Shareathon Cutting Edge Stencil Project - Sofa Table and Pillow
I again was invited by Hometalk.com to participate in a Shareathon project featuring Cutting Edge Stencils on any item of my choosing and sharing the process.
I haven't used stencils very often and thought this would be the perfect opportunity to try them on a larger scale.
I went to the Cutting Edge website, www.CuttingEdgeStencils.com and tried to choose just one of their beautiful array of various stencils for my project. I had just been to an auction and purchased a sofa table that I thought would be a great candidate for stencils. I chose the "French Poem" allover stencil, from the website because I really liked the writing style and since I don't speak French, the mystery of what the words say....While waiting for the stencil to arrive, I decided that I would prep my table so it will be ready for stenciling. The sofa table had a factory finish, meaning it had a shiny finish over the paint that had to be sanded down before applying any new paint so the paint had something to grab onto.
After sanding, I wiped off all of the sanding dust and wiped down all of the surfaces of the table so it had a clean, dust free surface to start painting. Cutting Edge Stencils recommends acrylic or latex paint which I would have used if I painted my table with a latex paint, but I chose to try the mineral based paint color in a warm cream and dark brown for legs and border, colors that go with basically everything.
The stencil I received was an allover stencil, which means it is made for large surfaces like a wall. Since the top and shelf of my table were on a much smaller scale, I ended up taping the stencil on the ends to stabilize the stencil so it wouldn't move as I painted.The table was also longer than the stencil, so I needed to re-lay the stencil after the paint had dried on the first half and line it up with the lettering to continue the poem. Since the stencil is clear, it was easy to line up lettering as the pattern continued on the surface. I started to use the small stencil brush using a small amount of paint on the brush, then dabbing on a paper towel before dabbing on table surface, and this process worked fine, but it was going very slowly, so I opted to try the foam roller instead.
What a difference! With the roller, painting went super fast and very easy. I still rolled off a lot of the paint on a paper towel before applying on stencil and was careful how I rolled so that the roller didn't catch on the letter edges and pull them up while rolling. The chalk based paint seemed to work fine, no problems at all with the stencil.
I wanted to also try the stencil on fabric, so after finishing the table, and laying the stencil on the pillow cover to see how I wanted to line it up, I used windex to spray on the dried paint and wiped clean with paper towels and rags. Easy peasy.
I love how the stencil poem gives enough of a pattern but doesn't feel too busy and can be decorated easily. (Of course, when my husband takes such beautiful pictures, everything looks awesome. See more of his wonderful work at eRegalStudio.com. )
Cutting Edge Stencils recommend storing the larger stencils flat and under a bed as an option, so that is where my stencil is heading....but not for long for I'm sure I will have more projects in the future that will include this stencil!
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I was so excited to hear you were participating on this round and you didn't disappoint! love this. Thank you for sharing!
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Absolutely gorgeous! We love how this stencil looks on furniture and you did a great job stenciling.
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@Cutting Edge Stencils Thank you! The stencil and roller were so easy to use and I love how it worked on fabric too!
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