Lynn’s Chalk Paint Table
I'm sure that by now most of you have heard of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. Today Lynn Brehm shares some tips she picked up while using chalk paint, when she painted and stenciled this table for The Design Cottage in Tacoma, WA. After painting this table with ASCP, Lynn embellished the top with handwriting and a stenciled Rooster from her own Natural Accents line of stencils. She transferred her script using graphite paper, then went over it with a 6B graphite sketching pencil. She recommends spraying with Krylon Fixatif prior to waxing, to prevent smearing. Read on for Lynn's tips ...
Happy Valentine’s Day
I know, I know, it's a bit late to start stenciling a Valentine's gift for this year, but I found three more projects I just had to share! Maybe you can get an early start on next year's projects? Please visit the pages linked for more info. Love Hand Towel From Amy of The Idea Room comes this pretty stenciled hand towel. Using a couple of strips of blue painter's tape, a lettering stencil and some acrylic paint, she created the perfect towel for Valentine's day. Valentine's Houndstooth Frame Ellie G at Less Cake {more frosting} stenciled this picture frame using ...
Valentine Stenciling
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Free Bird Stencils
These bird stencils were created by Lisa Howdin at Fitzpatterns and are available on Craft: craftzine.com. The set includes owl, Sparrow, Swallow, and Wren stencils in a printable pdf download.
A Simple Tree
I recently created this very Simple Tree for a teenaged girl's bedroom. It really would look nice in any room and I could easily see it in a mudroom with hooks on the trunk and branches for hats and coats. To create a Simple Tree of your own all you need is an overhead projector and a few basic supplies. You can download a pdf of the Simple Tree pattern here. Supplies Needed overhead projector transparency with Simple Tree kraft paper repositionable spray adhesive marker latex paint roller and tray set up X-Acto knive Instructions Base paint wall desired color, using a good quality latex paint in a matte or eggshell finish. Project tree onto ...
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Stenciling Projects for Martin Luther King Day
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Lynn’s Chalk Paint Table
I'm sure that by now most of you have heard of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. Today Lynn Brehm shares some tips she picked up while using chalk paint, when she painted and stenciled this table for The Design Cottage in Tacoma, WA. After painting this table with ASCP, Lynn embellished the top with handwriting and a stenciled Rooster from her own Natural... [Read more...]
Stenciled Christmas Signs
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Glitter Pumpkins
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