Stenciling the Arts & Crafts Home by stencil guru Amy Miller is a complete guide on how to create and use Arts & Crafts stencils to create authentic d cor in craftsman-style homes.
Scores of authentic early American patterns for stenciling — birds, florals, sleighs, much more. Decorate walls, floors, furniture, and other flat surfaces. Also applicable to needlework, wood burning, and other crafts. 77 designs. Introduction. Instructions.
DIV With 20 clever step-by-step projects and a stunning gallery of inspirational stencil designs from leading artists,Playing With Stencilswill leave you ready to stencil just about anything. You will design floor tiles stencils inspired by German paper-cutting, you will stencil furniture, shower curtains, a floor cloth, planters, a wall canvas, wallpaper, and even a cake. You will make paper dolls with clothing, stencil beautiful “lace� stationery, stencil custom yardage to use for simple upholstery projects or pillows, make a concert poster, and even stencil a faux rag rug! Stencil art has been around for years, often used for home decorating and for simple crafts, but has gained current interest and cache due it's guerilla use as street art (often making a political statement), and has become a worldwide subculture. Stencil graffiti has given stencil art a new sheen of coolness. This book will show you how to incorporate that look into your work, your accessories, and your home. You’ll become inspired to use stencils in your journaling, in collage, on fabric, on totes, and in art pieces designed to be hung on walls—and you will know how to create fantastic custom designs./div
Learn how to stencil with 35 bright and contemporary projects. Learn how to stencil with 35 bright and contemporary projects. Nicolette Tabram’s designs are inspired by her travels and textile designs of the world. She shows you how to work with a wide range of stencils, tells you all you need to know about repeating pattern, and includes tips for variations and how to develop your technique. Update your home with colorful pieces: create an inlay-effect painted cupboard; a graphic floral chair; a batik design denim apron; contemporary painted tiles; a Mexican-inspired canvas bag; a monochrome Dhurrie rug, and much more. Many of the projects would make great gifts, too, so why not make some Southwestern notebooks for all your friends, or Scandi-folk napkins for a dinner party. You will soon see the potential for embellishing surfaces with creative stencils wherever you go!
Need high-energy inspiration when your life gets crazy and your art keeps getting pushed to the back burner? Offering terrific mixed-media art projects, as well as tips for getting organized and inspired, Art at the Speed of Life is a treasure chest of ideas for the artist whose creative goals sometimes get stymied by the frantic pace of modern life. Author and mixed-media artist Pam Carriker proves that art and life can coexist peacefully, productively, and happily. Making things every day can be a joyful reality instead of just wishful thinking. Each chapter in Art at the Speed of Life includes both essays and project ideas from a variety of contributors, including Suzi Blu, Lisa Bebi, Christy Hydeck, Paulette Insall, Cate Calacous Prato. The projects are inspiring, yet easy to complete on a tight schedule, and include techniques such as assemblage, image transfer, and collage. A bonus seven-day journal project helps you track your work as you go. With a unique combination of time management tips and advice, inspiring essays, and projects designed to fit into busy schedules, Art at the Speed of Life will help you live your dream of making art every day.
Beginning with the simple stencil - a template that lets you easily create a painted shape on a surface and allows you to repeat the exact pattern wherever and as often as you wish - renowned stenciller Sandra Buckingham literally transforms the world around her. In The Complete Stencilling Handbook, she teaches us to do the same. A compendium of the latest techniques, tools, equipment and materials, Buckingham's book presents innovative methods and products that have taken stencilling from a rustic craft to a breathtaking art form. With infectious enthusiasm for her subject, she explores the full range of stencilling styles and techniques that have emerged over the past 15 years: - shading - paint effects - traditional borders - all-over patterns - freeform stencilling - projection stencilling - imitation textiles - architectural elements - fake marquetry - glass and ceramic tiles - floor treatments - lettering and stencilling on fabric and paper - Covers latex and oil paints, additives, matting agents, glazes, spray paints, wood stains, binders, solvents and thinners and finish coats. In full colour with nearly 1000 colour photographs and illustrations throughout.