Mesh Stencils
Sunday afternoons are my best – home alone and a perfect time to get creative. I chose a wooden box with 3 drawers. I started off by painting the entire box in a turquoise blue acrylic craft paint. The colour matched to a beautiful peacock serviette I had kept for this project. When dry, I sanded lightly with medium grit…
Ali, one of our team, decided to show his true colours today. He took a tile, painted it in pink, sanded it briefly to create a distressed weathered look, and then practiced his stenciling skills… He taped the mesh stencil down with sellotape to keep it stable. He applied a small amount of white craft paint to one side of…
Had such fun today! A friend brought me some iced cookies she had made. We decided to spruce them up using our Mesh Stencils and Cake Artistry Gel. So quick and easy! Place a Mesh Stencil on top of a cookie, add a teaspoon of gel, spread across and lift. Voila! Sorted! I felt like a true artist!
Supplies: Scrapbook Card White Card Black Card Mini Mesh Stencil Scraper Ultra Thick Tacky Glue Silver Foil Ribbon Paper Glue Cut the scrapbook card and the 2 pieces of black and white card to size. Place the stencil on the black paper and scrape the ultra-thick tacky glue across the stencil. Remove stencil carefully. Allow to dry for at least…
Supplies Wooden canvas Acrylic paint – cream, burnt orange, brown Gel medium Serviette (Houses) Mesh Stencils Scraper Black and white gel pens Crayons Paint canvas blending the 3 colours to create a distressed background. Let dry. Glue the TOP LAYER of the stencil to the board with gel medium and then carefully paint a coat over the serviette. Let dry.…
SUPPLIES Key cabinet Chalk paint – French Linen and Old White Mesh Stencil Scraper Baby powder Silicon Moulding Mat Difference Relief Moulding Texture Paste Foam Wood glue Stamp pad Silicon Mould Relief Dust silicon mould well with baby powder. This is important because it is a releasing agent for the mould to be removed easily. Pour Difference into the mould…
So, my first attempt at mixed media art! For 3 years I have had this intense desire to do mixed media but, where to start? You see, I’m a crafter, after all, not an artist! My answer was just start! So, paint a board, glue on a serviette (yes, the houses are a serviette). Easy enough! Where to from there?…
A basic blog about revamping an old toolbox.
