Stencil Painting

     A couple weeks ago I was talking to a friend and trying to come up with a craft idea we could do together. I wanted to make some decorations for the upcoming holidays but I'm not very crafty as far as painting goes. I decided to try out painting with a stencil. I ran to the store and grabbed some canvases and paint. I tried it out before I got together with my friend since I have never tried it before. This is what I ended up with. Not too bad for my first try.

     I settled on doing a Fall craft. Fall is my favorite season. I love the colors, the cooler weather, sweaters, hot chocolate, and pumpkin everything. I had an idea in my head and wanted to see if I could get it out. I gave it a go and almost got what I was going for.

     We had such a good time crafting together that we got together again the following week to do another one. This is my favorite one I've done. I love how the background almost looks like wood and the muted colors of the pumpkin.

     Since I now had two that I could use for Fall, I wanted to try to do a tree at sunset that would fit in with the Halloween season. I found a silhouette of tree that I liked and prepped it in design space.

     While my vinyl was being cut I got my paint area ready.

     I picked a few of my favorite sunset colors for the background

     I dribbled a little of each color on my canvas and then lightly brushed it. I only wanted the colors to blend slightly.

     Once the paint dried, I applied my vinyl stencil.

     I painted over the stencil with some black and then peeled the vinyl off while the paint was still damp.

     My picture was complete!

     My pair of Halloween decorations.

     My pair of Fall decorations

    These are fast and easy which makes them perfect for when you need a little creative outlet. I'm already trying to decide what set I could do with my kids.