09/29/10
… you have an attractive picture frame but no backing or glass, you can still have a framed decoration for your wall. Using one of the many beautiful stencils available at craft or painting stores, paint your own picture right on your wall. Then, as …
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09/24/10
… eye-appeal and break up any sense of overwhelming space. Depending on the look you are after, here are some ideas for painting one wall in two colors:
The horizontal visual effect:
You can divide your wall into two or more horizontal …
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09/23/10
… or sponge instead of strokes. Painting with a large quantity of paint and a sponge is an easy way to paint the rug.
If your stencil design has more than one color, you must paint only one color at a time. Allow each color to dry completely …
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09/23/10
… are guarded and will just cut into the pumpkin but not the child, as well as templates and stencils that make safe for children.
Children really love to look at the finished creations, but often are not allowed to carve pumpkins because …
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09/14/10
… doh, however it is gritty and easier to handle. It does not dry out and provides hours of fun for children.
SCRAPBOOKING ages 5 and up
Teach your young child how to scrapbook early. Fisher Price sells scrapbook kits for children. It …
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09/09/10
… stencil. The stencil can be made of acetate or card; acetate is often easier to use as it is flexible and transparent.
Stenciling a border isn’t difficult if you use a pre-cut stencil. It is also worth paying a little extra for …
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09/08/10
… then pressed onto a sheet of paper to produce the final print.
Serigraph
Serigraphy, or screenprinting, is a stencil printmaking process in which high quality paper is placed beneath a screen (or stencil). Ink …
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09/06/10
… ago I employed a guy in London to create an aged stencil technique around a room that had been color-washed. I wanted the stencilling to break up in places, to appear faded and worn, like an old fresco but it ended up looking as though a seagull had …
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09/03/10
… children used to the ideas of staying in the lines with coloring books. Trace and color books and stencils are also great tools to help children get used to drawing things. Paint by number projects can be fun for children too.
Most children …
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