Sharpie Pen Pillows

I was lucky enough to be invited to Radium for the weekend. We left Friday Morning and unfortunately had to venture back to Edmonton on Sunday afternoon. Our goal was to do two crafts (one on Friday and one on Saturday) and I was in charge of the one for Friday. I was also in charge of the Friday evening meal but that's another blog. I started out by sewing all of the pillow covers (see pillow cover blog).  The inserts are 16" X 20" so I made them one inch larger to accommodate the lace trim all around the outside.

We covered the table with white plastic garbage bags to protect it(not so much from the Rubbing Alcohol but for protecting it against the Sharpie Pen). There were very few other supplies required outside of the Pillow Cover other than a Sharpie Pen, a Foam Brush and a bottle of 99% Rubbing Alcohol.  We did not use all three bottles and could have likely gotten away with only one bottle but with three people I wanted everyone to get done at the same time with no "waiting".

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Step 1 - Take the Sharpie and mark along the edge of the lace trim

Step 2 - Follow the mark line with the rubbing alcohol and drench/saturate the drawn line - then press the line into the fabric with the foam brush sweeping towards the centre of the pillow

Step 3 - Ring it out and hang to dry or put in the dryer.

Step 4 - Press the Pillow Cover

Step 5 - Insert the Pillow Insert

 This is the colour after drying from black sharpie

This is the colour after drying from the blue sharpie

After drying the colours are quite faded but still beautiful . . . note we did not press these ones - I would have loved to see what would happen with a red or brown sharpie!

TOTAL TIME: 20 Minutes (approximately)
TOTAL COST: $20.00 (included fabric, lace, zippers and Sharpie Pens)