I just love the way Tammi Latham, owner of Matilda Jane Originals found such creative uses for this leopard stencil from the Stencil Library! I had a zillion questions for Tammi about how she did this room, and she was very happy to provide some answers. Tammi reports that she used contrasting shades of brown […]
Snakeskin Finishes
Recently, I had the opportunity to create a Snakeskin finish for one of my clients. Now, I am absolutely petrified of snakes… can barely even look at a photo of one, so the snake skin finish I did was metallic silver. I did this finish on a beverage refrigerator for a client. You can see […]
Behind the Scenes
I was recently looking through some of my stencil related books and decided it might be fun to learn what goes on behind the scenes in producing such books. I pulled Stenciling Kids’ Rooms: Creative Designs for Bedrooms, Play Spaces, and Nurseries down off of my shelf and contacted one of the contributors and fellow […]
Martha and Stenciling
Martha Stewart Living has consistently featured stenciling projects in both her magazine and on her website. Martha is an excellent source for great “Do It Yourself” projects and often includes free templates which allow you to cut your own stencils. Her September issue, in particular, was full of wonderful ideas! Almost every month you can […]
Stenciled Lamp Shade
My old, tired floor lamp was in dire need of a little makeover. This lamp was handed down to me from my ex-husband’s grandmother, and was way ahead of its time when it came to lighting options. It has separate up-light controls and 3 separately controlled reading light bulbs. I was not about to retire […]