Painting a
bed pillowcase is pretty easy and makes a nice gift for the holiday, birthday, and
more.
Items you
will need:
Bed Pillowcase
Fabric
Paint/Paint Brushes
Waxed Paper
Card Board
or Shirt Painting Board
Iron
White
Pillowcase
Begin by
ironing the pillowcase. If you are doing
it for yourself you can wash the pillowcase before painting it.

Next, I put
the end to be painted on the shirt painting board. I place a piece of waxed paper between the
pillowcase and the board. This will help
keep the soaked paint from making a mess on the board.
Now I am ready
to begin painting my zebra stripes. I
just do them randomly across the opening of the pillowcase. I paint one side first, allow it to dry, and
then re-coat them and clean up the lines.
Once the
first side dries, I turn the entire board over.
I place waxed paper under the second side and repeat the process that I
did on the first side.
Allow the
paint to dry for 24 hours.
Once the
paint has dried it is time to heat set the paint. I remove the pillowcase from the board and
waxed paper. I then place the painted
part of the pillowcase on my ironing area.
I heat the iron to a high heat for cotton. I will place a white pillowcase on top of the
area when I will be placing the iron. Do
not place the iron directly on top of the painted area without fabric in
between the painted area and the iron.
Keep moving the iron around for about 15 seconds. Make sure you keep it moving to prevent the
pillowcase from burning.
Allow the
pillowcase to cool. Now you are ready to
place your pillow inside.
Make sure
you turn the pillowcase inside out every time you wash it. It can be washed and dried in the dryer with
the rest of your laundry.
Enjoy!
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