inwards a actually pretty blueish colorway likewise if that's to a greater extent than your thing.

This is my novel favorite affair to produce when making pillows...

add a piddling surprise amongst the zipper color!  Really no 1 would know it's there, but I do.  I confess, I didn't invention contrasting colored zippers on purpose.  Last twelvemonth our JoAnn cloth shop was moving locations, as well as had a huge sale at the former store.  I bought almost every invisible zipper they had left...for 75% off.  I mean value I ended upwardly amongst over 20.  Zippers are expensive, thus I stocked up!  So, instantly if I don't guide maintain a color that would agree the pillow as well as disappear, I alternative a fun color that complements it.

By the way, I work plume inserts inwards all of my throw pillows.  We don't guide maintain allergy issues, as well as naught compares to the fluffiness you lot larn from a plume pillow.  I also brand all of my pillows amongst an envelope dorsum or a hidden zipper thus they are slow to switch out.  The Nester wrote a post service amongst a neat give-and-take inwards the comments almost plume pillows here.

Now, on to my favorite novel pillow of the bunch.  If you lot follow me on Instagram you lot got a sneak peek a few days ago.

  

I beloved this pattern of ribbon trim, thus I decided to sweat it out.  It wasn't hard, only fourth dimension consuming as well as it took lots of pinning as well as standard to larn the pattern inwards place.  I basically marked the border where I wanted it as well as starting pinning the ribbon downwardly every bit I went.  Then, I sewed it downwardly on both edges, but you lot could easily work cloth gum also.

Ever since reading almost freezer newspaper a few years agone from Julie, who is the queen of freezer newspaper stencils I think, I've wanted to sweat it.  I bought a gyre ages agone as well as finally got some to using it. 

I considered making a novel pillow amongst a large monogrammed "G", but didn't guide maintain the patience to hold back for it to travel made.  So, when I remembered the freezer newspaper play tricks I decided to laissez passer on it a try.

Just similar I did for my numbered bar stools, I printed the missive of the alphabet I wanted to work off of the computer, as well as and then traced it onto the apartment (not shiny) side of the freezer paper.  After cutting out the middle amongst an x-acto knife, my stencil was fix to go! 

The beauty of using freezer newspaper is that you lot work your hot, dry out Fe to fuse it temporarily to fabric, thus the edges are overnice as well as sealed.

Then, I used acrylic pigment as well as a foam brush as well as dabbed the pigment on.  Make certain you lot guide maintain some newspaper nether your fabric, every bit the pigment volition most probable bleed through.  One coat in all probability would guide maintain been enough, but I went over it 1 time again afterwards a few minutes to brand certain everything was covered.

The 2nd of truth...most of the missive of the alphabet looked great, but at that topographic point were a few places where I must non guide maintain pressed the edges skilful plenty because it bled through a piddling bit.  It was slow plenty to fix amongst a tiny paintbrush.

The best component division is, this projection terms me almost $2!  I already had the paint, freezer paper, as well as the cloth was left over from the bookshelf skirts inwards the office, thus all I bought was the ribbon.  However, what it lacked inwards front-end terms I made upwardly amongst fourth dimension spent on it.

  

I can't hold back to demo you lot my novel favorite piddling corner where this pillow landed.

  

In the adjacent few days I promise to start changing out from wintertime accessories to spring, as well as the pillows are the commencement patch to that puzzle.  It's already starting to experience similar spring!

How almost you?  What especial would you lot purchase a ton of if you lot flora an amazing deal?  Have you lot decorated for jump yet?  Do you lot work plume inserts?  Have you lot used freezer newspaper for a arts and crafts projection before?  Tell me.  I desire to know.

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