Burlap Pillows with Stenciled Designs

In my opinion, everyone needs some burlap pillows. Add on some stenciled designs and you have custom pillows in minutes for any room in your home. Plus they are easy to make! Follow along below to see how. This is a part of burlap week where we are sharing 15 minute burlap crafts every day. You can catch up with day 1 and day 2 and also scroll to the bottom of this post for today’s ideas from our blog partners.

Supplies needed to make these burlap pillows:

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Burlap pillow covers (I found mine at Hobby Lobby)
Stencils of your choice (I am using two from DecoArt)
Outdoor paint in the colors of your choice (be sure to choose a good quality paint)
Sponge pouncer brush
Paintbrush
Stencil adhesive
Iron
Scrap paper or cardboard
Outdoor pillow forms

Instructions:

Start with the video below which shows just how to stencil on these burlap pillows.

Can’t watch the video or missed some of the steps. Here are the instructions for you:

Be sure to iron the burlap pillow covers to remove any wrinkles.
Then insert scrap paper or cardboard into the pillow cover to protect the back if any paint seeps through.
Now it is time to work on your stencil. Turn it over to the back side. Spray well with a stencil adhesive and allow to dry completely.
Once dry, press down the stencil down well into place on your pillow cover.
Load up your sponge pouncer brush with your outdoor paint. NOTE: You can use an indoor paint or even fabric ink if you are going to be using these pillows inside.
Then paint over the stencil making sure that all areas are covered with paint. You may have to go over some areas twice.
Peel back stencil immediately to reveal your design.
For some stencils, you may want to use a regular paint brush at this point to fill in some of the stencil lines. This is especially true of words or letters.
Allow the paint to dry completely. You may have to heat set with an iron at this point depending on the paint you purchased.
Remove the scrap paper from the inside of the pillow cover and add in an outdoor pillow form.

Then just add your burlap pillows to your outdoor decor! You will love the look of these custom pillows that you can make in just minutes.

What stencil will you add to your pillows? Did you know that you can make custom stencils with your Cricut machine to really amp up the possibilities? You can! See how here!