# DIY Fingerprint Cushions Be Prepared to Get Your Hands Dirty for This DIY Cushion Design By Jen Chae | Published 2013-06-07 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-cushion References: [ilovetocreateblog.blogspot](http://ilovetocreateblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/fingerprint-balloon-pillow.html) This DIY cushion design by iLovetoCreate is a cute way to leave your mark on home decor; the bicycle design is attached to dozens of subtly colorful balloons, which are actually finger prints. On a flat surface, the blogger draws the bicycle design onto the blank pillow case with a finer-tipped fabric marker. The design can be free-handed or stenciled; the blogger used a freezer paper stencil. Then comes the really fun part -- color your fingers with the fabric markers or use a [fabric stamp pad](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/signet-print-kit) to press colorful balloons onto the cushion cover. The DIY is fairly simple and low-budget. All you need are some fabric markers and a [blank cushion cover](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pillow-sofa). It also reminds you a little of kindergarten finger-painting. It would be a great project to try with a mother and daughter. The pictorial on the iLovetoCreate blog will walk you through it, step by step. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 45% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Customized Home Decor:** By incorporating personal touch, businesses can tap into the growing trend of customized home decor and offer DIY options like fingerprint cushions. - **DIY Crafting:** The popularity of DIY projects like the fingerprint cushion design showcases the demand for creative and hands-on activities. - **Creative Personalization:** Emphasizing unique and creative personalization methods, such as using finger prints as balloon designs, can bring innovation to the home decor industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Craft and Hobby Retail:** Craft and hobby retail businesses can cater to the DIY crafting trend by offering supplies and tutorials for creating fingerprint cushions and similar projects. - **Home Decor:** The home decor industry can capitalize on the trend of customized and personalized items by introducing DIY options and incorporating unique design elements like finger print balloons. - **Parenting and Family Activities:** Parenting and family activity businesses can promote bonding experiences by encouraging parents and children to engage in DIY projects like creating fingerprint cushions together. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Exuberant Love-Inspired Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laura-dro-designs.md) - [Handcrafted Rustic Pillow Covers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pillow-cover.md) - [DIY Embroidery Ornaments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-stitched-ornament-kits.md) - [Transforming Imaginative Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kiddie-couch.md) - [Vibrant Designer Decor Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designer-decor-pillow.md) - [Simplistic Outdoor Poufs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/costuras-poufs.md) - [Anime-Inspired Vehicle Cushions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frieza-pod-cushion.md) - [Smock Fabric Inflated Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smock-collection.md) - [Multipurpose Pre-Cut Fabrics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-tyg.md)