| Try pairing some stencil art with words. I mean, | | | | Into Gardening? You can find some great flower |
| we are talking about making our homes personal, | | | | stencils. Consider painting the plant or flower |
| right? And how better to do that than with words | | | | designs with the names just below. If you want |
| that mean something to us or describe how we | | | | to keep it in a feminine style, think about painting |
| see ourselves? You can put just one word on | | | | the plant name in a ribbon cascading above the |
| your print or a famous saying. Here are just a | | | | painted image. |
| few ways to create stencil art with words: | | | | Try writing a collection of inspirational words and |
| Names are the number one way to personalize | | | | placing a painted stencil design on top of them. |
| our spaces. Paint your name and then put a | | | | Maybe you like Shakespeare and some great |
| stenciled image on top or below. It's easy to find | | | | phrase of his inspires you. Write them out on a |
| a stencil design that we can identify with. Maybe | | | | surface (wall, furniture, paper, T shirt) and then |
| it's fairies or a particular animal. This is a great | | | | paint a stenciled image on top or next to the |
| way to decorate a child's room. Picture a little | | | | words. You can paint the words horizontally |
| boy's name with sports images all around or a | | | | across your surface, or vertically or even |
| little girl's name and some princess or ballerina | | | | diagonally. You're the boss so use your creativity! |
| items for embellishment. | | | | Well, I could go on but I think you get the idea. I |
| Decorating a kitchen? Find some food related | | | | hope that now you have some great ideas about |
| stencil designs and write the words across the | | | | how you can decorate with stencil art by adding |
| painted image. Be bold and use some off beat | | | | your own words. You are only limited by your |
| colors, too. What about a wine bottle and the | | | | own imagination (and I know there is no limit |
| word "Vino" along the side. So, your style is a little | | | | there). You can choose the size, colors, theme, |
| more old fashioned? How about some tea cups | | | | framing...Let's face it - you are in charge. So go |
| and tea pots with the words "Tea Time" | | | | get 'em! |
| underneath? | | | | |