Looking for activities to get the kids excited for the school year? This ombre butterfly backpack is a fun craft for kids of all ages! Having a customized backpack will distinguish your backpack from the rest of the kids in school, you will always know it’s yours! Guest Blogger Jaylin created this project for us and she’s 16 and getting ready for school herself!
For this project you will need:
-Stencil1’s 5.75×6 butterfly stencil (This can also be done with Stencil1’s butterfly two-layer stencil)
–Fabric paint (we used 3 colors, but you can use up to 4)
-Paint brushes
-Spray adhesive
-A backpack
Step 1: Start with a clean Backpack. Planning placement is a great way to start your stenciling project. Place some firm cardboard in the backpack to give your stencil support. Apply spray adhesive to the back of the stencil, the carefully place stencil on the backpack. Be sure that the stencil is secure to the backpack and is not lifting in any areas, this will keep the paint from getting under the stencil.
Step 2: Apply a coat of your base color, we used white. It’s ok if some of the paint gets under the stencil. This happened so we decided to fill in the entire butterfly shape with white paint, a silhouette shape. Lift the stencil while the paint is still wet and fill in the butterfly’s silhouette. Let dry or dry with hair drier.
Step 2: Begin painting your second coat of paint, we used light blue – It took one coat of paint to achieve full coverage.
Step 3: Before the second coat of paint is completely dry, use your third paint color to paint the edges of the butterflies wings, we used a darker blue. Don’t be scared to blend some of the third color into the previous coat of paint. This will create a softer transition between the colors.
Step 4: When the paint is completely dry you can carefully remove the stencil to reveal the image.
If you are headed back to school, make your old backpack new again with Stencil1 stencils or make your new backpack one-of-a-kind and all yours with your favorite stencil designs! Show us your stenciled creations by using #stencil1 and @stencil1 !