A few samples of what I’ll be using this year.

As I showed in my previous post, ” Christmas Decorating, Now?”, I’ve been adding some black and white Damask style stencil patterns to my existing decorations this year. I decided to stencil as much as I could because its easy and inexpensive to do. It makes a big statement as well.
I purchased a couple yards of white cotton fabric to make a pillow, stockings, and table runner, (stencil on the flat fabric BEFORE you sew them). Most of the other stuff to stencil on, I had or could be purchased easily…bags, ornaments, candles, plates etc. The flat paper ornaments were stenciled on shiny photo paper, then cut out and a hole punched, add a ribbon or cord to hang.

Here’s a few other things that can easily be stenciled.

(well used stencils as you can see, clean them as much as you can)

I won’t go into how to stencil, its easy, (Google…How to stencil). You will need some stencils, brush and craft paint. They can be purchased at craft stores or online. A few years ago I found a great book called “The Stencil Book” in a bookstore. It has a wonderful collection of Classic design motif stencils. I’ve used it quite a bit. Find the designs you like the best. Instead of painting the black, maybe go red, gold or silver or any color that goes with your decor.

Also, Stenciling can make GREAT gifts !!! Match someones decor with a great pillow, painted box, napkin set, towels, plates, clay pots, placemats, pillowcases, fabric handbags, scarves, a million things you can dress up with a trendy stencil! Add a MONOGRAM stencil to personalize it further.

Have fun with it, you’ll be surprised at how great it turns out.