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The Decorative Art of Stenciling

Stenciling is a decorative art utilizing pre-cut templates and acrylic or stencil paint to achieve specific designs on interior walls, furniture, and fabric. Stenciling is also used with various plasters and compounds to achieve classy raised-stencil effects.

Within Creativity Portal's collection of stencil art tutorials and stenciling resources you'll learn the fundamentals and advanced techniques of stencil art for home decorating, furniture, and fabric design.

Stenciling and Stencil Art Resources

Victoria Larsen Stencil Techniques Tutorials
Professional stencil artist Victoria Larsen's Web site with free stenciling instructions, ideas, and inspiration.

HGTV Mosaic Stencils
Helen Morris from The Stencil Library adds a Mediterranean-type mosaic pattern to a small floor cloth using stencils.

Leland's How to Stencil Wallpaper and Interiors
Illustrated techniques to make stenciling art fun. Includes surface preparation, supplies, getting started, stencil alignment, paint application, and cleanup.

Homestore Stencil Decorating
A quick project guide with photos. "Stenciling, the process of repeating one motif over and over, can be used to add patterns to walls, floors, or even furniture. You can purchase stencils as precut patterns, or you can design your own and cut out custom shapes based on almost any design you like."

Stenciled Patio Tabletop and Chair Slipcovers
Jan Dressler of the Dressler Stencil Company explains how to stencil a glass patio tabletop and chair slipcovers.

StenSource's Beginner's Guide to Stenciling
"This revolutionary new stencil paint enables the absolute beginner to purchase stencil paint, a stencil, and a stencil brush and immediately begin to stencil with excellent results. Just follow these step-by-step illustrations for mistake proof success."

How to Stencil Polymer Clay Beads
Technique by Arlene Thayer for polymer clay sculpting that results in a stencil art look on beads.

How to Stencil a Picture onto a Cake
Ever wonder how those neat pictures are decorated onto a cake? Here's a guide to show you how to make a wax paper stencil for easy picture transfer onto cake.