Fabric Painted Pillows Tutorial.

Happy Sunday everyone! I have been really tied up this week preparing for an unexpected trip! I will fill you in on that later.

I did manage to do a little project, though. I had some plain tan linen pillows in my bedroom that I've been wanting to spice up for a while. I decided to go for it with fabric paint.

*Note* I was not going for total perfection here...I wanted them to have a hand done quality. Here's what I started with...

 I removed the pillow forms and laid them out on the floor. (Brazen of me with no drop cloth, huh? Hehe! I am lazy sometimes!)

 I used painter's tape to mark off where I wanted the stripes to be, and pressed down firmly, but still not worrying about perfection...

 I used almost two small bottles of this paint, and a sponge brush.

 And, because I am impatient, a hair dryer to speed things along!

 Voila! My new pillow covers! They are still plain on the other side, incase I want that option again.

I also decided to bring back my old custom made bedding. I think I just like it better. Here's what they look like, though I may add more embellishment. See those little gold things? Those are pretty earrings a girlfriend gave me. I just stuck them in to see what I might like to do. 

 A few last close ups.

There you have it!! I am off to find some new lampshades today for lamps I bought this week. Of course I will share those with you as well. (After I tweak them a bit!) ;-)

Soak up the rest of your Sunday!! I'll be back tomorrow.

xo

-L.
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