DIY Valentine Themed Accent Pillows

Valentine Accent Pillows Using the Tribal Arrow Paint-A-Pillow Kit

Good morning, my crafting love birds! With Valentine's Day right around the corner, we have been decorating our homes with red roses and pink handmade hearts. We are certain that no romantic setting is complete without an accent pillow. And that's where Paint-A-Pillow shoots an arrow through our hearts! Cutting Edge Stencils is feeling love struck by today's DIY stenciled accent pillows. Come take a look. A DIY painted Valentine's Day accent pillow using the Tribal Arrows Paint-A-Pillow kit. http://paintapillow.com/index.php/tribal-arrows-paint-a-pillow-kit.html

A DIY painted Valentine's Day accent pillow using the Tribal Arrows Paint-A-Pillow kit. http://paintapillow.com/index.php/tribal-arrows-paint-a-pillow-kit.html

We'd like to welcome back Sarah, the decorating guru behind the blog Just The Bees Knees. We first fell in love with Sarah's decorating talents when she used our Faux Bois stencil to makeover her bathroom. We reached out to Sarah to see if she'd like to try Paint-a-Pillow and she jumped at the chance. Sarah explored the Paint-A-Pillow website and selected the popular arrow pattern, the Tribal Arrows Paint-A-Pillow Kit. She also purchased several extra Jacquard fabric paints and black suede tassels to embellish her pillow. Here is the creation that has captured our hearts:

DIY painted accent pillows for Valentine's Day using the Tribal Arrow's Paint-A-Pillow kit. http://paintapillow.com/index.php/tribal-arrows-paint-a-pillow-kit.html

Cupid has certainly struck with this cutie! Now let's talk about how you could easily recreate this pretty pillow cover. Oh, and don't miss the Paint-A-Pillow giveaway that Just The Bees Knees is hosting. Sarah was excited when her kit arrived in the mail. She set up the items in her craft area and was ready to start stenciling. A Tribal Arrows Paint-A-Pillow kit. http://paintapillow.com/index.php/tribal-arrows-paint-a-pillow-kit.html

A Tribal Arrows Paint-A-Pillow kit. http://paintapillow.com/index.php/tribal-arrows-paint-a-pillow-kit.html

Sarah decided to stencil the arrow pattern in three different gray hues. She purchased the neutral gray and then lightened and darkened it using white and black paint. Then she sampled her paint colors on a swatch of fabric that is included in the kit. Jacquard fabric paint from Paint-A-Pillow. http://paintapillow.com/index.php/pillow-paint.html

Jacquard fabric paint from Paint-A-Pillow. http://paintapillow.com/index.php/pillow-paint.html

Sarah used a stencil brush to paint on the pattern. A Tribal Arrows Paint-A-Pillow kit. http://paintapillow.com/index.php/tribal-arrows-paint-a-pillow-kit.html

**If you're recreating this at home, be careful not to overload the brush with paint. Brush off the excess paint onto a folded paper towel until the brush appears to be almost dry. The key to stenciling is using as little paint as possible. Too much paint will cause the design to bleed and smudge. Once the entire pillow cover was painted, Sarah peeled back the metal tabs holding the stencil in place and cleaned off the stencil in the sink. She commented, "The painting was so much easier than I thought! The stencil holder held the pillow cover in place perfectly so there was no shifting or movement when painting."

A DIY painted accent pillow using the Tribal Arrows Paint-A-Pillow kit. http://paintapillow.com/index.php/tribal-arrows-paint-a-pillow-kit.html

To complete her accent pillow, Sarah added black suede tassels and then she stitched her initial and her sweethearts initial using red embroidery thread. The painting was so much easier than I thought! I chose to use the stencil brush instead of the roller since I was painting each arrow a different color. I was worried that the paint would bleed through, but it didn't at all. The stencil holder held the pillow cover in place perfectly so there was no shifting or movement when painting.

The painting was so much easier than I thought! I chose to use the stencil brush instead of the roller since I was painting each arrow a different color. I was worried that the paint would bleed through, but it didn't at all. The stencil holder held the pillow cover in place perfectly so there was no shifting or movement when painting.

And that's how she did it folks! Sarah had this to say about her craft, "I love how it turned out! And I was also pleasantly surprised at how soft and flexible the fabric is after it dries.." A DIY painted Valentine's Day accent pillow using the Tribal Arrows Paint-A-Pillow kit. http://paintapillow.com/index.php/tribal-arrows-paint-a-pillow-kit.html