Pillows!

My very lovely friend who was due in June finally had her baby! I wanted to find the perfect gift to take along when I got to meet the little man. I have seen these gorgeous pillows with all the baby information on them and thought it was the perfect idea for a gift. So I went searching, I found a couple on etsy that were gorgeous but with shipping they were adding up to $75! That seems just a tad ridiculous when I could most definitely made this myself. I set out to find a pillow case - I had a hard time but finally found what I was looking for at Wicker Emporium. I went with green as they did neutral colours for the nursery and I figured this would match well. 

First step was to make a pattern in the cricut craft room and print it out. I tried printing it on vinyl and I figured that it would stick to the case no problem - I was incorrect! It did not stick well enough and the paint leaked into every letter. Thank goodness the store was so close to my house I just quickly walked down and grabbed another pillow case. 

Second time around, I decided to use Mac Tac and it worked awesome! It stuck so well and no paint leaked out as I painted. I did three coats of white as the pillow was a tad dark. 

After letting the pillow dry I pulled off the Mac Tac and voila! It looked amazing! I was so excited to give the handsome man his pillow and his momma LOVED IT! It was by far, one of the best gifts!