Delicate, heirloom holiday decorations are great, but there’s a special place in our hearts for functional decorations we can get a little use out of! Today our friend Emma Jeffery of the blog Hello Beautiful stops by to share a video tutorial taking you through the steps of how to create your own customized pillow design in Picmonkey to print onto fabric. Then, she’ll walk you through how to stitch up an easy zipper pillow with optional piping. Whether you’re making a thoughtful gift for a loved one or just trying to step up the festive decor in your own home, this tutorial is sure to teach you a thing or two! Emma designed her pillow using a free, easy to use program called Picmonkey. You can use their fonts, colors and clip art to create unique and personalized designs to use in personal projects or for gifts.These pillows make great teacher gifts, too! Have kids from the class sign the back of the pillow in fabric pen to make it extra special
Theresa Rizzuto is Spoonflower’s Senior Manager of Content and Creative. She recently completed her Master’s degree in Digital Communication at UNC Chapel Hill, where she focused on digital accessibility for her thesis work. When she's not immersed in all things content + creative at Spoonflower, Theresa likes to watch and paint birds, make clothes, garden, and eat pasta as often as possible in her home city of Durham, NC.
