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DIY Lace Stencil Frame

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Crackle Paint Frame

Lace Stencil Frame in this post

Paper Punch Frame

Stainless Steel Frame

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Supplies for Lace Frame:

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Frame

Martha Stewart Adhesive Silkscreen in Floral Doily

M.S. Paint in Wet Cement

M.S. Foam pouncers

Black and White photo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lace Stencil Frame How To:

1) This is the whole stencil as it comes.  You can’t see here but all those tiny pieces are connected together with the finest mesh screen backing. I was using just the big part on the bottom.  You just cut that part from the rest and remove the backing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) I have stenciled many different surfaces and am not a beginner but this was my first time with this new type of “screen” stencil.

It’s a super thin stencil with adhesive on one side, which makes it perfect for stenciling glass or other smooth surfaces, but since I was doing it on wood I really doubted it’s ability to keep lines clean.

This is the stencil against the frame.

With normal stencils I usually use spray glue but since this one has its own adhesive, I just laid it on and smoothed it out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) This tool is referred to as a pouncer.

It has a flat sponge tip that you dip into the paint. To ensure the best result, you need to have the right amount of paint on the sponge.  I always dip into the paint, and then dab it a few times on a paper plate to remove excess.

What’s the right amount?  I have no idea.  You should probably test it out on a practice piece. Since I’m a professional, I just dipped and pounced on with my bad self.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) Right about now I’m thinking there is no way this is going to work.

It looks like there is no pattern at all.

Huh.

Maybe I used too much paint and it just all ran together.

Fine.  Plan B.

Start over.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But then I take the stencil off and WHAT IS THIS?!

This is gorgeous.  That’s what.

 

 

5) Then I used my hairdryer to dry off that section before I laid the stencil down on the frame again.

 

Before moving on, know that there is not going to be any exactness to this.This is not a repeat pattern stencil.  I just sort of made it one by eyeballing how I should place the stencil down next.

 

Calm down the perfectionism.  Trust me. It turns out great anyway.

 

Once you have a section complete, make sure it’s dry before you place the stencil on the next section.  Just lay the stencil down where you think it matches up the best.  As you can see in this photo, I did not paint all the way to the edge of the stencil.  If I did, there would be too much pattern overlap and when I lifted the stencil up, it would be obvious in the design.

 

 

 

 

         Voila.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Disclaimer:  I was sent Martha Stewart crafts.  I’m not going to lie, it was a box of awesome.  I may have already framed the box in a gold gilded frame.    I used the adhesive silkscreen in floral doily and pouncer they gave me on this project.  The rest of the items I already had or purchased with my own money.  I wasn’t told what to craft or what to use.   I didn’t have to write four different craft posts but let’s be honest, who could get through one post with all of that?  Also?  Over achiever.    And I don’t think I expressed any opinions, but if I did, I think we know they’re mine.    So there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIY Paper Punch Frame

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DIY Frame Index:

Crackle Frame

Lace Stencil Frame

Paper Punch Frame this post

Stainless Steel Frame

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Supplies:

You can find all products here

Frame

Martha Stewart Paper Punch Set- Flourish Lace

M.S. Carnival Paper Pad- Black Glitter paper

M.S. Paint in Metallic Titanium

 

 

 

 

Paper Punch Frame How to: 

Paper punches are a great way to embellish your crafts.  You can turn an ordinary item into something that looks custom for the cost of paper.  Combine the different punches and papers, and the options are endless.  Punching around corners was unheard of until a few years ago when Martha Stewart’s paper punches came out.  This corner punch allows you to have a seamless pattern on all sides of the paper.

But it can be tricky.

If you want to have perfect paper punch corners and borders you must measure your paper into the sizes listed in the instructions (below).  I know, it feels a lot like math but do it anyway.   If you don’t do this step, you’ll have a broken pattern.

 

 

 Once you have your paper measured right, put the frame face down on the backside of your paper.  

Outline the inner edge with a pencil.  Or a pen.  Your choice.  Be Crazy.

Then outline the outer edge.

 

 

 

 

 

Use a craft knife or scissors to cut out the middle and outer edge.

When you flip it over this is what you’ll end up with. Well, depending on what pattern paper you’re using.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next take the corner punch and punch each corner.

It doesn’t feel like it makes sense that you punch ALL the corners first, but you do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The punch itself has these corner guidelines

As long as your paper has square sides, it fits perfectly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, line up a corner that you punched with the corner guide on the border punch.

Press down to create your first section of punched pattern.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then you line up the pattern with the corner to side guide and continue punching across the sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And this is what happens if you didn’t use the proper measurements listed at the top.

 

 

 

 

 

 

But if you do measure and align it all just right?

I put a coat of Metallic Titanium paint on the frame and then used hot glue to put the paper punch border on.

 

Voila.

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Disclaimer:  I was sent Martha Stewart crafts.  I’m not going to lie, it was a box of awesome.  I may have already framed the box in a gilded frame.    I used the paper punch and paper they gave me on this project.  The rest of the items I already had or purchased with my own money.  I wasn’t told what to craft or what to use.   I didn’t have to write four different craft posts but let’s be honest, who could get through one post with all of that?  Also?  Overachiever.   And I don’t think I expressed any opinions, but if I did, I think we know they’re mine.    So there.

DIY Stainless Steel Frame

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 DIY Frame Index:

Crackle Frame

Lace Stencil Frame

Paper Punch Frame

Stainless Steel Frame this post

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I’ve seen many people attempt to paint a metal looking surface.  Most of the time the one thing they are missing when attempting this look is texture.    Stainless steel has a natural grain to it.   Using a flat spray paint will give you the color of the metal, but not the texture.   I’m going to show you how to get the look without paying the stainless steel price.

 

Supplies:

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Frame

Martha Stewart Crafters Clay Nature Kit

M.S. Patterning Brush Set

M.S. Paint in Arrowhead

M.S. Paint in Metallic Brushed Pewter

M.S. Paint in Metallic Titanium

M.S. Paint in Beetle Black

 

 

 

 

Stainless Steel Frame How To:

When I work on a paint technique and I need colors to really work together, I’ll buy all of that color scheme.

In this case, I bought all of Martha Stewart’s grey palate that I saw in multi-surface paint.  Three are metallic, the others are not.

I painted a section of each on a paper plate and let it dry before I decided on what colors I was going to use.   For this project, I ended up using 3 of the colors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s talk about brushes for a moment.

For this technique, it’s important to be able to produce fine lines.  These 2 brushes are perfect for this technique.

You’ll see why.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) I started by putting a coat of Arrowhead on the frame (not pictured)

I then poured the other two colors on a plate ready to go.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)With this brush add some of each color on the frame.  It doesn’t have to be exact but try to put the colors in as straight of a line as you can.  The grain of stainless steel runs one way.  Choose which way you want the grain to go and only brush in that direction.  I painted from left to right.

You have to do this somewhat quickly because you don’t want the paint to dry before you get to the next step.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) The next step is where you really see it come to life.  Take the “feather brush”  and pull the paint from left to right.  Again, try to do this with as straight lines as you can.  Maybe only have 3 cups of coffee that morning.   It’s the straight lines combined of the two colors that give it the depth and texture of stainless steel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sun was coming in the window.

Totally looks like metal right?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I decided to embellish this frame with a crow and branch. Just smoosh the clay into the mold and let set. Instead of using my hairdryer trick on this, I really did let it set for 24 hrs. Look at those bird feet.  They are TINY.

 

I had doubts that I would get bird out with feet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next morning, sure enough,  the whole bird came out with feet.

I painted the bird beetle black and the branch with Arrowhead.

I attached them to the frame with hot glue.

 

 

Voila.

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Disclaimer:  I was sent Martha Stewart crafts.  I’m not going to lie, it was a box of awesome.  I may have already framed the box in a gilded frame.    I used the mold clay kit they gave me on this project.  The rest of the items I already had or purchased with my own money.  I wasn’t told what to craft or what to use.   I didn’t have to write four different craft posts but let’s be honest, who could get through one post with all of that?  Also?  Overachiever.   And I don’t think I expressed any opinions, but if I did, I think we know they’re mine.    So there.