I've still got the Cameo Silhouette cutting bug, and I picked up this scrappy piece of wood on the beach a while ago that I thought would be great for a stencil cut using the Silhouette. I wanted to use an extract from the poem written by Bessie Anderson Stanley in 1904 called "Success". I worried that it wouldn't quite fit, but it did in the end thankfully!
I used the tutorial on the Silhouette site to work out how to make stencil letters without the middles falling out of the "e" and "o" s etc. I know it isn't exactly perfect, but I think I like the look. I used Acrylic paint and finished it with lime wax for a soft shine.
I have lots of ideas to make some more, and sitting in the garden, stencil brush in hand, is the perfect place to be at the moment.
Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThat's absolutely beautiful! how can you be so lucky to have found such a perfect piece of wood!
ReplyDeleteYes, Wooly Dog, I am that person on the beach looking for that piece. Pallet wood always seems to age the best.
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