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DIY PINEAPPLE  THROW PILLOW

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What You'll Need

– Pineapple stencil – White sharpie ( or black) – fabric  (I purchased upholstery fabric from Joanns) – Pillow insert (recycled from thrift store for $1.50) – scissors – Gold leaf – gilding adhesive – brushes

Step 1

I printed my pineapple on paper. Cut it out and  started stenciling.

Step 2

I used a white sharpie but as you can see in the photo (right bottom corner) black works just as great.  To keep the pillow neat I chose to go with the polka dot pattern.

Step 3

I used a smaller detail brush to apply the gilding adhesive on. This part is tricky. You need to layer it on because the fabric will soak a lot of it in. I ended up doing three thick  coats.  You do not need to let the coats dry completely in between… (photo below is showing some dry and some still wet)

Step 4

The gilding needs to be sticky to the touch so if it’s not sticky then you don’t have enough gilding.  I used half my bottle of gilding for this pillow .. just to give you an idea. You need to use a lot.  I let my gilding dry for about 40 minutes and then started gold leafing away.

And that’s it.  Simple enough but still a statement piece. 😀

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