Oui, it’s true. I love Paris. Design, Architecture, Art, Food, Style – Paris owns it. I took so many inspiring photos, some you’ll see below. I added in some street art images as well. Upon my return, I had to make a quintessential Paris stencil collection. The Paris pack is tres chic, featuring the Eiffel Tower, the L’arc de Triumphe, A Metro sign, and the lovely and mysterious Mona Lisa. Tell me what you’d make with them!
Check out our “pigeon love” pillow made using our pigeon stencil and black fabric paint. MUJI has awesome quality plain pillows so that was my “canvas” of choice. For symmetrical designs, just apply your stencil on one side of the pillow, wash and dry the stencil, then flip it over and stencil it opposite your first design. Easy!
Here’s some quick steps using Stencil1 spray inks Stencil1 Sprayers to make cards!
You’ll need:
Strathmore blank cards with deckled edges
Stencil1 Sprayers
Stencil1 lips stencil (lipstick not shown)
I often create a new stencil based on a trend I see but sometimes I just have to make something with personal meaning. My Ranchero stencil for example was my late Father’s car (truck?) and when he passed I inherited this hot rod of a car! Living in Brooklyn with a boat of a car that gets 12 miles per gallon, she’s now out of my life but I had many a joy ride in this car with my Dad. What’s nice is a lot of people seem to like this stencil as well. I think when you design from the heart, it gives your design life. That’s my 2 cents for the day! Yee-haw!
Here’s a fun how to video where I show you how to create a cohesive framed art collage. What’s fun is you can customize the how-to using your favorite photos and favorite paint colors!
The ingredients you will need are:
Spray paint. In this case Krylon Indoor/Outdoor spray paint.
• Picture frames. In this case I used some Ikea picture frames. you can use vintage ones as well.
• Artwork. In addition to images I collected or cut out from books, i created a print using my anchor stencil and Stencil1 Spray Inks. I encourage you to make your own prints!
• Paper to work on.
• Hammer, nails, & a ruler to hang the art
I can’t tell you how excited I am to say I have a new apparel based book coming out! Stencil Style 101 presents a whole new take on DIY fashion! I’ve created 20 stencils perfect for customizing clothing and accessories. Patterns like argyle, houndstooth, chevron, leopard print, and polka dots pair with iconic images such as feathers, buttons, records, and stars in endless combinations for personalized clothing that will make heads turn. The book includes 25 step-by-step projects for stenciling on leather handbags, sneakers, wool coats, bike helmets, bangles, and so much more! Best of all, the stencils can be reused—just wipe clean and store in the handy folder at the back.
We are partnering with some of the best apparel companies to do some awesome events so please stay posted! I hope to be creative with you soon!
