After I labeled everything I possibly could with my DIY Chalkboard Labels, there was still a large roll of contact paper left over. Scrambling my brain for ideas it occurred to me that contact paper might make a good stencil. I figured vinyl works great as stencil why not contact paper? You can only imagine my excitement when it worked. Ahhh think of the possibilities. Inexpensive DIY contact paper stencils galore! Maybe you’re thinking duh Crystal where have you been? But I had no idea. So I was excited to make a Valentine’s Day LOVE Pillow out of it.
My inspiration for this pillow came from the I <3 NY logo and LOVE sculpture.
To make your own contact paper stencil cut out your design and use the negative portion. I played around with different fonts using my cricut but you could use an X-ACTO knife if you don’t own a cutting machine.
You don’t need fabric ink either. Just mix any acrylic paint with fabric medium (equal parts).
To make the slipcover affix your stencil onto the fabric
Using a foam pouncer dab the paint on, letting each letter dry completely before moving onto the next.
It’s a little hard to see in the picture but the heart has glitter paint on top of the red acrylic paint. A girls gotta have glitter right? :)
FYI this zippered pillow cover is from the dollar store. This was the last one but I’m hoping they get more in. So run to your dollar store and see if they have any left.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a fabulous weekend!
LOVE it!
LOVE this!! Thank you so much for stopping by to share!
This pillow is gorgeous! Love Love LOVE it! Thanks for linking up and sharing at Craft Monkey'n Monday! I pinned this project and shared it on the Craft Monkey FB page!
Such a simple yet eye-catching design… I LOVE it!
This is great! I need new pillows and am thinking about doing something like this. Thanks for inspiring me this week!
~Julie @ Singing Three Little Birds
LOVE this pinning
Natasha xxx
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Wow! What a lovely idea.. thanks for linking up!
Love
Hani
Beautiful! I have always love the "LOVE" logo like that and I love the color combo of red/black/white!
This is awesome! I cannot thank you enough for sharing the bit about the fabric medium to equal parts paint for the fabric paint- I am going to get some today!
~Jen
Hey Crystal-
Just letting you know that you are featured at Creative Juice tonight. Have a good one.
p.s. I did just buy my Cameo. :)
Holy Moly – just like your other 50 comments {wink} I love this! I am featuring it at my party this week!
I found you on Tip Junkie. Would you please share this with my readers for our Fun Stuff Fridays Valentine's Linky Party? I think it would be a great fit. https://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/02/14-days-of-valentines-fun-stuff-fridays.html
What a cute project! I love it so much that I decided to feature it in our roundup of handmade throw pillows! Check it out here: https://www.favecraftsblog.com/diy-pillows/
Have a great day!