A sign to welcome you - Spring will be official on March 21st.
Grouped a faux birds nest and eggs with a bisque bird who has been perched on my Welsh Dresser shelf for some time.
Added a green 'family' mushroom (from DGS when he was younger).
The teapot with its matching tea mug is from my favourite Thrift Store.
Spring thoughts.
Project: Welcome To My Garden stencil
Supplies used:
• Fusion paint Picket Fence for the background
• CeCe Caldwell's Beckley Coal, Texas Tea and .. Green
used for the words, branch and leaves
• Martha Steward stencil brushes
• my favourite paint brush
• a piece of 1/4" plywood
• stencil Welcome to My Garden by Funky Junk's Old Sign
Stencils
also
• ruler
• blue masking tape
• newspaper
• paper towels
• Spray Nine for cleaning paint from hands, brushes and
stencil + sink/water)
Sequence for making the Garden sign
• collect supplies for each step (and clean brush/put paint
and brush away as used)
• paint board, dry, paint 2nd coat, dry
• lay stencil on board, use a ruler to ensure the
stencil is positioned the way you want it
• tape corners to keep stencil in place
• dip flat surface of stencil brush lightly into the
paint surface then DAB it almost dry on the
paper towel (or newspaper)
• tape any area you do NOT want paint to touch when you are stencilling - the little leaves off the branch (see just above) are an example, it is very easy to have some of the brown 'twig' paint land on the 'leaf' area
• a hint - dab LIGHTLY until you are comfortable with the process, learn as you go and always test your brush for dryness on a paper towel, newspaper or even on the plastic of the stencil or the back of your hand to make sure you have the right amount of dry paint
Cleaning your stencil - brushes - hands - anywhere paint needs to be cleaned up ...
I use a variety of cleaning products to clean brushes and stencils. Warm water with any of the following; dish soap, brush soap (the lovely ones that are sold at the same stores that carry chalk like paint), Spray Nine, whatever is handy.
Cleaning your tools makes the future you much happier than trying to use brushes that are clogged with paint, lids stuck tight to the paint bottles, stencils stiff with layers of paint.
Did I mention to make sure the edge rim of your paint jar/container is free of paint because the paint dries very hard to the lid if you forget to clean the rim.
I have used this stencil before post here (June 2017)
Thank you for visiting today
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Sharing With:
Thursday
Janet of Try It - Like It
Roseann of This Autoimmune Life
Michelle of The Painted Hinge
Kristie of Love My Little Cottage
Donna of Two Chicks and a Mom
Friday
Kelly of Under a Texas Sky
Kate of Chic on a Shoestring
Beverly of How Sweet The Sound
Andrea of The Cottage Market
Donna of Funky Junk Interiors
Jen of A Fireman's Wife
Suzanne of Pieced Pastimes
Pam of Pam's Party and Practical Tips
Saturday
Anna M. of Strawberry Butterscotch
Christine of Rustic and Refined
Roeshel of DIY Showoff
Monday
Lisa of Gramma's Briefs
Chloe of Celebrate and Decorate
Beth of Home Stories A to Z
Tuesday
Maria Elena of Our Home Away From Home
Robin of Fluster Buster
Katie of Lets Add Sprinkles
Marci of Stone Cottage Adventures
Angie of Knick of Time
Sam of Raggety Bits
Wednesday
Tarah of To Grandma's House We Go
Rebecca of R & R At Home
Cecilia of My Thrift Store Addiction
Ann of Dabbing And Decorating
Thursday
Janet of Try It - Like It
Roseann of This Autoimmune Life
Michelle of The Painted Hinge
Kristie of Love My Little Cottage
Donna of Two Chicks and a Mom
Friday
Kelly of Under a Texas Sky
Kate of Chic on a Shoestring
Beverly of How Sweet The Sound
Andrea of The Cottage Market
Donna of Funky Junk Interiors
Jen of A Fireman's Wife
Suzanne of Pieced Pastimes
Pam of Pam's Party and Practical Tips
Saturday
Anna M. of Strawberry Butterscotch
Christine of Rustic and Refined
Roeshel of DIY Showoff
Monday
Lisa of Gramma's Briefs
Chloe of Celebrate and Decorate
Beth of Home Stories A to Z
Tuesday
Maria Elena of Our Home Away From Home
Robin of Fluster Buster
Katie of Lets Add Sprinkles
Marci of Stone Cottage Adventures
Angie of Knick of Time
Sam of Raggety Bits
Wednesday
Tarah of To Grandma's House We Go
Rebecca of R & R At Home
Cecilia of My Thrift Store Addiction
Ann of Dabbing And Decorating
Lovely, Joy! I need to get one of those stencils. Like it--and the funky mushroom--very much.
ReplyDeleteToday I learned you can mask off parts of a stencil to get a better end result. I would not have thought of it as I don't have a lot of stencil experience. Thanks for sharing with us at Creatively Crafty. We've just started a Facebook group called Creatively Crafty Showcase and you're invited to join us! It's another way to share this post and just about anything creative plus we'll have opportunities to interact/support each other. You'll find us here http://bit.ly/2TL8Pli. Hope to see you soon!
ReplyDeleteLovely stencil , lovely ideas
ReplyDeleteHi Joy, I love your Garden stencil! I've been stenciling flour sack towels this winter and you've inspired me to bring my stenciling outside now that Spring is on the way. Happy St. Pat's Day! ~Cheryl
ReplyDeleteIt’s beautiful!! Love all the treasures in front of the sign.....especially that teapot and cup! Happy Spring, Joy!!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I haven't made anything like that before but I might do this one.
ReplyDeleteJoy, your garden stencil is beautiful And I want to thank you so much for linking up to our Celebrate Your Story link party. We hope we are providing a celebration of your post and perhaps yours will be chosen as a feature by one of the hosts.
ReplyDeleteHave a great and Blessed Day!
Kari @ Me and My Captain
Super cute sign Joy!
ReplyDeleteLove the St. Patrick day decorations. Simple but effective.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your pretty garden sign at Vintage Charm, Joy. Pinned!
ReplyDeleteLove how your bench turned out! I'll be featuring it this week, thanks so much for sharing with us at the To Grandmas house we go link party!
ReplyDeleteLovely bench adds a touch of whimsy and color to the garden.
ReplyDeleteHappy Spring,
Kippi #kippiathome