Archive for November, 2008

Sometimes it's easier (or just desirable) not to paint directly on the wall. When I painted the magpies for our Castle Bedroom, I was sitting at my work table, instead of up on a ladder. Have you ever stenciled something on your wall, then wished you could move it later, after you've rearranged the furniture? Would [...] Read more...

Celtic Stencil Designs Dover Publications is a wonderful resource offering a vast array of books, CD's, DVD's, etc. Stencil designs, royalty free clip art, children's activities, and reference materials can be found among the Dover offerings. You can also sign up for the Dover Sampler, which delivers free sample pages to your email to print each [...] Read more...

Today we are honored to have Melanie Royals of Royal Design Studio and Modello Designs here with us. Well, of course, she is not actually here with us, but she did so graciously agree to take a few moments from her busy schedule for this little interview. Melanie is a self taught artist and one [...] Read more...

I will end this week with a few more examples of lettering and some options for getting the job done. This library, done by Garay Artisans, features a quote around the arched window as well as scrolling poets' names along the low chair rail. The lettering for this job was provided by "SayWhat?" custom lettering. The first large [...] Read more...

A great use of lettering done by Nancy Schnell, of FairyDust Creations for Jacobs High School in Algonquin, IL. The school fight song was stenciled onto the wall in the gymnasium. Nancy (right) had the help of Christi Fish (left) and were lucky enough to also have the use of a motorized lift! [...] Read more...