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Easy DIY Halloween Pillow "Toppers"
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Front Porch Ideas
(IC: blogger)
We've been having fun updating our fall porch decor with a bit of fun Halloween decorations, including these easy, painted pillow covers (I call them 'Toppers" since I simply attach them to existing pillows with safety pins - easy, peasy!). We're sharing all the steps to be able to make your own, plus a video!
This is the first time I tried my hand at painting Halloween pillow toppers and I loved it. I used clipart as my inspiration, and some basic painting techniques (very basic - anyone can do it!) to create a set of 4 colorful and fun Halloween pillow covers: friendly witch, black cat, owl silhouette, and happy ghost.
1. I started by drawing a large circle onto a piece of white fabric and then a smaller circle inside for the moon. I used plastic lids and a permanent marker. I cut out a simple owl template for the silhouette.
2. Using acrylic paints, I painted the inside of the large circle gray and the the moon yellow. Then I outlined the owl template with permanent marker.
3. I painted the owl black and then added tree branches freehand with the marker for the owl to sit on.
4. To finish up the owl pillow top I filled in the tree branches with paint and then added white dry-brushed paint to represent fog and some gray swirls for wind. I added a few highlights with gray on the owl and called it good.
We just love how adorable they look on our porch, they're so colorful!
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Published October 16th, 2014 6:02 PM
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