Both a practical manual and a gorgeous visual treat, The Stenciled House is a look inside the author's home with each chapter devoted to a particular room and its stenciled features. Includes how-to and reference sections on stenciling walls, floors, curtains, furniture, and fabric coverings. 400 color photographs and drawings.
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.
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
This portfolio of reusable stencils, project instructions, and photographs lets DIY designers embellish walls, furniture,and more with cool custom patterns. Whether it's glam chain motifs on a wall or bold geometrics on a bathroom backsplash, these durable and recyclable stencils make a big impact. Each design is meant to be tiledsimply line up each corner's registration marks to get a paint-your-own wallpaper effect. It's a quick, unique, affordable way to achieve the latest look in interior dcor.
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.
You will be inspired and thrilled by the images you can create using Projection Stenciling. This new technique, created by Linda Buckingham and Leslie Bird, overcomes the design limitations and expense that, unfortunately, can exist with traditional stenciling methods. Now you can turn almost any image into a design of any size...to be stenciled onto virtually any surface. Want to turn a photo of your dog into a stencil, animate your child's room with a one-of-a-kind mural, or create "etched" glass mirrors and "inlaid" wood tabletops? You can do all this, easily and economically, with Projection Stenciling as your guide. More complex projects used to cost hundreds, even thousands, of dollars using commercial stencils and were limiting in terms of the time required and designs available. Now your tool chest can be as simple as a roll of freezer paper, a felt pen, access to a photocopier and some basic stenciling supplies. Light projectors, easy to rent and surprisingly inexpensive to buy, make this technique even easier. Inside this beautiful, full-color book, you will find the tools and techniques of Projection Stenciling, step-by-step instructions for over 40 projects and the inspiration to embark on your own designs - all guided by the lively banter of the authors, Linda and Leslie. Beginning and experienced crafters alike can realize transformations of personal space and household belongings within just a few hours. With Projection Stenciling, your imagination is the only limit!