![]() Keep on wrapping until you have more yarn on than you think is necessary. Choose a circular lid that’s the size you would like your pom poms and start wrapping your yarn around the centre. I chose to have two shades of green in my pom poms, but you could have one or even three. Let your pillow dry and get started on the pom poms! I used two whole balls of yarn (although they weren’t large skeins) for this. Paint over your template transfer, slowly filling in the thicker lines. Now you’re ready to get painting! My favourite fabric paint is Tulip Soft Matte Black Paint because it kind of looks like graphite paint if you don’t iron it and it doesn’t have that awful shiny look of most fabric paints. Lay the design on your pillow and trace over the template, pressing firmly to transfer a light imprint of the design to your pillow cover. I like to use as heavy as a pencil as available (I used 7B for this) since it transfers without much effort. ![]() Turn your printed template over and use a pencil to color over the design (on the back). You can download and print a free copy of the lettering I created here. Once you have a pillow cover ready to customize, you’ll need to pick your lettering. I love working with them- and they’re so affordable! For instructions on how I make my pillows, you can hop over to this post. I bought the drop cloth to make a pillow before Christmas and have now made 3 pillows, a tree skirt and a couple wall hangings. I chose to make an envelope style pillow out of a piece of drop cloth. Round lid the size you would like your pom pomsīefore you start, you’ll want to decide if you’d like to make your own throw pillow, or customize an assembled pillow.Template of your choosing (get ours below!).Sewing machine with white or cream thread.Pillow Cover (or grab a pre-made pillow to customize!) ![]() So instead I chose the cozy, ‘Let’s Stay Home’ phrase that makes me want to curl up on the couch and catch up on trash TV even more than I did before. Here’s what you’ll need to make your own: I’d originally planned on lettering a bold, adventurous phrase on the pillow, but honestly- the older my hubby and I get (and since having kids) we’re such homebodies! We love to be at home. It took me a just a couple hours in one afternoon to create this pillow and I know it will be loved in our home for a long time. If you’re not a hand letterer, that’s a-okay too, I’ve got a free printable template of this phrase for you! You could also take any phrase printed from the web or a font you like to use as a template. I decided that I could make my own and add some giant pom poms for a pop of color and fun. I’ve been slowly filling up our new couches with fun throw pillows, and have been admiring some of the hand lettered beauties on Etsy. I am so in love with our new hand lettered pillow (and the sentiment) and my kiddos are crazy in love with the giant pom poms on each of the corners. This Disclaimer was created at ’s stay home, okay? Just because the pillow said so. Should we update, amend or make any changes to this document, those changes will be prominently posted here. Consent By using our website, you hereby consent to our disclaimer and agree to its terms. Please be sure to check the Privacy Policies of these sites as well as their “Terms of Service” before engaging in any business or uploading any information. Please be also aware that when you leave our website, other sites may have different privacy policies and terms which are beyond our control. Also, we would like to disclose that the blog contains affiliate links from which we will earn an affiliate commission for any purchases you make. Site owners and content may change without notice and may occur before we have the opportunity to remove a link which may have gone ‘bad’. These links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all the content found on these sites. We strive to provide only quality links to useful and ethical websites, which we believe are right fit for our niche. From our website, you can visit other websites by following hyperlinks to such external sites. The Little Treasures will not be liable for any losses and/or damages in connection with the use of our website. Any action you take upon the information you find on this website (The Little Treasures), is strictly at your own risk. The Little Treasures does not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. All the information on this website is published in good faith and for general information purpose only.
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