Create this easy Halloween Pillow using wood letters and spray paint
Create this easy Halloween Pillow using wood letters and spray paint
Welcome to this months Thrifty Style Team series. I have a fun Halloween craft project along with some other thrifty ideas from my pals. All the links will be at the end of the post. I just love the creativity from this great group of bloggers each month and I hope you do to.
Today’s thrifty idea is not only a good recycle of a pillow you probably don’t use but also a great painting tip. And the best part….it’s super easy.
I had the idea of throwing a little Halloween into the downstairs den….without spending any money. I started off with those ‘filler’ pillows that usually come with furniture. You know the ones that are generally too small to use. This particular one came from my Ektrop sofa in my den. You can read all about this amazing sofa here. As with other projects I have done using wood letters ( go out and get a set), I decided to use them as stencil spelling out ‘Boo’. BTW, I have seen similar versions of pillows in the $25-$30 price range.
Create this easy Halloween Pillow using wood letters and spray paint
A collage is worth a thousand words. You get the idea.
A couple of things to consider for this project:
- insert a piece of wax paper between the pillow cover to avoid bleeding on the other side.
- flat or matte spray paint work the best
- Use another base color and let that dry completely before spraying your top color. I used white for the letters.
- Once your pillow is completely dry put in the wash. I also added some bleach to give the pillow cover some color variation and not look so orange. Washing the cover will also help to soften it up as well.
Shop my den:
I hope this idea will help inspire you to create your own pillow cover. ‘Boo’!
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Oh my word – this is so stinkin’ cute! We love how easy it seems to make too! Off to look for some spray paint and letters. Thanks for sharing.
OK… this is awesomely easy! Even I can do that. I want a boo too, pinned.
That sure looked easy, and super cute! I wanted to tell you that there’s a commercial on TV that reminds me very much of your boys. It shows a little boy up to bat at a ball game and the fans are calling out that they are rooting for “Josh.” He turns toward the camera and every single time he reminds me of your sons for some reason.
Brenda
That is so smart. I would have never thought of using wood letters. HMMMM, what to make now 🙂
This is one of the coolest methods for making a pillow EVER! I love how it turned out and I would never have guessed you used the technique you did. You’re so crafty!
Oh my, how adorable. I love this post a lot
Boo-yah! This is awesome Laura! Such a clever idea and it looks so fantastic. Well done friend!
I would never have thought to use those wooden letters as stencils! You are one clever lady and your pillow is just darling!
So cute! Love this clever idea. Pinned!
Great idea, esp. when you don’t want to have to buy fabric for one small project! Visiting from Inspiration Mondays party.
so glad that you came by!