How To Hand Stencil Coir Mat

I have to tell you i was a little intimidated to try my hand at painting this mat.

How to hand stencil coir mat.

Center your stencil pattern on this mark. Use the free sag file and hand paint a coir doormat with a stencil and outdoor acrylic paint. In the end i decided to do my final design using a vinyl stencil. Thanks tanya for doing all the labor for us but once you have your stencil and idea picked it.

E learning tutorials for making coir products. With a little outdoor craft paint and vinyl stencil my mat was soon transformed. Secure the design to the mat using your pins. And here is tip.

After your tape is secured it s time to layer your stencils on top. But when i happened upon a bin of coir door mats plain ones just begging for some silhouette intervention i popped one in the cart. I just knew the stencil would bleed something awful but it didn t. Use freezer paper or a vinyl stencil to cut out your design with your silhouette cameo or cricut machine.

Lay your design down on the mat exactly how you d like it to appear when painted. This will keep it in place while you are cutting out your stencil. You need to seal and protect these rugs. So there you go a cute door mat.

It is a challenge to get anything to stick to these coir mats. The only time consuming part was cutting out all the stencils. The biggest difference for me was getting the stencil to stay in place on the mat. Roll the dark aqua color over the stencil.

Lift up the stencil and wait for the paint to dry. Find the paint and products we use here. This will keep it in place while you are cutting out your stencil. Lightly tape the edges of your stencil to keep it in place.

I bought mine at home depot for under 10. All three stencil materials required extra work and creativity to get them to stay in place. To speed the drying process use a hair dryer. A new welcome mat would freshen up the front porch nicely and help me to think spring until it was safe to plant flowers.

Lay your design down on the mat exactly how you d like it to appear when painted. I ended up making a cactus one door mat no stencil. Not familiar with a coir doormat. After your tape is secured it s time to layer your stencils on top.