I love stencils!!! I
can’t tell you how much I love them. Why
wouldn’t you want to incorporate something into your painting that requires
very little effort from you and is so versatile? Part of my “art hoarding” compulsion is my
rather large box of stencils which sit right next to my painting table on the
floor. I want them easily accessible
and naturally have to keep them where it is easy to just grab one. I warn my family to watch where they step
when they come into my painting area; otherwise I am not responsible for anything
that might occur. LOL. I should post that on the door.
As I mentioned in an earlier post there are a number of really wonderful
stencil companies on the market right now.
A number of Decorative Painting artists have moved into the area of
stenciling, Laurie Speltz, Tracey Moreau, Renee Mullins, and Patty Rawlinson to
name a few that I have personally had experience with and their stencils are
all fantastic. Did you know that there
are other companies that are specializing in stencils, many of which only sell
stencils? Two of my favorites are
Crafter’s Workshop and Stencil Girl. Like
the stencils I mentioned above they are made out of a very durable material
which will hold up to repeated use and clean up very nicely. These companies work with a number of artists
in the art world to design their stencils and offer an incredible
selection.
Stencil Girl is owned by Mary Beth Shaw who is an author and
published artist, many of you may have heard of her. She works with a wonderfully talented group
of artists to design the stencils that she offers on her website http://stencilgirlproducts.com/ There are a wide variety of stencils that she
carries from stencils to help you draw a face to random patterns for
backgrounds and in a wide variety of sizes.
I have a number of her stencils and love them all but one of my personal
favorites is the Spider Web Stencil. They
are high quality and will hold up to repeated use and you might just find
something that you can’t live without. I
know I have a number on my wish list right now.
Crafter’s Workshop is another of my favorite stencil
companies. They too have an incredible
assortment of stencil designs and I often find myself adding the new releases
to my wish list and counting my pennies until I can order. http://www.thecraftersworkshop.com/The_Crafters_Workshop/Home.html One stencil that I recently used on a canvas
is a 6”x6” sized template called Mini Busy Bees and it was darling. I can see myself using this one frequently. Take a look at their border stencils, all I
can say is AMAZING!!! Whether you are a
painter, card maker, journal enthusiast, or a crafter you are going to find
stencils that you just can’t live without.
I’m sure you too will be adding to your stash and causing your family
concern over your “art hoarding” tendencies.
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