DIY “Love” Pillow

In today’s post: Learn how to make this cute “love” pillow with chunky yarn – it’s super easy! You can complete this Valentine’s Day craft in about half an hour.

Easy Valentine’s Day craft

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m just barely feeling back in the groove after Christmas break – and somehow it’s almost Valentine’s Day! I decided I needed a SUPER easy craft to work on this week, and this cute throw pillow fit the bill. All you do is use chunky yarn to spell out a word on a pillow cover – easy, quick, and fun. Mine is Valentine’s themed, but you could add any word you like!

Supplies

Here’s what you need to make this easy DIY pillow:

• Pillow Cover and Pillow Form: I used this pillow cover from Amazon – it’s a great price, super cute, and comes with pom poms all around the edge (comes in a 2 pack).
• Chunky Yarn: I used Yarn Bee Eternal Bliss yarn, which is very soft and chunky. I got it at Hobby Lobby and only used a small portion of the ball for this project, so I can save the rest for something else.
• Glue: I used Tacky Glue to adhere the yarn.

How to Make a “love” Pillow

Prep the Pillow Cover

Before beginning, you will want to iron or steam your pillow cover to remove any wrinkles. When ironing pillow covers, I unzip them and iron from the inside to make sure I don’t damage the texture of the outside. You could also probably toss it in the dryer for a few minutes to get rid of wrinkles (just check the tag).

Form the Word

Trim a few inches off the end of the yarn. Then start placing the yarn on the pillow cover in the shape of the word you’d like to use. You can print out a reference word if you’d like, but I just played with the yarn until I liked how the word looked.

Remember that once there’s a pillow in the cover, the edges will fold down around it, so be sure to leave a couple inches around the word on all sides. I finished off the word with a little heart and trimmed the yarn:

Glue the Yarn Down

Now all you have to do is glue the yarn to the pillow cover! I found it was easiest to roll a small section of yarn to the side and place glue on the cover, then press the yarn back down onto it.

Work in small sections so you don’t end up getting glue anywhere you don’t want it. You can be pretty liberal with the glue; just don’t add so much that it squishes out and is visible. Once it feels like the entire word is glued down, go back to the beginning and gently pull on the yarn looking for spots that didn’t get much glue. The glue will still be wet so don’t pull hard, just hard enough to see where you need more glue – it will hold up best if the entire yarn piece is glued to the pillow cover.

Let it Dry

It’s best to let the glue dry for a full 24 hours before adding the pillow – that will give it plenty of time to cure. Then your pillow is ready to display! If you find that over time any sections of yarn start to come free, just touch them up with a little more glue.