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Nate and I decided to turn our patio into a place we love to be instead of an unused space. We also decided to try and spend as little as we could to make it mo…

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Have you ever started on a project, got part of the way through it and decided that you wanted to go a completely different direction? This is that

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I have been rolling through some home projects.  These are the bright ideas I had when I had no time to do them.  In these last few months, I have been fortunate to plan, create and make my ideas come to life. Watch my quick video. Our back patio was sooooo boring.  It is old and stained but structurally in good condition.  It was just not pretty to look at. I have been researching different techniques on how to spruce it up. I thought my best option was to stencil a faux area rug.  I am into farmhouse decor and settled on something white with a simple pattern. I figured it would mask the bland concrete.  I did like the natural concrete color and some areas that blue grey flecks poked through the warn areas was interesting to me. I was not happy with any stencil I found in the stores.  I figured this is a job for my Adobe Illustrator skills and something for my trusty Cricut. Creating a stencil was not as easy as I first thought. You need to be precise on all 4 sides.  I mean exactly the same, people! I drew out a design, created a vector in Illustrator and cut it out a million times on card stock before it was perfect. I had some Folk Art Stencil Plastic that I loaded into my Cricut. I cut it with a Deep Cutting Blade 11.5" x 11.5" and I was ready to go. I gave my patio a good power washing and gathered my supplies while I was waiting for the patio to completely dry. It was a super hot day so it only took an hour or so. I had my husband helped lay out exactly the center and we snapped a few chalk lines.  This is the key to making sure it all matches up. I got lazy on a row and a few squares did not line up perfectly.  This could have derailed me but I kept pushing on. I kept telling myself, it does not have to look perfect, it's hand made! The stenciling process is not hard but hard on your butt and knees and back and neck.  It took many, many hours sitting in a crunched position. I did row after row after row until I completed it. What I learned along the way... 1. Wash your stencil brush periodically.  The paint dries and it will ruin your brush.  2. Have more than one stencil. After a row, soak your stencil in hot water to soften the paint and keep stenciling with the duplicate stencil.  If there was not a pandemic and Micheal's was open, I would have cut lots more stencils and not even taken the time to clean them.  It is very time consuming! 3. Have a pillow or old towel on hand to sit or kneel on. It will save some aches and pains. 4. Measure and chalk straight lines. Don't try to eye ball it because an 1/8" of an inch multiplies over the length of the patio. 5. Have a small dust broom on hand for the occasional leaf or ant that walks by. After days and many hours of hard work, I am gonna seal the paint with a concrete sealer.  I did not do this yet because the weather is not cooperating. It is not necessary, but it was a lot of time and I want it to last. Thanks for keeping up with all my projects! Stay Safe, Stacy

Painted and stenciled concrete floor in the laundry room.

Floor stenciling? If you're a history buff, or primitive decorating expert, you probably already know about floor stenciling. Let's take a five sentence look at the origins of this in North America, and then see how you might use it in your home. Early American settlers added beauty (without much expense) to their homes by…

This pretty colorful design was created by ink blending through a Gina K Designs stencil. For the full details, visit the blog post for this card.

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Painted in Caviar black chalk paint. Mandala stencil on stained drawer fronts. Original hard ware painted black. Covered entire piece with polycrylic flat top coat. Drawer sides were also stenciled.

DIY STENCILED PORCH MAKEOVER Our front porch has never been my favorite so I decided to spruce it up with some paint from Ace Hardware. My DIY Stenciled Porch Makeover was totally transformative and brought this space to life! This post is sponsored by Ace Hardware. I received compensation and product, but all opinions and

Today I am going to share with you my super easy way to stencil curtains....without painting!! That is right, no painting involved. I bo...

I know you guys knew this one was coming but I'm so excited to be delivering it sooner than expected. Tropical Storm/Hurricane Sally was supposed to be giving Jackson a good bit of rain over the next few days and so I rushed to finish the porch before the rain only to find out that

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Turn plain and boring curtains into a designer look using paint and a stencil! This tutorial will walk you through how to stencil your curtains!