i got to play with a new stencil over this past weekend. this is one designed by terri stegmiller, for stencil girl.
i don’t clean my stencils, but sometimes i will wipe the paint off of them ~ mostly so they won’t stick to each other with the wet paint! otherwise, if there aren’t any other potential casualties in the area, i let them be. i have found that if i clean them, i have a tendency to snag little edges, and bend them. not cool. so they stay purty with the various paint colors on them, right?
so i began with a small piece of hand-dyed fabric, and your average, inexpensive acrylic paint. dabbed here and there in purple, pink and turquoise. i deliberately tried to just ‘dab’ lightly {didn’t always succeed} because my needle doesn’t really appreciate a heavily painted surface.
the silver leaf is an embellishment i love to play with, too.
cute button trim for the cardstock backing.
so what do ya think of that cute stencil now? fun huh! i hope you try it!
enjoy~
soli deo gloria
leslie
xo
Comments 4
Totally Terri!!!! Fabulous!!
Very nice heart. Love the colors. Could you sew before painting so your machine doesn't get all weirded out?
I had an aha! moment when I learned that screen printing was actually first on fabric so I am keen to get the screens and stencils onto fabric as soon as the weather is nice outside where I can get messy. Looks great, Les!
love Love LOVE it!!!! The colors are soooo me and the addition of the silver adds so much interest. Great job!