Bird Stencils: A Contemporary Approach
The Stencil Library recently released this fabulous new Ostrich stencil design. Helen shows it in these three incredible colorways on her Design Inspiration blog. All I can say is, how fun! These next three great designs are from Cutting Edge Stencils. The clean, graphic look shown is easily achieved by using a roller stenciling technique [...]
Bird Stencils: Allover Repeat Designs
An opportunity to work with a client who loves a bird and flower theme throughout her home, took me on a journey to explore what interesting bird stencils are currently available. Once my research began, I was amazed to see that beautiful and creative options abound for us to work our magic! Today’s post will focus on [...]
Stenciling with Doilies 3: Stenciled Cabinet
For this small cabinet makeover, I base painted the cabinet door a soft black. Next, I used a wavy stripe stencil from The Stencil Library (DM2 Waves) and applied black StucoLux™ to every other stripe, let dry and burnished. Two different paper doilies were used for stencils with an iridescent green paint from Golden. The [...]
Mother’s Day Stencil Projects
About.com: DIY Projects has some fun and free stencils and ideas. These are great for making your own cards or using on fabric. There are even some tips for using spray on fabric paints. If you are looking for an at home project to do with your children, take a look at the stenciled Mother's Day [...]
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 [...]
Updating a Stencil Design
I recently returned to a client's home to do a little updating of some finishes and stenciling in their foyer. I did a scroll border (Palazzo Scroll Border by Royal Design Studio) above this doorway about six years ago. The homeowner decided that it was just too linear for her, so she was hiding it [...]
