It’s November 1 and that means you can officially buy your copy of Stencil101 from the Chronicle Books Website! I hope you really enjoy it! Get it here!
And if you are in the New York area, you can join us for our Book Launch Party at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn, NY! WHEN: Saturday, December 6 4-6pm. You can stencil a tote bag or make a custom stenciled card for free while drinking wine and eating Stencil1 Chocolates by Chocolate Bar.
What’s my favorite holiday? Halloween! Why not trick-or-treat in style with a custom tote bag to carry your candy? and while you’re at it, let’s customize your pumpkins with some coordinating images as well!
I used the owl stencil to customize an inexpensive, natural canvas tote bag.
I masked the outside areas with paper and used the BROWN Stencil1 Sprayer to paint with.
Then I used acrylic paint and a stencil brush to stencil a deer on one pumpkin. I then stenciled a mini jolly roger onto another smaller pumpkin.
here’s how they all came out! Now you’re ready for trick-or-treating in style!
This is the Halloween mini set available at Stencil1.com. We also have all these designs you see in larger 8 1/2″ x 11″ size as well as the Antlered Deer. Please peruse the site for all the designs. Many of these designs are also in the book Stencil101!
Today, I am stenciling a linen pillow case.I chose the antlered deer from Stencil101 for my project.
I ironed the pillow case to assure I had a flat surface to paint and placed the stencil where I wanted my proud deer to appear. Then lightly painted in the open stencil areas with fabric paint and a stencil brush.
Here’s my final result! A great gift for my friend’s Upstate home!
When I was done, I was very pleased with the clean up of the new stencils. They are made of varnished card stock so I wiped the paint off with a damp paper towel. Super easy! You can see the full step-by-step instructions in the book!
Today, I removed all the stencils from my first copy of the book to get busy with these stencils! So all the stencils are pre-cut and the pages are perforated for easy removal.
After I removed all the stencils, I placed them into the pocket in the back of the book. Now I can sift through them and pick out what I will use easily. See my next posting for my first project!
An artist who goes by the name of CLARK CLARK is using stenciling to spread a great and simple message: VOTE. Tonite, September 25, he will be a part of a political art exhibition entitled Party Headquarters: Voting is Just the Beginning taking place at Pratt on 14th Street in Manhattan- 144 West 14th Street, 2nd floor. I got a preview of the show and his work will be an intense layering of his signature stenciling. And I hope everyone takes his message seriously, so please vote!