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!
ooh, SO cute! Love the glitter details! I'm a new follower :)
Adorable.
Adorable! Such a wonderful Idea! <3!!!
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Cute Pillow! We are so glad that you linked up to our "Strut Your Stuff Saturday". We hope you will come back next Saturday and share another idea! -The Sisters
This is SOOO cute! :) Love that heart, and it's absolutely perfect for V-Day! Crystal, I adore your projects! They are always so lovely–I look forward to them!
Love it! No pun intended!
Very sweet!
So cute!
This is just perfect for valentines day!! I would love it if you linked this up to my party!!
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So cute! LOVE it;)
Rachel
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Such a cute idea, and a great post! I'm having a linky party as well, and would love for you to join it! Here is the link https://www.thesouthernproductqueen.com/one-stop-s… Thanks for sharing!
Thats awesome…I cant believe its paint…it looks like an iron on! Awesome…I hope you will link up with me here:
https://www.thegingerbreadblog.com/2012/01/recipe-ensenada-style-fish-tacos.html
I just adore this pillow! I love how clean and simple it looks and seems really easy to make. I pinned it!! :)
Your pillow is sooo cute! What a great deal. I just went to my $$ tree today. We never have anything good.
thanks for linking up to catch as catch can
gail
Love it!
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I love it!! So cute and festive. Great project!
Lina
very nice! And yes, every girl needs something sparkly and glittery once in a while!
Beautiful!
Great pillow for all year! Glad I found your blog. I'm following you now. Stop by anytime, and follow to so we can keep in touch. Lori
Adorable! Gotta get by the Dollar store quick!