Two Fun Project Ideas, Using Dixie Belle Stencils

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Dixie Belle is launching new stencils and stains this week, and I could not wait to play around with some of them! I hurried off to Dollarama to find something to paint and came back with a wooden tray and a small wooden box. Let me show you what I made!

Stencil Project 1

I found this 12 x 16-inch unfinished wooden tray – perfect for the first stencil I wanted to use.

For this tray, I used the brand new Sonoma Art Tile Stencil (I will link all new products with pictures at the bottom of the post.)

Applying wood stain to the edge of a wooden tray

I used one of the brand new stain colors, American Honey, to stain the sides of the tray.

Once the stain was dry, I sealed it with Clear Coat Sealer in a flat finish. I then carefully taped off the sides to protect the stain.

Painting the base of the wooden tray sage green

I used Chalk Mineral Paint in the color Dried Sage to paint the tray’s entire flat surface or base.

For the stenciling, I used Silk Mineral Paint in the color Cactus.

I really didn’t want to cut my gorgeous stencil, and it was a grueling task to fold it and make it fit inside the tray but where there’s a will, there’s a way! After the paint was completely dry, I made a few touch-ups and sealed it with a Clear Coat Sealer.

Isn’t it cute? I love this look.

The two green colors compliment each other really well! I just had to do something in green for spring and summer!

Stencil Project 2

This little 6.5 x 9-inch wooden box was the perfect size for my second design among the new stencils – Enchanted Garden (Which is actually two designs paired together.)

Painting a wooden box with a light sea-green color

I painted the whole box, inside and out, with Silk Mineral Paint in the color Tide Pool. It is a gorgeous color and very similar to the color of my kitchen cabinets!

This dragonfly design is a quarter of the Enchanted Garden Stencil, and it is just slightly bigger than the box. I used painter’s tape to keep it in place and create a quarter-inch border around the design on the lid of the box.

I stenciled the area around the dragonfly with Silk Mineral Paint in the color Morning Sunrise. After drying, the color appeared closer to a lilac color. It does go well with the Tide Pool either way.

I had so much fun stenciling the dragonfly! As a base color, I painted the whole dragonfly with Palmetto (dark green) and then used Mint Julep (light green) to give the wings more dimension and color variation. I also dabbled with a bit of Nautical (dark blue) and Gemstone Mouse in the color Garnet for the tiniest bit of shimmer. All and all, an experiment!

These are all the colors I used For the box, Except the Mint Julep, which I forgot to add for the photo!

I was slightly nervous before taking off the stencil and revealing this experimental color combination, but I was pleasantly surprised! It turned out to be really pretty.