Crafts and Decor

These simple texture effects will make your cushions look chic and stylish. Martha Stewart presents us a simple idea how to renew your living room easily by changing the old cushions . For this you will need some pillow cases, pillows smaller than the cases (you may use stuffing), needle and thread, chalk. Step 1 Turn the pillow cases inside out. Use the chalk to outline a proportional net (each point of the net will be a fold end). Step 2 Fold the tissue as shown on the picture. Stich it up (the farther from the end you stich the deeper will be the fold). Step 3 After stiching wrap the thread two times and fasten. Repeat for every point. Then place the stuffing or the cushion and stich up the pillow case. Idea: Martha Stewart Explore more ideas for cushions

Cushions are a fantastic accessory for the home , but they can also be an element of decoration for holidays . In anticipation of Valentine's day I would like to offer you some helping sweet love pillows , but first see the first part: Romantic Decor 101: Love Cushions . Sources: Art & Blog (bg) Also see St. Valentine's decoration and cushion decoration .

Decorate your home with all the love you have! The key of the romantic style are details. Appliqued cushions with love symbols and quotes can make every home a romantic place. Decorate the couch in the living room or embelish the bedroom ... or even use them for porch decoration. These cushions are also a beautiful addition to the st. Valentine 's day decoration. Source: Dear Lillie Blog Source: Spotlight Source: Canvas Corp Source: Buy Modern Baby Source: Home Manifest Source: Pomme Source: The Decorated House Source: Home Manifest Discover how to make yourself appliqued cushions and more romantic decoration ideas

Another interesting idea how to make textile print by yourself. Enjoy! So the materials you need are piece of cloth for the sieve (tulle or nylon but never silk), frame, decoupage glue, textile paint, paint brushes and window rubber squeegee . First of all you have to prepare the sieve, so... Step 1 Place the cloth on the table. Then place the frame over the cloth in the center. The frame shall be a little bigger than the selected design. Pull the end of the fabric to the edge of the frame and put a decoupage clue on it. Wait 10 minutes to dry well. Stretch well the fabric by pulling the opposite end and stick it to the edge with decoupage glue. Similarly, attach the other two sides of the cloth. When the glue is dry, trim excess fabric. Step 2 Choose the design you are going to use. Place the print on the table, then place the sieve over the paper so the textile is on top of the paper. Draw the design onto the fabric with soft pencil but be careful not to harm the cloth. Step 3 Tur...

Another great idea for making appliqued cushions. This time from Martha Stewart. Hope you will find it useful. It will be good if you test it on a paper first to see if you like the combination. To define the positioning start with stems and leaves. Afterwards choose the colors. For the prints you could use Styrofoam or even make-up sponge or house cleaning sponge. The density of the material ensures even distribution of colors . You will need a dhesive or plain sheets of thick Styrofoam, glue, craft knife, Plexiglas, paint brushes, fabric paint - yellow, green, purple, orange and red. Step 1 Print patterns and re-size them by accessories' size . Them cut them out . Draw patterns on the Styrofoam and cut them with a knife . Step 2 Glue the prints to Plexiglas. Step 3 With a brush apply paint to prints . You can use only one shade or apply several tons, to create a more natural effect. Step 4 Stretch fabric on a table and start stamping par...

Isn't these cushions marvelous? I really like H&M designs but if there is no store near you can do these cushions by yourself! The easiest way is to use transfer paper. You can find more instructions on DIY label on ribbon . Another way is to paint the cloth. You will need template printed on vel lum paper, scissors, scotch, craft knife, textile paint and of course cushion . Step 1 Print the pattern you have chosen on vellum paper. You may use glass etching pattern. Here the templates I found. Step 2 Carefully cut out the print. Put something under the vellum so that you won't harm the table. Step 3 Apply vellum on the textile and stick ends tightly with scotch or plaster. Iron the textile. Note that this is done with low heated iron! Step 4 Put the paint. Be careful with the thickness of the paint. Step 5 Wait 6-8 hours paint to dry and then fix it 3 minutes with iron. Tissue is resistant to washing up to 40 degrees. The best part is that after drying of paint fabr...