Welcome To My Garden

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)

and made myself one post here May 2017.

Thank you for visiting today

Hugs

Joy

Featured by:
Donna of Funky Junk Interiors March 22/19

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