This project is the utmost in up-cycling. Using a discarded item to make a beautiful gift, I’m all about that! So, I went to the dog park the other morning with my best friend Larry, shown here obsessing on a tennis ball. There I found a discarded empty bottle of cheap brandy in the bushes…
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For several years IÂ have seen these happy faced hearts wheat-pasted all over my neighborhood in Brooklyn. Popping out of graffiti covered doors or on decayed walls, they add fun to the urban landscape and often a smile to my face. Well, I never knew who created them until last week I walked by a…
Continue reading →If something is stencil-related, my friends and family tend to point these things out to me. Well, my brother Joe emailed me a link to Vecco, asking me if I had heard of it. Vecco, an SC Johnson company, are the makers of a stencil and spray colorant used to customize rugs. Yes rugs, it’s…
Continue reading →Canvas is a great surface to stencil on but look at these awesome wood art panels by Art Alternatives! We first used these panels at the Stencil Style 101 book launch at Converse Rubber Tracks, people loved them! See pics here from that event. I love seeing the neutral grain of the wood with some…
Continue reading →Oui, it’s true. I love Paris. Design, Architecture, Art, Food, Style – Paris owns it. I took so many inspiring photos, some you’ll see below. I added in some street art images as well. Upon my return, I had to make a quintessential Paris stencil collection. The Paris pack is tres chic, featuring the Eiffel…
Continue reading →Check out our “pigeon love” pillow made using our pigeon stencil and black fabric paint. MUJI has awesome quality plain pillows so that was my “canvas” of choice. For symmetrical designs, just apply your stencil on one side of the pillow, wash and dry the stencil, then flip it over and stencil it opposite your…
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