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Stenciled linen pillows…..

February 4, 2013 By Jennifer

I am a pillow lover.It goes along with my obsession of lampshades and tea towels.I thought you would love how to paint your own stenciled linen pillows too!

I love making my own pillows with stencils because it is  a nice way to get a custom look with out spending a lot. I also love making my own stencils. I used to do it all of the time when I was doing hand painted furniture.

How to stencil on linen for your own custom fabric

I like to use this kind of textile ink.

It’s for screen printing, but I use it for all kinds of fabric crafts all of the time. By volume it’s cheaper than fabric paint, it’s a bit thicker (You can thin it with water if you want.), and lasts much longer. After it’s heat set it’s very colorfast. It’s also non-toxic. I buy mine when they are on sale or with a 40% off coupon at the craft stores.

 There aren’t as many color choices as fabric paint, but they have all of the primaries,secondary’s and black and white, so you can mix your own colors. I save old jelly jars and pickle jars to keep the custom paint colors in. You an also use fabric paint with this project. It’s all personal preference. I just prefer screen printing ink.
I like to use a foam craft dauber to get the right amount of ink.
How to stenicl on linen
 I just lay my craft stencil down and pounce away. I’ll use painter’s tape to tape it down if I want to make sure it doesn’t move.
I just overlay my stencils  and try different pressures to get different looks.
 Anything can be a stencil . This bird cut-out is from a Christmas card! I also used a  doily stencil too. Sometimes I like to use letter or number stencils like I did on this tray project.
How to stencil on fabric for your own custom pillows
After my ink dries, I heat set it,sew my pillow and stuff it.
Make your own custom stenciled linen pillows
 It’s a great way to get those custom colors or images you just can’t find in the store, and there are so many stencils you can choose from.
Happy Stenciling!
Jen

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Comments

  1. Sassy Southern Lady says

    February 4, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    Where did you get the paint? Your pillow is wonderful.

  2. poppilinnstudios says

    February 4, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    Beautiful! Love the color and design.

  3. Christy @ MCH PHOTOGRAPHY says

    February 4, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    Pretty, What a great idea

  4. Dee @ A Lapin Life says

    February 4, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    I love your stenciled pillow.

  5. Helen Dandan says

    February 4, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    Your pillow is beautiful. Very creative to use old Christmas cards as stencils. I live close to you in Carpentersville, IL. What a great project since we are in the middle of a snow storm right now. When you say you heat set the pillow is that just running a hot iron over it after its done? I hope I can meet you one day your blog is such a inspiration.

    God Bless you.

  6. ℳartina @ Northern Nesting says

    February 4, 2013 at 1:57 pm

    I love it!!

  7. ChiPPy!-SHaBBy! says

    February 4, 2013 at 2:39 pm

    LoVe the BiRdie P*I*L*L*O*W…
    Jeanine Burkhardt

  8. Mary says

    February 4, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    It is fabulous and very Anthro. Thanks for all the fabric paint tips. I’m going to have to try those screen paint.

  9. Luisa Chandler says

    February 4, 2013 at 3:13 pm

    Very creative ideas to make stencils from!!!

  10. Tammy @ A Walk in the Countryside says

    February 4, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    Beautiful! Love the colors and shapes!! Thanks for sharing your tutorial! Have a blessed week!

  11. Katie @ Creatively Living says

    February 4, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    I really like how that turned out! Beautiful!
    –Katie

  12. Carol says

    February 4, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    This pillow is wonderful, Jen! I adore the the color combo.

  13. Junkchiccottage says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    Jennifer,
    The pillow is beautiful. I love the design and colors so pretty.
    Kris

  14. Kelly Rinzema says

    February 4, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    I love the colors you used, so fun and perfect for spring!

  15. Andrea says

    February 4, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    gorgeous! you make this look way too easy! Love the outcome. I, too, am a lover/hoarder of pillows.

  16. City Farmhouse says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:56 pm

    Beautiful Jen! I am a pillow gal so when I saw the thumbnail I had to click. Great job!Jen

  17. chateau chic says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:57 pm

    Love the colors and design you used on this pillow. So pretty!!
    Mary Alice

  18. Anne says

    February 4, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    Beautiful Jen! LOVE this technique even I can do this ;-). Your pillow is so pretty!Love the colors you chose too!
    xx
    Anne

  19. Presvytera Eleni says

    February 5, 2013 at 1:06 am

    Jen how do you know exactly the inspiration I am looking for, at exactly the right time? The blue is a color I have toying with to complement the living room. Love it and hadn’t thought of using the screen paint. So beautiful, thanks so much! Eleni

  20. janet says

    February 5, 2013 at 3:24 am

    Beautiful..

  21. 8)(8 says

    February 5, 2013 at 6:20 am

    That’s so pretty. I have a pillow obsession too and so does my daughter. She is teaching herself to sew and has made two pillows. This is something she could try.

    Thank you!

  22. Angelina- JoJo & Eloise says

    February 5, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    This is Beautiful!!The color combination is Lovely!
    xo
    Angelina

  23. Leslie Stewart says

    February 6, 2013 at 1:24 am

    Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for the tips!
    Leslie
    House on the Way

  24. Tammy Henderson says

    February 6, 2013 at 2:24 am

    This is just one Beautiful pillow it really caught my eye over at Savvy Southern Style. Would love it if you would come by and Share it at Share It One More Time http://www.onemoretimeevents.com/2013/02/share-it-one-more-time-feature-5-and.html new follower

  25. Sandy says

    February 6, 2013 at 11:05 am

    I’m impressed and am so happy you posted the
    paint you used…
    Wonderful job.
    Pinning
    Sandy

  26. Michelle Hillard says

    February 6, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    I have never liked any stenciled fabric- it always looks, well, stenciled. This, however, is GORGEOUS!!!!! I’m dying to do some now. I cannot begin to say how much I like it! Thank you!

  27. Cathy @ My 1929 Charmer says

    February 8, 2013 at 2:24 am

    So pretty! Love it.

  28. Laura Janning says

    February 8, 2013 at 10:39 am

    love the color combo. Featuring in my weekly wow’s on Saturday!

  29. lynn cockrell says

    February 8, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    Jen, I, too, am a great believer in screen print paid, namely Speedball. You just cannot beat it for vivid and lasting color, as I attest to on my blog “Mimi Mine.” Your bird pillow is great. What a good idea to use a Christmas card for a stencil!

  30. lynn cockrell says

    February 8, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    That should have been screen print “paint” in my previous comment. So much for my keyboarding expertise.

  31. decoratewithalittlebit.com says

    February 13, 2013 at 2:47 am

    Absolutely creative and what a beautiful result! I love pillows too 😉 Little Bit from http://www.DecorateWithaLittleBit.com

  32. Julie Boarder says

    February 13, 2013 at 12:29 pm

    Stunning! I love the texture you get by not filling in the stencil fully. Just found you through Savvy Southern Style and I’m now following.

  33. Judy K says

    February 13, 2013 at 1:40 pm

    What a great pillow. I love that you stenciled it. I would love for you to come and link this up to my Winter Blues Wednesday party going on right now (if you haven’t already). Hope to see you there.

  34. Gillianne says

    February 13, 2013 at 5:27 pm

    Found you from savvysouthernstyle. I’m a big-time linen-ohlic. Must say that I particularly like the colors and patterns you chose for this pillow (and appreciate the tip about screen printing ink). Lovely and, best of all, uniquely yours.

  35. Rachel O. says

    February 13, 2013 at 7:22 pm

    That pillow is so gorgeous!! I love how you stenciled it. I need to go buy some screen printing ink.

  36. Fancy Schmancy says

    June 25, 2013 at 1:40 am

    i would love to know where to get a stencil just like the Fleur De Lis stencil u used. ur work is beatiful!

  37. La says

    July 9, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I have been desperately searching
    for pillows for my newly painted décor and these are perfect!

  38. Dawn says

    March 16, 2014 at 9:17 am

    Love it!!!!

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