*This beautiful stencil was sponsored by Cutting Edge Stencils but all views and opinions of this product are my own!*
I’m back with another great stenciled pillow project for you from Paint a Pillow, a sister company to Cutting Edge Stencils. Can I say how amazing these pillow kits are? They come all set up and ready to paint. There is cardboard inserted into the pillow to give a hard surface for painting. It is placed inside a kit which holds the stencil in place while painting. It’s so easy and then the actual part of stenciling doesn’t take that long.
Stenciling your pillow is fairly easy and it comes with instructions on how to do it properly with your pillow kit. You can also find detailed instructions on their website. I would advise, as they share in their directions, to start with the lighter colors first. With my previous pillow I did for Halloween, I didn’t use a paintbrush and I just used a roller so I didn’t need to worry about switching colors. They do work a little differently.
Not only am I teaming up with Cutting Edge Stencils for this project but also with 18 other talented bloggers for our Create and Share Monthly Challenge. We take one item and make something unique with that item. It’s so fun to see what everyone creates and man these girls are talented ladies! Here are the months where I have participated!
Now onto the how-to of the pillow! Here is what I started with and the paint colors I chose were Turquoise, Pink, Violet, and Yellow for the stars on top of the trees.
I started with the yellow and painted each star and the moved from the lighter colors all the way to the darkest colors when painting my pillow. As you can see I started painting the small stripes in the second tree on the left purple but I ended up not loving that choice.
I needed a smaller brush to paint this and unfortunately didn’t have any on hand. In our Create and Share group we like to make our projects unique so I decided to use some fabric paint which you can buy at any craft store or the paint a pillow website. I put the glue where the small stripes were and then sprinkled some silver glitter on top and I LOVE how it turned out! Makes it just a little bit more unique and sparkly…I love sparkly things! 🙂
All that’s left to do is let everything dry and then insert the pillow inside of the cover and you have a beautiful handmade pillow! I typically don’t use bright colors with my holiday decor but I thought it would be fun to make something a little different so that it would stand out from my other decorations!
Now head on over to these other talented ladies’ websites and see what they’ve created with these adorable Holiday stencils! You also have a chance to win a stencil of your own worth up to $50! We are giving away 5 of them so please make sure to sign up below for a chance to make your own Holiday pillow or craft!
1. Shabby Grace Blog ~ Rustic Reindeer Crate
2. Refashionably Late ~ Christmas Pillow
3. Tastefully Frugal ~ Christmas Tree Ornament Shadow Box
4. Pocketful of Posies ~ Reclaimed Holiday Wall Art
5. Domicile 37 ~ Edgy Reindeer Tapestry
6. Casa Watkins ~ Noel Stenciled Planter Basket
7. Creatively Homespun ~ DIY Rusty Reindeer Wall Art
8. Iris Nacole ~ Holiday Tote Bag
9. Penny Love Projects ~ Window Wall Rack
10. Flourish and Knot ~ Stenciled Table Runner
11. Old House To New Home ~ DIY Chalkboard Merry and Bright Sign
12. Up To Date Interiors ~ Noel Basket
13. Our House Now A Home ~ Rustic Reindeer Canvas Wall Art
14. The House Down The Lane ~ Reindeer Wall Art with Lights
15. Green with Decor ~ Christmas Craft with Stencil and Frame
16. Pretty Practical Home ~ DIY Hot Cocoa Tray
17. A Shade of Teal ~ DIY Christmas Tree Glitter Sign
18. Uncookie Cutter ~ Hanging Ornament Boards
19. One Mile Home Style ~ DIY Stenciled Scrap Wood Holiday Art
*giveaway has ended*
I hope everyone has a great weekend! We will be heading to meet Santa on Saturday and my daughter can’t wait! She’s 2 so she’s starting to understand this whole Santa thing. Aren’t the holidays 100 times better when you can watch the excitement through your child’s eyes? I love it!
Meg @ Green With Decor says
I love their pillow kits! Yours turned out great! And I love your little snowman!
Ruthie says
Thanks Meg!! Isn’t that snowman adorable?! And I love their pillow kits too!
Iris Nacole says
Oh my gosh, it’s adorable, and so fun too!!
Ruthie says
Thanks Iris! I love how it turned out!
Sara @ Shabby Grace Blog says
Looks great Ruthie. I like that you chose non-traditional Christmas colors.
Ruthie says
Thanks Sara! 🙂
Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal says
Ruthie this is SO cute! I love all the colors on the trees and that glitter…LOVE it!! I have two of those Christmas tree stencils and now I want to make pillows with them like yours! Great job!!
Ruthie says
I love my pillow but I love what you did with yours too! It has inspired me to try using my stencil on something else!
Sarah says
Your pillow is gorgeous and so charming! I love how the colours pop against the white.
Ruthie says
Thanks Sarah! 🙂
Tiffany says
Hi, Ruthie ~ I love how festive and colorful this project is! And I also love the glitter. What a fun and creative touch. Awesome project!
Ruthie says
Thanks so much Tiffany! I love how it turned out!
Cat @ Pocketful of Posies says
Ruthie, your pillow looks great! I love all the non traditional Christmas colors, they are so bright and fun! I am pinning your idea! Thank you for sharing!
Cat
Ruthie says
Thanks Cat for pinning! I love the bright colors too!
April R - Uncookie Cutter says
It’s beautiful Ruthie! I love the colors so much!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much April!
Emily, Our house now a home says
I love the bright colors you chose and all of the glitter. I have been using a ton of it this holiday season as well!
Ruthie says
Glitter makes everything prettier, especially during the Holidays! 🙂
Amanda says
I love the bright colors you used! This is the cutest christmas pillow!
Ruthie says
Thank you so much Amanda! I wanted a change in my typical holiday decor colors! 🙂
Katy says
Your pillow turned out so good! Also, love the touch of glitter!
Ruthie says
Thanks Katy! Glitter always makes things better, in my opinion!
Jessica says
This turned out really GREAT!Holiday pillows are always a plus and look so pretty when the house is all decked out with holiday cheer. Also, I love your vibrant paint choices!
Ruthie says
Thanks Jess! I am really pleased with how it turned out! I love how it pops against my other holiday decor!
Stephanie @CasaWatkins says
Love your color combination Ruthie!! Great addition to any home!! Pinning and sharing.
Ruthie says
Thanks Stephanie! I love the bright and festive colors!
Roxanne says
Ruthie, this is so pretty! I can’t believe you made it with a stencil. I love that it’s one of a kind as well!
Ruthie says
Thanks Roxanne! I love Cutting Edge Stencils so much!
Kathy says
I love the colors and embellishments you used! So festive and pretty.
Ruthie says
Thank you so much Kathy!
Creatively Homespun says
This really turned out great!!! I’m always so afraid to do more than one color of paint with a stencil.. but you conquered this!! Great job! I’m so excited to see how fast this challenge is growing! I’m so glad you’re a part of it!! xo!
Ruthie says
Yeah I love how it turned out! It’s so fun to watch this group grow!