Recently I have been creating quite a few DIY projects for
Mia’s Toddler room and for the new baby’s room.
I was searching the Internet for cute name pillows and wasn’t having any
luck with that. I found plenty of
cushions, but not bed pillows.
I bought Mia a crib pillow from Ikea a while back but she
didn’t want to use it and wanted a regular size pillow. So instead of just forgetting about the Ikea pillow, I thought I might as well doodle or draw on the pillowcase for it. Maybe write her name, hoping that would get
her to use it. Well it worked and the DIY
was successful, although time consuming!
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Here are the steps to your very own
DIY Name Pillow!
Step One
Once you have picked your pillowcase, insert a hard board or
piece of paper. It will make it easier
to write on! Once that has been inserted
use a pencil and ruler to draw out your letters. I drew the letters free-hand but you can
print off specific fonts and trace them or create a stencil to use. The size of the font/lettering will be
determined by the pillowcase size and where you would like to place the
letters.
Step Two
After I drew out the letters I traced them with my black StainedSharpie Fabric marker, which I purchased from Walmart Canada. I took my time and tried to lift instead of
drag the ruler as to not smudge the marker.
Once my letters were traced it was time to come up with a design. I debated on whether or not to use color and
decided against it. I then proceeded to
create linear patterns with some dots.
Step Three
Once I completed my design, I let the marker dry for about
24hrs. I then washed the pillow in the
washer with cold water. This obviously
washed the pillow, but it also removed any leftover pencil marks. I let the pillow hang dry and ironed it.
Step Four
Show the kid! Mia
loved her pillowcase because it had her name on it and Mommy made it!
I also loved how it turned out. I would have liked the black color to be
darker, it is almost on the grey side.
Another negative was that I used the WHOLE black marker for the one
pillowcase. All in all, we are both happy!
If you try your own DIY pillowcase, please be sure to share it with us!
- Alessia
xoxo

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