Stencilling as an art has gained momentum in the recent years. The creative form that bore the burden of disregard as an uninteresting one, is today the toast of interior decorators.
At home you do not have to invest on expensive damask or chevron stencils if you want them on smaller objects that get get a new lease of look. Grab the cardboard of household boxes and get started. Go for easy to make designs. Intricate cuts are for experts. And think of how little objects can be used.
You will need:
- household products cardboard, plain and pieces with packing slits
- a pair of scissors
- marking pen
- used 3 D or thick stickers or collants
- pen knife or craft knife
- small hole punch
- bangle
- cardboard strip of dark colour
- craft paper or construction paper of light colour
- some brush pens, or stamping pad with paint sponge
- colour pens or pastels
For my little project, I pulled out a flower shaped sticker from my stash of used 3D stickers and outlined it on a piece of product cardboard.
At home you do not have to invest on expensive damask or chevron stencils if you want them on smaller objects that get get a new lease of look. Grab the cardboard of household boxes and get started. Go for easy to make designs. Intricate cuts are for experts. And think of how little objects can be used.
You will need:
- household products cardboard, plain and pieces with packing slits
- a pair of scissors
- marking pen
- used 3 D or thick stickers or collants
- pen knife or craft knife
- small hole punch
- bangle
- cardboard strip of dark colour
- craft paper or construction paper of light colour
- some brush pens, or stamping pad with paint sponge
- colour pens or pastels
For my little project, I pulled out a flower shaped sticker from my stash of used 3D stickers and outlined it on a piece of product cardboard.
Next on, it was about carefully cutting the shape off with a craft knife. I used this on a sheet with brush pens to colour away.
You can also use paper punches to create some stencil designs.
I used a small hole punch on a piece of cardboard, to create random small holes.
I the placed this cardboard on a royal or navy blue strip of cardboard to create a design for a bookmark.
It was stars, and a crescent moon. I used a bangle to get the shape of the moon right. And dots with a pen to create a night sky.
If you get cardboard with pre-punched shapes to hold a product, you can utilize it to make other designs.
The piece I had was useful.
I simply coloured inside it's top slit shaped like a plate with a bun, randomly over paper.
And added some stars. They look like flying spaceships. If I had added folk motifs, the design would get a rural touch.
For the festival season, you can wrap gifts in these papers or reach a kid to experiment with designs. Find everyday objects to try.
Pictures by Radhika M B
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