DIY Monogram Pillows Featured on Shutterfly

A couple months ago I was browsing through my gmail and came across a message from a Shutterfly marketing representative who asked permission for my DIY monogram pillows to be featured on Shutterfly. She said they would be featured on their monthly Shutterfly/ Tinyprints DIY Project Websites. “Of course,” I responded. She wasn’t sure what month it would be featured. Anyway, recently I decided to re-commit myself to my blog. It takes time on the back end to clean things up. I was going through comments and there it was; DIY monogram pillows featured on Shutterfly; https://www.shutterfly.com/ideas/diy-home-decor/

It was a proud moment. Having a blog and committing to it is a lot of work. Most of the time it’s rewarding & fun. However, there are times it feels discouraging. You have days you question what the heck you are doing. Being acknowledged by anyone let alone a huge company like Shutterfly gave me the inspiration I’ve needed to get back in the swing of things.

Simple to Make Monogram Pillows

Monogramming pillows with paint turned out to be a simple project. Actually, I did it in bed last night before going to sleep. It was that easy. I had already covered two pillows with paint drop cloth fabric. I  like using drop cloth because it is durable and it looks like linen. If you don’t sew, you can buy plain colored or linen pillows.

Step 1

I used off white paint, a fine paintbrush, 2 drop cloth covered pillows, a piece of paper, pencil, and scissors (to create a stencil).

Step 2

I ran out of ink for my printer so rather than printing out a large letter, I traced it from my computer screen. I like making my own stencils because I can pick the font I like and the size I want. The font I used was Antiqua, size 600.

Step 3

After I cut out the stencil, I roughly centered it and traced it onto the pillow

Step 4

Next, I filled it in with paint.

Step 5

I created this design without using a pencil. It was very simple. I painted two half circles and then painted almost like a heart shape on the half circles with about an inch in between each one. As you can see, it is not perfect but when finished, it looks good enough. It does not need to be perfect to look good!

Step 6

Take a step back and admire your work!

I was planning to just make one, then decided to get rid of the big linen restoration hardware pillows and make a second monogrammed pillow.

There you have it, simple to make painted monogrammed pillows. They came out so good that these DIY monogram pillows were featured on Shutterfly. You’ve got to give this project a shot.

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