Dixie Bell launched new stencils and stains, 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 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 a Clear Coat Sealer. I then carefully taped off the sides to protect the stain.
I used Chalk Mineral Paint in the color “Dried Sage” to paint the tray’s 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 complement each other 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.
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 for the tiniest bit of shimmer. All in 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 removing the stencil and revealing this experimental color combination, but I was pleasantly surprised! It turned out to be really pretty.
