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stenciled United States sign

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We love this great country that we live in, and we love mint, and we also love stencils, oh, and creating hand painted signs.  So we combined them all to bring you our stencil United States sign.  It’s a quick process and we love the unique pattern inside the country. We fell in love with the Charlotte all over design  from Cutting Edge Stencil years ago.  It’s been on my watch list and I finally ordered it, not knowing where I’d put it!  CES was kind enough to sponsor Lolly Jane to attend the SNAP blog conference last month, they also supplied this gorgeous stencil so it’s only fair we show you a non-traditional way to use it,  right??  We just LOVE how it turned out!

Pretty mint stencil United States sign, easy home decor tutorial. @lollyjaneblog Supplies to make your own silhouette USA stenciled sign:

  • wood (ours is a 24″ x 12″ mdf)
  • sponge roller
  • paint brush
  • foam brush (optional, we didn’t end up using it)
  • acrylic paint (we prefer DecoArt: colors used: White Birch + Soft Jade)
  • USA stencil (below, just right click + save. Not perfect quality but if you’re using it for a sign, it won’t matter)

Free USA silhouette, use to make signs + more! @lollyjaneblog

Pretty mint stencil United States sign, easy home decor tutorial. @lollyjaneblog

Directions:

  • Paint your sign white, (the roller makes it perfectly smooth, thanks CES for including it!)
  • Tape your Charlotte stencil to the wood, (when white paint is dry.)
  • Lay your USA vinyl stencil on the Charlotte stencil
  • Roll over the USA stencil, one coat will do
  • Note: I did have to go over the edges again (pic 3) because the Charlotte stencil wasn’t long enough…all I had to do to fix it was put the USA stencil back on top of the wood directly (after the mint dried), then place the Charlotte stencil over the corner.  I used the small paint brush to fill in the gaps until I was happy with the USA silhouette (:  Easy!

Pretty mint stencil United States sign, easy home decor tutorial. @lollyjaneblog

Tip:  When painting small spaces, pour the paint on top of a gallon size bag.  It’ll be enough space to roll your paint in and you can chuck it when you’re done for easy clean up!

Painting Tip: Use a gallon bag when painting small spaces, just throw away when done! @lollyjaneblog

That’s all there is to it!  Very, very easy sign tutorial for you!

Pretty mint stencil United States sign, easy home decor tutorial. @lollyjaneblog

Visit all of our Cutting Edge Stencil projects, we’ve done lots!

Pretty mint stencil United States sign, easy home decor tutorial. @lollyjaneblog

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Stenciled United States Sign

Materials

  • wood
  • sponge roller
  • paint brush
  • foam brush 
  • acrylic paint White Birch + Soft Jade
  • USA stencil

Instructions

  • Paint your sign white
  • Tape your Charlotte stencil to the wood, (when white paint is dry.)
  • Lay your USA vinyl stencil on the Charlotte stencil
  • Roll over the USA stencil, one coat will do

Notes

  • I did have to go over the edges again because the Charlotte stencil wasn’t long enough…all I had to do to fix it was put the USA stencil back on top of the wood directly (after the mint dried), then place the Charlotte stencil over the corner.  I used the small paint brush to fill in the gaps until I was happy with the USA silhouette (:  Easy!
  • Tip:  When painting small spaces, pour the paint on top of a gallon size bag.  It’ll be enough space to roll your paint in and you can chuck it when you’re done for easy clean up! That’s all there is to it!  Very, very easy sign tutorial for you!

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  1. Look forward to getting your posts now. I love the US silhouette to use, thanks so much for that, have idea to use it already. Your map turned out gorgeous with mint paint and the stencil. Many ways to use the map, only have to use my old bean. Happy summer days.

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