making cushions!

So this week is vacation week! YAY

I have spent the best part of this week hanging out with my sister and my daughter Rosie or helping my mom in her new place (I will post photos!)

My sister is also redecorating and that gave me the idea of making her some custom throw pillow covers.

Here is the process:

I started with blank IKEA Gurli pillow covers...  At 4.99 a pop, it is certainly worth not making them myself (i.e never get it done...)

These are my scribbled sketches!

I cut up a piece of foam with a plastic liner used for installing laminate flooring and placed it inside the pillow to avoid bleeding through to the other side.

I also taped the edges to get a clean look.  I used regular latex paint and some tri-art acrylic paint for the red.

These are the looks so far.  This was super fun to do and quick, all done during Rosie's nap time!!

xox Manuela

Birds

I have been busy painting birds this week!  Maybe it's because of summer, but I've had it in my head since before my two week vacation to paint me some cardinals. I worked on the first cardinal painting and ended up making the second a blue jay painting.  I find these paintings very 'textile'...  What can I say??  My hand is my hand, and I trust its movements.

Blue birds by Manuela Jarry
36x36
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas

Cardinals by Manuela Jarry
36x36
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas

Au revoir!