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Holiday Card Making with Stencils!
Making cards with stencils is pure fun! Nothing beats a hand-stenciled card when it comes to adding a "personal touch" to you gift. So how do we do...
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Custom Wall Art for Less!
After completing the feature wall behind my dresser in my bedroom using a lovely Moroccan Stencil, I felt like the large wall behind my bed was so ...
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Stencil a Coffered Ceiling Like a Pro
Before Cutting Edge Stencils, we successfully ran the decorative finishing company SpecFin Designs (short for Specialty Finishes). For nearly 25 ye...
Customize your Curtains with Stencils!
There are so many ways to use stencils on and off the wall. This tutorial is to inspire you to try stenciling on a new surface: fabric! When it com...
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Corner stenciling tips
Many DIY decorators are intimidated by allover stenciling because of the corners. I totally understand why! Corners seem so scary! One thing is to ...
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Using Top Edge stencil for Damask/Allover stencils
Now that we finished the main walls with our damask stencil, it's time to fill those gaps in the pattern at the ceiling line. We often use a specia...
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Damask/Allover Stenciling Tips: How to use an interlocking stencil
Damasks and Allover stencil patterns! So trendy, so hip, so modern... So tempting! But can it actually be done? Especially, if one has never stenci...
Clip-on Stencil Level
This is our (almost) famous ingenious Clip-On Stencil Level, a ridiculously simple tool that has forever changed allover/damask stenciling. :) If...
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Simple Sponging Faux Finish Technique
Let's learn a Simple Sponging Technique. Why sponging? Because it is the easiest ( and least expensive) faux finish, but done right, this is one of...