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I am sharing today my 12 Days of Christmas Pillow and TUTORIAL at… { give me a second here I am really enjoying the dream} CraftGOSSIP!
According to my husband anything that has SUGAR is NOT good for the children.
Because he is such a good father every year during Halloween he tries his best to take away from the children as much candy as he can.
In his effort to assure that the candy is good for them he will go through the painful SACRIFICE of trying one and each piece of candy that they get… Ha!
During Christmas he cares SO MUCH about Santa that no matter how many cookies we bake he needs to try all of St Nicholas’s as well…
…Again he doesn’t want our old jolly Santa to get sick 
These Christmas pillows were inspired by my sweet husband and pretty much designed by my children…
Santa we need to explain…
We love these pillows…and we hope Santa loves them too
TUTORIAL
You’ll need for this project fabric, fabric paint, brushes and your stencils.
For the “letter” pillow I used a napkin from Target {they come in a set of two} and canvas fabric for the envelope.
1
MAKE YOUR PILLOW CASES
For the letter pillow I placed the stencil on top of the folded napkin to decide the size of the pillow.
{ Do NOT transfer your stencil yet}
I cut the extra fabric….
…and I sewed the ends leaving one side open. Don’t close it yet since you have to stencil it.
For the envelope pillow I actually made an envelope… I love the back!
2
STENCILED THE PILLOWS
Here is where the real fun begins.
You know what to do… first transfer your vinyl. Don’t throw away the backing paper, put it inside of the pillow case right under the stencil just in case the paint bleeds through the fabric. As they say in Spain “It is better to prevent than to cure “
Second get your paint ready.
I used for my pillows SoSoft Fabric Paint from DecoArt. I have used acrylic paint before but I will never again.
This paint was SO smooth and easy to apply. I loved it!
I used the white one for my letter to santa pillow…
Make sure you use a flat brush like the one in the picture to tap the paint.
DO NOT BRUSH IT. TAP IT!
I did two coats since the fabric really absorbs the paint.
For the envelope I used DecoArt Red SoSoft Paint…
This red is so pretty, just PERFECT!
Do the same thing place your vinyl stencil and paint… After the paint is dry peel the vinyl off.
I love this part when you start to see all the details as they come PERFECTLY alive!
I adore the stamps…
At this point you’ll have something like this.
Darn CUTE!
If this is your first time using vinyl stencils click HERE for a more detailed TUTORIAL.
3
Finish YOUR PILLOWS
Just fill them up or insert a pillow inside. Close the last ends and you are done!
Here is the envelope…
…and here is the letter!
Oh, the joy!
…Do you see that EXTRA napkin I am making a set to a very special friend of mine. I would say her name but I’m afraid she is watching
I love Christmas… I really do!
I love Christmas!
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in would love to buy the stencils!!! How much?
Still wanting to buy those stencils. Thanks!!!
How do I make or where do you get the stencils for the letter.
You need a vinyl machine to make them or I can sell the stencils to you.
I hope this helps!
I love the Santa pillows. In just discovered your site, and I was wondering if I could purchase the Santa pillow stencils to make for my grandkids?
Thanks, Juanita
Love love these!
I featured them today: http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/2011/11/time-to-shine-features-no-45.html
Thank you so much Courtney!
Desiree, I love these cushions and the story behind them.
I wonder if you’d consider sharing this at my Simply Christmas Inspitaion Party at http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/2011/11/yay.html
Festive hugs ~ Kerryanne
Wow these pillows are so stinkin’ adorable!
I said HI on Craft Gossip
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I follow your blog!
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Lina & Fancy Frugal Life
Am a happy follower! Love these!!! Sooo much.
Lina @ Fancy Frugal life
Pinned it!
Lina@Fancy Frugal Life
Those are adorable. I love the red one.
Jamie
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P.S. I have another giveaway going on right now. Would love you to stop by and check it out.
been to CraftGossip..can you tell I want to WIN….SMILE…don’t know how to pin-it or I would…
charlene
I am following you…..:)
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Charlene girl,
You are one of the winners of the GIVEAWAY!
Congrats!
I stopped by Craft gossip and left a comment!
I “Like” you on facebook.
I just came across your wonderful Blog.
I am your newest follower!
Love those pillows.
I stopped by Craft Gossip and left you a message. esterling1923 at gmail dot com
I liked you on FB and left some love:-) esterling1923 at gmail dot com.
Oh what adorable pillows you make. I’d love to win! I am a GFC follower under esterling1923 at gmail dot com and an email subscriber under bimbi9 at verizon dot net. Thanks for a chance to win.
So clever! I love Christmas too. Visiting from Serenity Now.
crafty texas girls
Cute idea! I love how they turned out! I said hi at craft gossip.
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I like The 36th Avenue on Facebook.
I’m a follower and I want these cute pillows!
Love the pillows..love your creativity!
Thank You Sharon!
i think these just might be the cutest things EVER!!!!!! i sooooo mean it!!!!! they are just unbelievable!!!! i love love love them!!!!!!!!! you are so creative and talented and your presentation just seeds me into a frenzie!!! i will be blogging about these tomorrow!!! : )
Thank you my friend!
You are so good to me!
Love your cute pillows. But I love everything that you do!
I spread the gossip on CraftGossip!
And I shared on FB wall. Too cute for words!
Desire’e I wish I was as creative as you! These are adorable! I shared on FB page
You’ve been Pinned! I <3 these pillows!
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I like you on FB.
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I follow you!
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I already liked 36th Avenue on Facebook!
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I am already following 36th Avenue.
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I’ve gone and say hay!!! on graftgossip = )
I’ve shared the contest with all my fb friends = )
I’m already a follower of your blog since the bigging = ) keep up the great insperations…
I’ve been a follower of your fb page right from the bigging. I love all your designs = ) you inspire me all the time
I’ve already pinned your pillows before i knew it was for the contest. I loved them so much and wanted a pair for my bedroom = ) I’m such a big kid when it comes to christmas time
pinned it – had to repin since direct pin kept giving me the 500 message… and now it won’t bring me to it… grrr. here’s my pinterest boards http://pinterest.com/ironjenny/ and it’s under my Christmas board
I shared your giveway on Facebook now PICK MEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
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Oh my gosh Des these are the cutest things!! You amaze me with all your creativity! Love them! I need to make some for my kids they would love them too!!
These are SO cute, Desiree!! Love them! Such a fun idea.
These pillows are so cute!!! You did a great job, as always!
Ok, those are ADORABLE! I will be back in the morning!
Susan
Love these!! That stamp pillow is just too cute! I have always avoided the stenciled pillows due to the roughness but I’ll have to try it now. I’ll be back in tomorrow to try and win me a pair of these!!
I just adore the pillows. How cute is that Dear Santa one? And thank you so much for sharing about the So Soft paint. I’ve always hated how rough stencil paints turn out on fabric. I’ll definitely be giving this one a try.
If I had kids I would make this pillow! In fact I just saw it on Pinterest and I thought how neat and pinned it:) I’m in love with it:)
LOVE these so much! Such a clever idea.
Thank you! They are so much FUN!
I am simply amazed by you always. These are so cute and full of fun whimsy! Happy, happy, happy! LOVE THEM and I WANT THEM! Every time you post I can’t click fast enough! ♥ Hugs my friend!
Love them!!! Hope to be a lucky winner than!!! Thanks for sharing:)