Wednesday, March 6, 2013

DIY stencils from acetate

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I bought a box of projector transparencies a long time ago. You know, the plastic pages teachers often use on mirrored projectors. They can be handy for some things. Because they are plastic, I like to cut stencils out of them.

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They are not easy to work with, however! They are difficult to cut, so it's better to use a pattern that can be easily cut with scissors, as my knife blades don't work very well.

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The alternating herringbone was definitely the easiest!  They are not perfectly cut and I'm still finding little pieces of transparent plastic poking around... I think next time I might try cutting from cardstock and then applying gesso or some other coating to them!

2 comments:

Roben-Marie said...

I love your handmade stencils!! Your work is beautiful and I although I don't comment I wanted you to know how much I enjoy seeing your work! Cheers, RM :)

melissa peacock said...

Thanks! I still have your envelope and things from a swap a couple years ago and love them! :)