Summer is steadily coming and we are here for it. In hopes that this year’s weather will stay comfy and warm (we can dream right?) we made this quick tropical inspired tee with our new Bird of Paradise stencil. Things you need: Bird of Paradise stencil in sizes small and large, fabric paint of your…
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Inspired by beautiful Japanese textiles, this tutorial is going to teach you how to transform these plain, dark blue napkins, into a something special for your next dinner party. Things you will need: Plain cloth napkins, paintbrushes, Stencil1 small single image stencils, and fabric paint. Step 1. Gather your materials. We chose an indigo blue…
Continue reading →Mother’s day is coming up, and one of our Stencil1 designers had the sweet idea to make a custom shirt for her Mom. In this tutorial, we will go through how to use our flower stencils on a cotton cami. Follow along or use it as inspiration for your own piece! Pick out which shirt…
Continue reading →This year’s Illinois High School Art Exhibition was bigger and better than ever, with 120+ high schools, thousands of students and families, dozens of art universities, 10+ vendors, and all 5 Chicagoland Blick stores represented. Ed Roth of Stencil1 was very fortunate to be a part of it through Pebeo! Ed flew out to Chicago on behalf…
Continue reading →The power of partnership. I have been using Pebeo paints since I started Stencil in 2004. Over the years I have had many wonderful opportunities to work with Pebeo such as them sponsoring events and more recently becoming a demo artist of their mixed media products. This year, Pebeo asked my to come along to Creativation…
Continue reading →Create a personalized wreath that isn’t just for the holidays! With the new trend of succulents, this wreath will be one that you can keep on your wall year-round. For this project you’ll need a large square paper, artist inkpads, water color paint, paintbrushes, a pencil, and stencils. The stencils we used are the Succulent…
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