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Modern Surrealist’s Day of the Dead La Calavera T-Shirt

October 8, 2015

We fell in love with the DIY Nautical Headboard Marisa Pawelko from Modern Surrealist created using our stencils. Now, Marisa is back with another awesome DIY t-shirt just in time for the Day of the Dead and Halloween. Check out how she uses our La Calavera stencil, along with other little embellishments, and made this t-shirt pop here!

Great job as always, Marisa! Marisa has a whole bunch of DIY’s for you to try out. Check out her blog for more tutorials and inspiration!

How are you going to dress up this Halloween? Create your own twist using our huge variety of Halloween stencils!

Take a picture and share with us at @Stencil1!

Stencil watercolor cards – Sugar Skull

October 6, 2015

Day of the Dead is approaching, why not make some beautiful watercolor cards for the occasion? We used a Crayola watercolor paint set, watercolor paper cards, and our Stencil1 sugar skull stencil. Here’s how we did it:

Lay out all your materials. Be sure to use watercolor paint and watercolor paper.

Using some low tack spray adhesive, we positioned the sugar skull stencil on the card. Only use a little spray and let it dry 60 seconds before laying it on the card.

We wanted the sugar skull design to be colorful so we used many colors in the watercolor set. Choose a color and start by dipping your brush in water. You then activate a color by swirling the wet brush in the dry paint. For stenciling, we recommend you get the paint a little thick by swirling a bit and then dab the brush on a paper towel. Too wet an application may make the watercolor paint need too much.

Apply your first color, we made all heart shapes red to start.

Some blue teeth…

Some park purple outlines…

Ready to reveal!

Here it is!

Please post your creations using #stencil1 and @stencil1

Jack-o’-Stencil

October 2, 2015

To prepare for the month of Halloween, it’s time to start decorating those pumpkins! However, instead of the basic Jack-o’-Lanterns, maybe it’s time to try something different…we created this distressed damask and skeleton pumpkin. Here’s how!

Gather all of your supplies: pumpkin, stencil brushes, paint, and stencils

We kept it simple and on-trend with black and white paint for our Damask Traditional & Skeleton stencils. We also have two different brushes to use on each of our colors. Since the skeleton is 8.5″ x 11″ and the Damask is 11″ x 11″, we have a large pumpkin to paint on. But we always encourage creativity, so the choice of paint and how many colors you want to use is up to you. If you choose from our smaller stencil collection, you can definitely create a miniature version of the Jack-o’-Stencil.

Place your stencil and start painting. We started with the Damask stencil and painted it black. We repeated this three times around the pumpkin, leaving space for the skeleton between each damask.

Once that dried, we placed the Skeleton stencil and used white paint. Again it’s your choice in what paint and stencils you want to decorate your pumpkin with, we have a variety of choices in our Halloween collection!

Repeat the skeleton three times as well.

Finally, your Jack-o’-Stencil is complete and it’s time to show it off!

We encourage you to please take a picture and share your finished work with us by tagging @Stencil1 #Stencil1

Marking 65 Years!

October 1, 2015

In celebrating the iconic boots that changed fashion, Clarks has asked us to partner up with them on their 65th Anniversary of their original Desert Boots. The Clarks brand reflects around craftsmanship, and we are excited to display the shoes we have customized the day of the event.

In the meantime, we have created a look for you using our Stencil1 brand that we hope you enjoy!

To create the customized look we designed for Clarks, follow the steps provided and join us in celebrating the original Boots.

Have your Clarks Desert Boots ready, your paintbrush, choice of paint color, and stencil.
Here we are using our Triangles Repeat Pattern, and brown paint for a simple look. However feel free to use a stencil pattern from our collection and the paint color of your preference.
For a clean finish, place the tape on the edges where you want the design to end.
Now it’s time to place your stencil onto the shoe and start painting!
(Because of the shoe’s material, it may be easier to paint in a dabbing motion. But of course, apply it however way you feel most comfortable in).
Make sure the paint is dry before you continue painting. Remember try not to overlap the stencil on wet paint or flip the shoe because it may smear.
For this particular design, we painted only the outside quarter, but don’t be scared in being creative! You can always paint the portions of the shoe you want to stand out, and since our stencils are flexible it’ll be easy to wrap around.
When you are finished and the paint is all dry, remove the tape carefully.
Now you have your own customized Clarks Desert Boots!

Remember to take a picture of your final product and share with us your design by tagging @stencil1

Stencil1 at Le Bon Marché Brooklyn Pop up Shop!

September 23, 2015

Here’s a recap of our visit to Paris to be a part of the Brooklyn Pop up Shop that Le Bon Marché asked Stencil1 be a part of.

This was a highly curated and special event with music, food, and some wonderful Brooklyn brands involved and we were thrilled to be a part of it!

Le Bon Marché, I approached and thought “This is going to be Posh (Spice)!”

Beautiful structure…

Water towers filled the floors, reaching thru their sky mural ceilings

Signage BROOKLYN that doubles as shelves

Beautiful smiles of the lovely ladies who work at le Bon Marché, everyone wore denim aprons.

Bricks that had all the brands names on them, there we are!

I set up my demo materials – Stencils, brushes, t-shirts, totes, and Tulip Fabric paint!

I was early so I relaxed by painting a bit…

My product was for sale in several parts of the store, here are the Sprayers

I showed people how to use one stencil to make a pattern. I also showed how to blend colors.

People loved the Deer stencil and anything Brooklyn!

Then in the evening the press and guests came for a party! Lobster rolls, gourmet hotdogs, Brooklyn beer, music- it was awesome!

I had no idea who would be there from Brooklyn and I was reunited with my friend Stephanie who is part owner of Saved Tattoo. Also here Virginia of Saved and two fine gents from Knickerbocker Manufacturing Co.

TinTin, the premiere tattoo artist of Paris and his chic and fun girlfriend.

I ran into my friend Ben and his wife Fay who is also in the sale, see her jewelry here.

Saved has product too!

then this guy made my night…

It’s not a party without Brooklyn Brewery

I just wanted to paint all night

Brooklyn Deer, why not?

Afro girl dreaming of music and spray cans

Baggu, a Brooklyn staple

and Fish’s Eddy, one of my favorite stores

Then Polo & Pan played and the entire place partied

Then it was time to leave! Thank you Le Bon Marche and the people of Paris!

Modern Surrealist’s Nautical Headboard

September 17, 2015

Get lost at sea with this awesome nautical headboard created by award winning celebrity crafter, Marisa Pawelko from Modern Surrealist! Marisa’s product designs and creativity have been highlighted by many of the world’s top brands and retailers. We are very excited to show you all what she has created using our stencils!

Check out how she used our Whale and Octopus stencils, along with all things inspired by the ocean here!

We are in love with the final product. The aquatic details will definitely get you dreaming of the deep blue sea. Thank you so much Marisa! Be sure to check out the rest of Marisa’s blog for more DIY’s and inspiration!