Artist Profile: Deirdre Newman
Deirdre Newman Deirdre Newman Decorative Painting Montclair, New Jersey ph 973.432.1893 My first encounter with artist Deirdre Newman's work came though a blog post entitled Stenciling is Hip at Little Green Notebook, which featured several examples of her stenciling artistry. Deirdre often incorporates stencils into her work, and has a number of wonderful examples of stenciling in her online portfolio. "I use stencils to paint overall patterns and whenever possible to simplify every other project I'm working on. If I have a big decorative painting or border to do I look for any designs that could be repeated and make stencils for them.", says Deirdre. Deirdre ...
Dimensional Stenciling
Sara Rivka is a blogger living in the gorgeous rolling hills of Northern Israel. An Interior and Graphic Designer by profession, she shares the joys of crafting, decorating, cooking, and gardening with readers of her Creative Jewish Mom blog. In a recent post about dimensional stenciling, Sara shared how to use stencils and joint compound to create decorative interest in your home. "Instead of stenciling flat patterns on your walls, you can stencil something that will have both depth and texture! This technique used in the wrong way can be really tacky, so just don't go overboard with heavy colors ...
Stenciled Bathroom
Carolyn Matthews is a SAHM who likes diy projects. "Most of my decorating ideas (like the bathroom project) are pulled from things I see online, and then I tailor them to fit my home and personality." For this project, Carolyn chose the Trilian Way pattern from Whitewall & Co, and stenciled it in a dark plum shade. The stencil turned out to be bigger than Carolyn expected, but she was happy with the result. "I love the openness of the pattern", she says. For more on Carolyn's stenciled bathroom, check out her blog posts, here, and here. And ...
Roc-lon® Multi-Purpose Cloth™
If you have not used Roc-lon® Multi-Purpose Cloth™, I highly recommend this heavy duty fabric for a variety of stencil projects. The beauty of this fabric is that it cuts with a very clean edge, using scissors or an Xacto™ knife/craft knife. I typically find this fabric at my local JoAnn Fabrics store and almost always get it for 50% off with a coupon. It's 54" wide and runs around $20/yd, before the coupon. Here are some examples of how Roc-lon® can be used: Roc-lon Panel Panels, such as this one created by Susan Siefer, can be mounted to the wall ...
Wallpaper Stenciling
Here is another fabulous blog find. This living room belongs to blogger Lauren Liess of Pure Style Home, and was stenciled by her husband Dave using a Ralph Lauren wallpaper stencil design. Stenciling an entire room with wallpaper stencils can be a time consuming task — Lauren writes that it took Dave 3 days to finish. If you plan to tackle this type of project yourself, you may want to invest in an additional copy of your stencil, or even a production size, if available, to shorten the process. Stenciling with a large stippler or using a roller stenciling technique ...
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Artist Profile: Deirdre Newman
Deirdre Newman Deirdre Newman Decorative Painting Montclair, New Jersey ph 973.432.1893 My...
Dimensional Stenciling
Sara Rivka is a blogger living in the gorgeous rolling hills of Northern Israel....
Stenciled Bathroom
Carolyn Matthews is a SAHM who likes diy projects. "Most of my decorating ideas...
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Artist Profile: Deirdre Newman
Deirdre Newman Deirdre Newman Decorative Painting Montclair, New Jersey ph 973.432.1893 My first encounter with artist Deirdre Newman's work came though a blog post entitled Stenciling is Hip at Little Green Notebook, which featured several examples of her stenciling artistry. Deirdre often incorporates stencils into her work, and has a number of wonderful... [Read more...]
Free Stencil Patterns for Kids’ Rooms
I found several great projects for kids' rooms on TLC today, each with photos, instructions, and free downloadable pdfs of the stencil patterns so you can make your own stencils. Take a look here: How to Stencil Kids' Rooms. When I saw these projects, I thought they looked familiar, and sure enough, they come from a book entitled Stenciling Kids'... [Read more...]
Stenciled Patios
Paint and stencils can help you convert a dull concrete patio into an attractive outdoor living space. There are a variety of patio stencils available commercially. Traditional patio designs include stone and brick motif's, but if you'd like something a little more trendy, try a large allover stencil or wallpaper stencil design. The stenciled patio... [Read more...]
Design Magic Stencils
I'm always on the lookout for new stencils, and every once in a while I come across a stencil line that I haven't seen before. I discovered these DesignMagic™ Stencils by Cedar Canyon Textiles (below) while reading a blog tutorial on Shelly’s Magic Mats (right). Designed especially for stenciling fabric, each set of two stencils contains a... [Read more...]
Stenciled Pillows III
Here's one last post on stenciled pillows. Each of these finds comes from Etsy, and you'll find many more examples by following the links below. Use these examples as inspiration for your own projects or let these artists do the crafting for you! Floral Pillow Cover Indenyl Designs offers a collection of hand stenciled graphic pillow covers made from... [Read more...]
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