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Sunflower Throw Pillow

Make pre-sewn, store-bought pillows personalized, trendy and decorative home decor piece. The sunflower design makes the perfect addition to any summer space.

At a Glance:

#5793 Skill Level: Intermediate Time:
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This project features these great brands:

  • FolkArt Home Decor Chalk Logo
  • FolkArt Multi-Surface Paint Logo
supplies

FolkArt Home Decor Chalk - White Adirondack, 8 oz. - 34150

Number Needed: 1 $9.99
Item not for sale on Plaid Online.

FolkArt Home Decor Chalk - Vintage Mustard, 8 oz. - 34155

Number Needed: 1 $9.99
Item not for sale on Plaid Online.

FolkArt Home Decor Chalk - Java, 8 oz. - 34165

Number Needed: 1 $9.99
Item not for sale on Plaid Online.

FolkArt Home Decor Chalk - Spanish Moss, 8 oz. - 34801

Number Needed: 1 $9.99
Item not for sale on Plaid Online.

FolkArt ® Home Decor™ Brushes - Chalk & Wax Brush set - 34909

Number Needed: 1 $15.99
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instructions

Other Supplies

FolkArt ® Home Decor™ Chalk - Cinnamon, 8 oz. - 34800, Brush Basin or container for water, Foam plate for a palette, Paper towels, Large Scruffy brush, Large Flat brush, No. 1 Script liner brush, Stencil tape, Posterboard

Instructions

  1. Spread brown craft paper over the studio table offering a clean, dry crafting surface. Then positioned the pre-sewn pillow top on the work surface.
  2. Cut a piece of posterboard to fit inside the pillow top serving as support to work on as well as protection to keep the backside of the pillow clean.
  3. To color block a square in the center of pillow, mask the square shape using stencil tape.
  4. Loaded the small FolkArt Home Decor paintbrush with Spanish Moss and painted the square area inside the tape lines.
  5. A small amount of FolkArt Home Decor Chalk paint goes a long way and dries quickly to the touch. However, if you are impatient, a household hair dryer can speed up the drying time. Be sure to thoroughly clean your FolkArt Home Decor Chalk brush in warm soapy water after using it. Rinse well and allow to dry.
  6. Lift to easily remove the stencil tape to expose clean straight lines to your painted square color block.
  7. Load on the foam plate with a small puddle of the following colors: White Adirondack, Vintage Mustard, Cinnamon and Java. Double-load the large scruffy brush with both Cinnamon and Java by pouncing into each puddle.
  8. Using that double loaded large Scruffy brush, pounce a sunflower center onto the dry Spanish Moss color blocked square approximately in the center.
  9. Next, double load the large flat brush with Cinnamon and Vintage Mustard and pull sunflower petal strokes from the center of the flower towards to petal tip. Continue painting flower petals around the entire center.
  10. After cleaning the flat brush, double load the scruffy brush once more with Java and Cinnamon and pounce the sunflower center once more.
  11. Continue adding leaves to the sunflower. To paint the leaves, double-load the large flat brush with Vintage Mustard and Spanish Moss.
  12. Keeping the Vintage Mustard to the outside of the stroke, paint a couple wiggle leaves around the sunflower.
  13. Basic One Stroke leaves were added to the design using the same double loaded brush of Vintage Mustard and Spanish Moss. Be sure to pull a vein or stem to each basic One Stroke leaf so that they are not floating!
  14. To further enhance the sunflower center, load the Script Liner brush with Java and paint accent lines on each sunflower petal keeping those lines or petal veins at varying lengths.
  15. To further embellish the sunflower center, load the handle end of her liner brush with Vintage Mustard and paint dots around half the flower center. Then highlight with a few White Adirondack dots and a couple Java dots on the other half of the sunflower center.
  16. As an added accent to the leaves and sunflower petals, load your liner brush with Java and paint shadow lines to outline as shown.

FolkArt Home Decor Chalk paints should be heatset when used as fabric home décor accents. If washing is required, like most hand painted items, it is best to hand wash and line dry.

Disclaimer: The information found in each project is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given, nor results guaranteed, nor is freedom from any patent to be inferred. Since we have no control over physical conditions surrounding the application of information herein contained, Plaid Enterprises, Inc. disclaims any liability for untoward results.

Important: Please be sure to thoroughly read the instructions for all products, paying particular attention to all cautions and warnings shown to ensure the proper and safe use of the product.

Copyright: All Rights Reserved. No part of this Project may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing, except for your personal use, except by reviewer, who may in reviewing this project, quote brief passages in a magazine or newspaper.

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