Headboard Patterns
When I read Carol's first post on stenciled headboards, it immediately brought to mind this stenciled headboard from Projection Stenciling, by Linda Buckingham & Leslie Bird. The headboard pattern found in the book is also currently available as a free download from Buckingham Stencils. I came across this pink paisley headboard on the Just Deanna blog. [...]
Stenciled Headboards
I just love the idea of stenciling a headboard vs. having an actual headboard. This works particularly well if you have a small bedroom or guestroom/office space. Here are some great examples: From the Crest Hotel, Kings Cross, Sydney by Stencil Gallery Pink Headboard found at blushing apples blog. Blue Arched Headboard with small vine by Jennifer Oechsle [...]
Baseball Shirts
Over the years I've painted a fair amount of baseball shirts in playrooms and bedrooms for children. Living in the Boston area, home of the Red Sox, that is the team shirt I am most often asked to paint. There are two ways I do these shirts. The first is to lay an actual Red Sox [...]
Play Ball
In honor of baseball season, I thought I would explore some fun baseball stencil designs. This All Over Repeat baseball design, called "Fielders Dream" is from The Stencilled Garden. A quick look on The Stencilled Garden website yielded quite a few fun baseball themed stencils such as this baseball glove and bat. Next we will explore creating [...]
Tile Work
This week I thought I would explore the world of tiles, faux tiles as well as stenciling on real tiles. A very economical way to liven a plain backsplash wall is to create your own, customized faux tile. Denise Kilpatrick, of Stencils by Denise, created this wall of tiles using stencils she designed herself. The illusion [...]

