Reverse Stencil Wood Sign Tutorial
When I attended SNAP conference in April, I learned a fun new technique for reverse stenciling from the girls at Poppyseed Projects.
Using this technique I made a fun little Halloween sign using some scrap wood and a stencil cut with my Silhouette machine.
When you reverse stencil you start by painting your board the color you want your words to be, then use your vinyl as a stencil. It doesn’t matter what color your vinyl is because you’re going to rip it off at the end.
To make my sign, I first lightly sanded my wood board, then painted the entire thing light blue.
After letting the paint dry completely, I applied my stencil on top of the board.
I then coated the entire board (vinyl and all) with warm white paint. I let it dry then peeled off the vinyl.
After pulling off the vinyl, I had a stenciled image on my board. To finish it up, I used some glue and black glitter to add detail to the bat.
If you like at the end you can sand the edges down well. I guess I sanded mine a bit too well, as I broke my handheld sander— oops… time for a new one 🙂
Hi, Melissa
Love this idea and great to do one for all occasion. Lovely!~ Have a great week.
Vanessa
hi, I would like the instructions on how to make the spider.
thanks
love your cute sign – would also like the instructions on making the spider. Thanks!
I’m sorry I can’t help with that, I bought the spider at a craft store!
Where did you get the vinyl reverse stencil?
I downloaded it in the Silhouette Library then cut it out with the machine.