HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FABRIC OUTDOORS

Hello, everyone!

Today, I want to share with you a small tip that really works.

You all know how much I like to change my front porch decor and make new pillows all the time.

When choosing fabrics for my outdoor space, I try to use outdoor material but, most of the time, I have a difficult time finding what I am looking for, and sometimes the fabric that I like it is like $40.00 a yard and reality is that, not in a million years I would spend that much to make pillows that I know I am going to get tired of looking at in a few weeks. :)

So I find myself buying regular fabric and yes, living in Texas, when you leave regular fabric sitting outside for a couple of weeks in the blistering sun, this is what happens.

Or this!

I had to figure something out and then, I remembered something I read somewhere a loooong time ago about spraying clear sealer on your fabric to protect them outdoors.

So, I did just that with the most recent pillows I made for my front porch. This color is so rich and it is so very hot in San Antonio right now, I was worried they were going to be white in just days. By the way, the fabric looks and feels the same after spraying it with the sealer.

 Guess what? It works!!!

I am happy to say the pillows have been outside for over a month now and they look as bright and colorful as the day I made them.

 And even this week, when we had very unexpected and heavy rain

I watched the water drops slide right off the pillows sitting on my front porch, just like outdoor fabric would do.

So, there you have it, a little inexpensive way of protecting your pillows, wreaths or any other fabrics you may want to use outdoors. 

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