E is for Not Difficult

Pinterest

is my new flavorite hobby.  

Seriously..

I would quit my job if I could and spend my whole day pinning and repinning.

{If only...}

I found a tute on a marker monogramed pillow-which was cute, but I switched it up by using paint.  A way {more} adorable addition to my collection of pillows that I will eventually upgrade one by one {instead of buying all new pillows}

Sweet huh?!

I started out by buying some material.

Osnaburg to be exact.

Osnaburg is a course material usually woven with flax yarn or jute, but not as rough as burlap as I didn't want someone to sit down and scratch themselves on my pillow.  

I measured the pillow then added about 1/4" to each side to allow for seams.  I traced the letter E for Eborn {clever eh?} onto some butcher paper-which is a great tracer paper.  I cut out the "guts" of the E to make a stencil and blotched it with black paint. 

 Easy enough right?

Let it dry completely and carefully peel off.

{I like that it looks like an ink blot..}

 I sewed my squares together, right sides together and hemmed one side to purposely leave open.  I sewed on little ties to keep the sucker in there but if I ever wanted to change my mind, I could.

 and....

Finished.

 I want to buy more and experiment with dying the Osnaburg different colors.  Any one tried it before? I'm dying to see how a burnt orange and cream one would turn out. 

Oooh and switching out stenciled holiday cases...fun!

Or to do some as a wedding gift {ie. Mr.& Mrs.  or  B&A}

So many opportunities to spice up your bedroom...

or couch ;}

(pun intended)

Enjoy!