DIY Stenciled Drop Cloth Pillow Cover

This DIY stenciled pillow cover is the perfect way to easily create a custom pillow while using up extra fabric on hand. The pretty decor will serve as a reminder of our  blessings this holiday season and all year long.

Well, if you’ve been hanging around here lately, then you’re not going to be surprised by today’s post. Not one bit.

You see, today, I not only combine my love for my Silhouette Cameo and contact paper, but also drop cloths! Three of my new favorite things. 🙂

When I got to thinking about all the things that I am thankful for, I just kept going back to one word: “Blessed.” I am incredibly blessed with a fabulous husband; beautiful & wonderful daughter; lots of loving, extended family; loyal friends; a beautiful home; a gracious Savior and so many other things.

So, I decided to make a craft using the word “Blessed.” I am in need of some more throw pillows. Well, need’s not really the right word. But I have a small stack of pillow inserts in my home just waiting for someone to make or buy pillow covers for them.

I had some extra drop cloth material left over from my curtains, and I’m kind of obsessed with stencils and paints. So, what they hey! My thankful craft plan was formed. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. See my full disclosure policy here.

Supplies for DIY Stenciled Drop Cloth Pillow Cover

• Drop cloth pillow cover in the size of your choice. Mine was 20 inches x 20 inches and I used this tutorial to make it.
• Silhouette Cameo
• Contact paper
• Design in the Silhouette Studio
• Scrap piece of cardboard to slip in my pillow
• Foam craft brush

First, I made the pillow cover. I used my other pillow covers to measure out my material. I didn’t have quite as much drop cloth material as I wanted, so I ended up making the pillows to be 20×20 inches. The pillow insert it for a 26×26 inch pillow cover, but I like a full pillow. So, it worked.

If you need a tutorial on how to make an easy pillow cover, I wrote a tutorial HERE.

I used my Silhouette and contact paper again to create the stencil. You can read about how to create stencils with contact paper HERE. This time using a script word to stencil was much easier than when I used it on my pallet signs, because I learned how to weld with my Silhouette. Basically it cut the one word as one piece instead of each individual letter. World officially rocked!

I inserted a piece of cardboard into the pillow before I painted to keep the paint from seeping through to the back of the pillow.

I used the same font for “Blessed” as I used on my pallet signs: Chopin Script. And I super love the laurels that you see floating around on Pinterest and other places in chalkboard art. So, I found this digital file on etsy and converted the .png file to a cut file. I used this tutorial to show me how to convert it. I loved learning how to do that! It gives me so many options!!

Once I had the stencils made, I placed them on the pillow, pulled the designs out and started stenciling. I did use my Pampered Chef food scraper to press down the contact paper stencil before painting. It really helps to seal it down and not let the paint get underneath.

So, I didn’t just take my paint brush and start swiping the pillow, I used a little foam stenciling brush and dabbed the paint on in an up and down motion. You’ll want to be sure and use just enough paint to color the fabric. Too much paint and you’ll push it under the stencil and not get crisp lines.

Once I finished painting, I pulled the stencils up and admired my work. 🙂 I loved it! It was so simple and free {to me} because I just used items I had on hand. Nothing better!

 

What are you thankful for this season? Are you blessed?