I thought I'd pop in today to show a peek at one of the projects I did for our guest bedroom. I am in love with bold graphic pillows, especially when paired with solids. However, I don't love the STEEP price tag that often accompany these trendy pillows. At $60-$100 a pop, I decided to come up with a way to create my own.
Since I needed a black and white pillow for this particular room, I decided the easiest route would be to sew a simple envelope pillow from white canvas material and use a sharpie to draw on my pattern.
I'll share with ya how I did this, but first, let's peek at the pillow!
Not bad, eh?
My original inspiration were these Windsor Smith Riad Jet fabric pillows in a room designed by Caitlin Wilson
via Decorpad
I guarantee those are a MUCH higher quality than my little $5 sharpie pillows, but nonetheless, I think I managed to pull off a similar look! :)
So, here's how I did it:
First, you'll want to decide what sort of pattern you want to do. As long as it repeats, this diagram will work for any pattern.
I used a plain piece of computer paper, but if you want a sturdier stencil, use cardstock or posterboard.
Next, now that you have your stencil pattern, determine where you want the pattern to repeat on your pillow. Then trace it on.
I wanted a chunky line, so I drew another line inside each shape and colored in between them with the sharpie.
So, here's how I did it:
First, you'll want to decide what sort of pattern you want to do. As long as it repeats, this diagram will work for any pattern.
I used a plain piece of computer paper, but if you want a sturdier stencil, use cardstock or posterboard.
Next, now that you have your stencil pattern, determine where you want the pattern to repeat on your pillow. Then trace it on.
I wanted a chunky line, so I drew another line inside each shape and colored in between them with the sharpie.