BINGO on Burlap

Great mix.

BINGO stencil from Funky Junk Interiors.

Burlap headboard.

Could NOT resist.

Tardis is now one of DGS's interests but he did give me permission to add the BINGO stencil to his headboard.

Like any quick project the most amount of time is in gathering supplies, preparing and cleaning up.The actual time stencilling takes just a few minutes. I found it interesting that the centre "Free Space" had less paint on my finished stencil. I was aware it needed special attention but.... next time. There are always learning opportunities.

Sequence for Stencilling Headboard

After using masking tape to keep the stencil in place I held the plastic stencil flat with my fingers for each line/letter as the headboard has a slight curve. This is the time to be careful, work slowly, focus on the task. Slow, steady, check progress constantly (to avoid too much paint, blurring of lines or smudges).

Stencil and Supplies

I used CeCeCaldwell's Beckley Coal (chalk-clay) paint, a stencil brush, the Bingo stencil from Funky Junk Interiors and masking tape plus a folded clean rag used to dab my paint loaded brush on until I got the lightest amount of paint possible to use on the stencil.

LESS paint is BETTER (and important for successfully stencilling). Test the paint on a sample area before using on the stencil.



Got the idea for Burlap/Bingo from Keri Anne's Thistlewood Farms post on the burlap and stencilled pillow she made. She suggested using a cloth as the base for dabbing the paint off the stencilling brush to ensure 'less paint' before stencilling. 

Check it out, she has such a great outdoor vignette to go with her pillow.

Paint too thick on a brush can migrate under the stencil shape and ruin the crisp lines. The cloth worked better for me than the newspaper I had been using to remove enough paint from my dabber/brush before working on my previous stencils.

Headboard Plain (the before) and Stencilled (after)

Clean your stencil right away after using

Remember to spray wash (rubbing very gently using your fingers to remove the paint under a warm water spray (I used a bit of soap on my fingers to get any paint residue off) - take your time so that none of the delicate 'joins' in the stencil letters/lines break. Paint, even chalk clay paint, has to be washed off immediately to clean the stencil. NEVER put a stencil away covered with paint.

Finished

I did a bit of iPhoto editing to remove the outlet plate and box on the wall.

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