Custom Sorority Gift Ideas- Sorority Pillow

Willard Sorority- custom sorority pillow

Sorority pillows are a welcome sorority gift. They can be expensive when you buy manufactured pillows available through Greek stores. This website offers alternative sorority gifts and particularly hand made ideas for sorority gifts.

You can be sure if you make your own sorority gifts, that your sister who receives a handmade sorority gift will appreciate the time, talent, and effort you have put in with your artistic labor of love. We have a lot of ideas for you at our page of sorority gift ideas.

The sorority pillow in the picture is just an example of a custom made sorority pillow that you can make yourself or, if you are short of time, you can order a custom made pillow for the Sorority Gifts Etsy Store and I will make one for you for only $12.99 + shipping.

More information about Willard Sorority.
Two additions of the Willard pillow shown below:

Willard Sorority Ducky Pillow

Taking Orders Now for Custom Sorority Pillows

Need a Sorority Gift? See these cute Sorority Sisters handpainted pillows.You can order a unique, handpainted sorority pillow at Etsy Sorority Gifts.

If you want to order a pillow for your sorority like these, you should purchase the "Custom Sorority Hang up Pillows - Made by Order" for $12.99. I have to relist it each time a pillow is ordered so if you don't see the item, "Custom Sorority Hang up Pillows - Made by Order", check back a little later or send me an Etsy Convo message about wanting to order a pillow and I will get back to you.

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If you like to make your own sorority gifts, you can look at our Gamma Phi Beta pillow post idea.  There I explain there the basics of making pillows like this on.  We also have more sorority gifts ideas  on our Sorority Crafts page.

Remember, I need a few days to get a pillow made. They are completely handmade. No factory involved here. They also can be personalized with a name somewhere if you like.

I get busy with orders this time of year, so if you need one, please get your order in soon so you won't be disappointed.

Place your order by purchasing "Custom Sorority Hang up Pillows - Made by Order" at Etsy Sorority Gifts.

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I still enjoy making the pillows, even creating new designs for sororities.  My next  order is for a Kappa Delta Chi with the Penguin mascot. I'll be making that pillow for her next week. Do you need a sorority pillow?

Sorority Sisters has a page about various types of  sorority pillows that are available.  For more information about  Greek pillows, click over to  Sorority Pillows.

Gamma Phi Beta Pillow

Gamma Phi Beta sorority gifts

are delightful in pinks and embellished with crescent moon designs. I had the pleasure of creating a Gamma Phi Beta hang up pillow design recently for a custom order.

Making a Custom Sorority Pillow

So she wants a Gamma Phi Beta pillow with carnation and moon in pink, gold,white. Here I go to my sewing closet, rummaging through my fabrics that are divided by color. The pink and white stripe is one of my favorites for the back of the sorority pillows that have PINK as their sorority color. I must choose between the stripe and a pink and white curly design.  This time, the curly design wins

Drawing My Design for a Gamma Phi Beta Pillow Front

I started with my pencil and paper to draw a design that included the crescent moon and a pink carnation.

When I was happy with my rough drawing, I outlined it with a marker. This is an important step for fabric painting designs, because the design in black lines is very easy to see through the white fabric that I use for the pillow front. Lightly, with a pencil, I sketch the basic lines of the design. Now I am ready to paint. I fill up a tin can with water, grab my mug filled with paint brushes, and set my tray of acrylic paints down on my work table. I place the pillow rectangle on top of a piece of cardboard so that any paint that seeps through will be absorbed into the cardboard rather than ruining my table. I must be careful to have my paint at just the right thickness so it will spread on the fabric, but not run watery outside of the lines. After, all is painted, I wait.  Acrylic paint dries quickly so waiting is short. I plug in my iron and after it is preheated, I place a clean sheet of white paper over the painted design and iron on top of the paper for about 15 seconds. The heat from the iron 'sets' the paint so that it will not wash out. Most people will probably never wash these pillows since there is not likely a need for cleaning them, but the ironing is part of the fabric painting process and I always do it anyway.

There, the painting set is complete, but not the sewing. That is for another post...

Sorority pillows are probably one of the most popular sorority gifts that can be made by hand. We all would love to hear some of your great sorority pillow ideas. Please add comments about how you have made a sorority pillow OR about how you would like to make one.   Also, you can email me with your pictures of you handmade sorority pillows at sororitygiftideas  AT  gmail.com. THANKS

For more ideas for Greek  sorority pillows, click over to our Sorority Pillows page.

Alpha Gamma Delta Pillowcase

Alpha Gamma Delta Gift - Pillowcase Idea

This Alpha Gamma Delta pillowcase is available today on eBay. I really like this style of Greek letters; they have a whimsical look and are less bold than the Greek letters used to monogram tee shirts and hoodies. The artistic design is very well suited for a pillow or a pillowcase like this one. If you like to make your own sorority gifts, you could use fabric dye or fabric paint pens to get a similar look. Letters such as these are actually easier to draw and paint than the standardized Greek letters that are so precise. Try it!

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Sorority pillow ideas  are  unlimited.  Etsy is a great site to look to get ideas if you are going to make a Greek pillow.  If you would like to see more of Greek pillows on Sorority Sisters, click here: Sorority Pillows

Do You Make Gifts?

Do you like to make sorority gifts?

I am really excited about a new group on Flickr where we all can upload pictures of sorority gifts that we make.

We can  share pictures of any or all of our handmade sorority gifts. This is your chance to inspire the rest of us with your great ideas or just to share the results of your latest sorority craft.

Have you decorated a picture frame with your Greek letters?

Have you made a sorority pillow?

Have you made a sorority paddle?

Have you made a sorority scrapbook or do you have some pages in a scrapbook dedicated to sorority events and special times? Take a picture of those pages and share.

Show your best sorority gift ideas and inspire others.

Join the new  Flickr Group: Sorority Sister Crafts and Handmade Gifts

Take a picture of any sorority item that you make and then upload it to http://www.flickr.com/groups/sororitysisters

If you don't have a picture, then just leave a comment and tell us what you have made.

What sorority presents have you made??

photo credit: EverySpoon