{"id":6740,"date":"2014-06-11T03:03:04","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T10:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myreachup.org\/?p=6740"},"modified":"2022-06-11T03:24:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T10:24:06","slug":"stencil-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myreachup.org\/stencil-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Stencil It"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It started with this thing (see photo) I picked up. I liked the shape of it. So I traced it on regular paper. After cutting it out, I traced the pattern onto cardboard (a shoe box cover worked great). That became my stencil to use over and over.<\/p>\n

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Since I was making a border between hallway and bedrooms, I needed to change the under color (the color that shows through the design). To make the border straight, I used painter’s tape to mark off the top and bottom of the border. Then I painted within the lines. (If you like the under color, you can skip this painting step.)<\/p>\n

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Next I traced the stencil onto the (dried) painted surface with pencil. Because I was making a continuous border, I had to first measure how many times the design needed to be repeated. Good thing my pencil markings could be erased! I decided it was okay to use half a pattern at the bottom since a full-size one wouldn\u2019t fit nicely.<\/p>\n

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Next came the fun part: painting the stencil. I added dimension by dabbing on a shadow by using a different color. But that\u2019s a personal choice. This picture is taken of a finished section using the same pattern but a different background color.<\/p>\n

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