Silhouette Pillows

 Guess what? I am too sentimental to throw some things away. I hung on to the picture I printed and cut out for my last silhouette project. And I decided to use it again for a silhouette on a pillow!

All I did was use Steam-a-Seam2 and iron some black fabric onto it. I then taped my picture to the stiffened, white, steam-a-seam side. Traced. Then cut out a new silhouette. Then I ironed the silhouette onto some of this fabric, which is actually more turquoise than blue in person. I had a smaller profile pic of my daughter and so I made a smaller pillow for her.

I wish I knew exactly where I was going to keep these pillows. Right now they're hanging out in this child's rocking chair in the play area. They tend to get tossed around a few times a day. 

But that's ok!

Linking up here today:

Sugar Bee Crafts

Mommy By Day...Crafter By Night
Funky Polka Dot Giraffe

Silhouette Wall Art

Silhouette. Done.

This has been on my to-do list forEVER. I was kinda scared to do it; the process just seemed time-consuming and...difficult. 

But the good news? It really wasn't. 

Especially f you use the photo method, like I did -- versus the tracing-a-shadow-on-the-wall method which, with a four-year-was impossible. At least my four-year-old.

Want to know how I did it so you can give it a try, like, tonight? Ok, here goes.

All I did was plop him down in front of a dvd. Took his profile pic. Printed it out. Traced it on black construction paper (granted, this is not the best black paper to use but it was all I had). Mod-Podged it to my painted canvas. Let it dry for, maybe, a minute. Then Mod-Podged the whole canvas, including the silhouette. My turquoise paint-job looks a little spotty here, but in person it looks great (or, good enough!). Give it a try! As soon as I can find another 8x8 canvas, I'm going to do my daughter's.
Love the modern color and how it pops in my living room! 

Linking up with these parties today:
Rae Gun Ramblings
Sweet Little Gals 
Funky Polka Dot Giraffe
Somewhat Simple 
Tatertots & Jello 
Babyberry