Stamping & Stenciling

With minimum effort and just a few tools, you can use a stencil to create a decorative border along a wall.

Rubber stamps offer endless possibilities for decorating a room or wall.

Preparing the nursery for baby's highly anticipated arrival is one of the most important and rewarding experiences of your pre-parenthood life. Making the nursery a comfortable environment for...

The alphabet makes a cute designed border for a child's room, play room or class room. Using stencils to create the alphabet makes the work go a lot easier, and allows creative designs and colors....

Stenciling is something the whole family can have fun doing. It doesn't have to take a lot of money to add a beautiful stenciled touch to a wall, table, desk, cupboard door, chair or anything...

Want to go to the beach every day? By creating a stenciled beach mural on a wall of your home or office, you can do just that. Pick the stencils for the beach scene, then practice your technique....

Monogramming a front door, bathroom vanity or kitchen cupboard door can add an elegant yet simple touch to any home. Use a monogram stencil to create the design with ease. A simple monogram on a...

A wall mural is an interesting, one-of-a-kind decorating touch. Artists charge thousands of dollars to paint a wall mural in a home. You can create your own wall mural using stencils for a...

With the holidays around the corner guests will be arriving soon to celebrate. Before you go out and buy new linens, think about giving your old ones a facelift!

Decorate your windows for the season, the holidays or year-round with stenciling. A stencil can be created with floral or leaf designs to add some color to your window inside and out. Window...

Stencils provide you with the opportunity to customize your wood floors in any way you choose. You can go as elaborate as you would like, or you can create a simple border that helps ground...

Dimensional stenciling is stenciling with a twist. Instead of the flat, one-dimensional stencils one associates with colonial houses, you are left with something that is a cross between sculpture...

Rubber stamps come in one of two types. Businesses use rubber stamps to mark "Paid in Full" or "Deposit Only." The other way to use rubber stamps is to decorate with them. You can turn plain paper...

Creating projects with stamp pads and ink is a fun project for young and old alike. Unfortunately the ink from the stamp pad can sometimes get on your clothing. There are some things you may try...

You can burn patterns and designs into wood to make beautiful wood crafting projects by using a wood burning tool and stencils. You will need coordination and patience to complete this project,...

Quilting is truly an art form and your works will last for generations to come. But quilting doesn't have to be as difficult as it was when you grandmother used to quilt. Now, you can buy quilting...

Rubber stamps are a fun way to design stationary and calendars. Kids love this craft as much as adults but are often frustrated by tiny ink pads. On the other hand, parents get frustrated with...

You can make an ordinary mirror into something extraordinary by adding frost to it. The design is easy to stencil on a mirror and the results are permanent. You can purchase a frosted mirror, but...

Maybe your kids want a cartoon character on their wall, or you just want to paint a quote (and you're not so great at freehand). With the help of a projector, almost any design is as simple as...

Stenciling can be done in freshly poured concrete or in existing concrete that has been covered by an overlay. Stenciling is a decorative design applied to concrete. Stencil patterns come in many...

Whether for Valentine's Day, wedding anniversary, Mother's Day or just to show someone special that you care, a paper heart sends a loving message.Make these special by using colored paper,...

Snap those old flower pots out of their winter doldrums by giving them a new personality!

There are many reasons to make a personalized pillow. Your little one needs a pillow she can find at daycare. Your older one is leaving the nest and needs a reminder of home to comfort her when...

Learning how to make a magnet book is a wonderful way of making an educational toy specifically geared toward your child’s current needs. Whether it is shapes, letters, numbers, animals,...

Potato print wall art is simple and adds a creative and warm decorating touch to a wall surface. It is a low cost decorating project that brings an eclectic style to your house that guests will...

Why use wallpaper when you can add a unique, creative touch to your walls and floors with a little paint and stencils? With imagination, you can turn your home into a one-of-a-kind showplace that...

Stenciling is a very old technique and comes in many design forms. Stencils come in precut designs, some very simple and others more complex. The same technique is used for all types of...

Want to have a phrase on your wall, but don't want to spend money on high priced decals? I've got a solution for you.

Wood stoves make a home warm and cozy, and are a great way to cut your home heating bill. But if you live in a region without a strong lumber industry, even firewood can get expensive. ...

Home library stamps are beautiful, classic and ,best of all, allow for lending and sharing of books without worrying about getting them back, since your name and/or logo is printed right inside...

Personalized stationary is great for sending letters for all kinds of things, including thank you letters. The decoration should say something about who the sender is as well as identify...

We all know how to stencil with paint, but there is a different method available that can add instant texture and become a definite conversation piece; it is stenciling with spackle. Spackle is...

Before you cart off that worn out old furniture to the thrift store, consider giving it new life with a fresh coat of paint and your own custom-design! Stenciling is a fun and popular way to...

Painting a stencil design can liven up any room in your home. Add your own personal creative touch. Save money and make your own stencil. For big painting jobs using stenciling you can use any...

Batik is a method of dyeing fabrics by hand, using wax to cover parts of a pattern, dyeing the exposed fabric and then dissolving the wax with boiling water. The waxed area retains its initial...

Professional wall murals can be quite expensive and time consuming, but you can easily do it yourself with the help of a small projector, some paint and a great design idea! So take your favorite...

This is a simple method of creating a stencil from any pattern you can draw, trace, or find in a book.

Decorating a child's room can be an inspiring and fun project for both the parents and the child. It will help make the room look better and will create the feeling of it being a sanctuary for the...

Since the 15th century, book owners have been using bookplates to mark books as part of their collections. Usually affixed to a book's inside front cover, the labels can be as beautiful as they...

Free printable letter stencils can be a great online idea for adding creativity to stenciling patterns for any decor. These letter patterns are free to copy for bubble lettering, printable abc...

A tray can be so useful. You can use them to serve drinks or appetizers at a fun outdoor party. It can serve as a decorative centerpiece to a kitchen table. You can hang them on the wall for a...

Stenciling is a craft with many different applications. A stencil pattern is cut out of a thin sheet of material. The material can be paper, plastic or metal. Stenciling is a relatively easy, and...

If your home game room or your office has standard, industrial ceiling tiles, you may feel that these boring, ugly tiles permanently compromise the beauty of the room. Fortunately, decorating and...

Tuscan style stencils are used to enhance and compliment Tuscan style decorating. Tuscan motifs can be used as borders, such as grape vines, or a focal point with mural stencils. Stenciled motifs...

Building a masonry wall is one of the most important skills to learn in upper-intermediate construction. The skills involved can be learned with just a little bit of grit, forethought, and patience.

Stencil a wall for a creative accent to the room. The benefits of stenciling is that only paint is used, not wallpaper border and glue. When it's time to remove the design, simply paint over the...

Stenciling is an attractive decorating technique that involves applying a paint design over a previously painted surface. Stenciling can be done on walls, woodwork, windows and furniture for a...

If you think your Adirondack chairs or other outdoor wood furniture look plain, you can dress them up with stencils. Easy and inexpensive, stenciling is quick and fun.

How to make a custom Inlay rug using pieces of carpet remnants. Using any color, or textures. Created out of favorite pictures or even hand drawn pictures.

Shadow stenciling (also known as Trompe L' oeil) is the art of creating a shadow that makes the stenciled design seem to be standing out from the surface. It's easy and the look is beautiful. For...