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L’Amour Stenciled Throw Pillows

January 27, 2015 by jessa 3 Comments

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L'amour Stenciled Throw Pillows

Well hello there! I thought I’d pop in and show you my not so Valentine-y Valentine’s throw pillows, I made over the weekend. I’m still recovering from Christmas and all the decor (it’s fun to put up, but a pain to put away) and didn’t want to go crazy with red and pink hearts all over (at least not yet.) It’s no secret that I love stencils. Stencils are fantastic because there are so many different ways you can use them. So when I saw the French Love Letter Wall Stencil from Royal Design Studio, I knew right away it would be perfect for some romantic throw pillows. The French typography is classic and the little hearts make it cute.

L'Amour Stenciled Throw Pillows

I grabbed a couple of linen pillow covers and washed and dried them without any fabric softener. I then ironed them, as good as one can iron linen (I really dislike ironing) focusing on the seams so that they are somewhat straight. I then cut a piece of cardboard almost the same size as the pillow cover and inserted it inside to keep the paint from seeping through.

Supplies:

  • Pillow covers
  • cardboard
  • duct tape
  • stencil
  • stipple brush
  • DecoArt Americana Acrylic paint in Lamp Black
  • DecoArt Dazzling Metalics in Luminous Gold
  • DecoArt Americana Fabric Painting Medium

L'Amour Stenciled Throw Pillow

When using stencils in the past, like the Holly Berry Stenciled Ribbon, I used foam pouncers (affiliate link). This time I tried stenciling using stipple brushes (affiliate link), which I felt really helped me control the amount of paint I was putting on the pillow cover at any given time.

L'Amour Stenciled Throw Pillow

So I used the prettiest duct tape that I could find and taped the back of the pillow cover to the table and the stencil to the table. I didn’t want those babies to be able to move a millimeter.

L'Amour Stenciled Throw Pillow

On a plate I mixed the fabric medium into the black and gold paint. Then dabbed the stipple brush into the paint. Always dab off some of the paint on the plate or a scrap paper so that you don’t get a glob of paint on the stencil. I used a small, circular motion with the brush to apply the paint to the pillow cover. At first I tried painting one line in light a coat of paint, letting it dry, painting the next line and then returning to that area. But I found when I did that, the stencil moved slightly so I had to be extra careful. I then decided it would be easiest to just get the paint on in one coat.

L'Amour Stenciled Throw Pillows

Once done painting, I waited until the paint was dry before removing the cardboard.

L'Amour Stenciled Throw Pillows

The pillows turned out really nicely. Even the Mr. thought I had bought them!

xoxo

 

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  1. Kristine

    January 28, 2015 at 10:21 am

    Oh. My. Gosh! I love these – so super cute! Totally pinning!

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  2. KC Coake

    January 28, 2015 at 7:09 pm

    Oh my gosh! These are absolutely gorgeous! You did an amazing job. I’d love to have a pair of these in my house. Gonna have to try this someday.

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  3. Kati

    February 14, 2016 at 11:26 pm

    I love the stenciled fabric! So pretty. And it can stay out all year since it’s not super Valentiney.

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