How To Stencil a Heart

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How To Stencil A Heart

It’s the start of “Love Week”….as proclaimed by me! And what better way to start love week than with…..…a heart.

Let’s get a closer look at it.

Now I’m going to show you how to stencil a heart. But not just any heart…one with charm and character and depth. The stencil is a freebie from Royal Design Studio…it came with my last stencil order. I love that I get a free stencil with every order. { p.s. this isn’t a sponsored post }

First step was to stencil the heart with fuchsia paint. I normally tape the stencil in place but the stencil was bigger than the board so I had to hold it in place. I raised the edge of the stencil a little to show the first layer of paint. You can see that it’s not all solid and even. Some areas are darker than others…that’s just perfect.

When the fuchsia paint was dry I used red paint on the stencil. I’ve shared this tip before….dip the stencil brush tips in the paint then wipe most of the paint off on a paper towel. That keeps the paint from bleeding under the stencil. I pour a small dab of paint on a paper plate or paper towel, dip the brush in, then wipe off almost all the paint.

You can tell from the paint on the stencil that I just put the red on kind-of willy nilly. I only wanted some red here and there. Don’t forget to let the first layer of paint dry before adding another color layer.

And that’s how I got this designer look.

The two paint colors give the heart depth and keep it from looking flat. It’s a really simple technique and you only need one stencil…not layers of stencils.

I inserted a wire hanger through the two holes that were already there in the reclaimed wood board. I think I forgot to tell you about the board.. It was a junk find and the JTS cut the long board into short strips for me. I painted the board white….before starting the project. The finishing touch is a vintage key tied to the wire hanger with a velvet ribbon! I hope you liked the first installment of “Love Week” and ” How To Stencil A Heart “.

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