Family Pet Craft Project: Specific Dog Breed Pillows You Can Print Yourself

Looking for some custom pillows that match your dog breed. You can make this simple custom pillow using a collie, Scottish terrier, bull dog, Boston Terrier, Boxer, and well almost any dog breed.

Silk printing is a great way to make a lot of Specific Dog Breed prints on your pillow fabric from one piece of art. You do need a large open work surface to create silkscreen art, but beyond that, the rest for the materials are generally affordable and easy to find at any art supply store.

I love these simple silkscreen printed Specific Dog Breed pillows because you can make a large number for them and give them away as homemade gifts to anyone else who has the same dog as you. I know lots of people who get together with other dog owners to walk their dogs.

You can find most for the supplies your will need to create silkscreen art at the local art supply store. If you do not have an art supply store in your city, then try visiting www.dickblick.com or www.pearlpaint.com. Their websites are awesome and they sell everything online that they sell in their retail stores.

To make your Silk Screen Printed Specific Dog Breed Pillow Covers you will need:

Solid colored fabric

Newspaper
Pre Made Silk-screen

Exacto Knife
Squeegee
Vellum
Pencil
Painter's tape
Design
Fabric paint

No Sew (optional)

Sewing Machine (optional)

The first step is to draw the desired Specific Dog Breed design on vellum. I recommend going online and typing in the name of your specific dog breed. You will find tons of photos. Look for one that is a profile. That will work best. You could also trace a photo of the profile of your own collie, bull dog, boxer, or Boston Terrier.

You can transfer your design by placing vellum over the Specific Dog Breed design and tracing it with a pencil. You can easily see through vellum by placing it on a lighted artist tables or even in a window when there is daylight outside to shine through.

I like to use a simple profile to make this custom pillow. You can complete this design in one step since there is one color.