Painted pillows

{So I had this post all ready. I clicked on it and my pictures didn't load...I pushed PUBLISH...thinking that is would load on my blog page. BIG MISTAKE. I lost all my pictures...lucky for you I have a few saved in my computer. so this tutorial is a bare minimum kinda thing.}

You know when you can't find exactly what you are looking for. So you are forced to make your own.

 Couldn't find anything that would match my couch (our JoAnns is moving...Yeah. on Nov 5 (my dad's birthday...Hi dad--but the old stores are not getting anymore shipments boo. So that means two things GREAT SALES (they have to get rid of EVERYTHING) YEAH! but if you are looking for something in particular...it's a big hit and miss.  boo.

The lady that works there said it was "Famine before the FEAST." I'm starving here.

 so I decided to recover the smaller pillows

 bought some canvas (not rough canvas)

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and some fabric paint

 sketched out a W

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painted it in (you can use a stencil)

 sewed that canvas into pillows...

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sewed all the way around leaving an opening.

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snip off the corners before you turn it right side out.

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turn it right side out....ironed so the edges were nice and crisp.

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and then sewed an inch or two in (cause my canvas was cut too big) make sure you measure so the pillow fits exact...and make sure to leave another opening!

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Now after I stuff in my pillow..I sew across the inside opening....then iron in the folds of my bottom opening so they are crisp and just sew across

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took another canvas. sketched out a design

outlined it with sharpie

painted it in.

can't quite decide how to place them....it will do until NOV 5. --next to the birth of my 3 children it is going to be the most excited day EVER!