How to fill in the blanks with rubber stamps:
Is there a bare wall in your bathroom? Is the wall bare so that you cannot find a theme to match? Have you considered wallpaper, yet nothing seems to fit? Why not put your creativity and ideas to work and make your own wallpaper design? I bet no one else will have one like it.Before you get started, decide what you really want to put on the bare wall you are trying to cover. Make sure you are creative and try to use the same theme you are working with, such as birds. This can be done in any room of your house where you have a wall and want to do something different.
You’ll need to shop around and find some rubber stamps or stencils; you can even draw the design if you want. The rubber stamps, stencils, and all of these things can be found in the craft department of most department stores. Be sure to grab the brushes you’ll need; the variety pack of brushes is nice since you have different sizes and styles all in one.
Usually in the same department, you’ll be able to purchase the paints you’ll need. Use ceramic paint; it comes in many colors and shades to accommodate your needs. Clean up is a breeze, just use warm and soapy water to clean up the paint. Changing from one color to another is all you need to do.
Whenever doing a project like this, you should do it twice to be sure you have the right design and colors that you’ll want to use. If you need more stamps or stencils, just go to another department store or wherever craft supplies are sold; they all sell different ones. Cover the area that you are going to stamp on with freezer paper. The paper can be bought wherever groceries are sold, usually in the meat department. When putting up the paper, just stick a thumbtack on the corner and a few places in the center to hold it in place.
Now you are ready to make the first copy of your wall project. Go for it and start stamping away.
It is hard to place everything so they are exactly spaced, but don’t worry, you can fill in those empty spots later. When going from one color to another, if the colors are going to touch, make sure that the first color completely dries. When finished, let it dry and look at it for a couple of days to make sure this is what you want. Then go on to the permanent design.
How to remove the paper?
Now you’re ready to do your wall, taking down the paper carefully so you don’t forget your color combinations. Keep it for a pattern to work from. Remember, no two projects are the same. That’s the fun of the whole project; no one will have one like it.
Paint your wall in the color of your choice, making it a light color to match the colors you are going to stamp on it. Using your pattern, you have set aside, start stamping again on the original wall. Again, make sure each color is completely dry before stamping another color so they do not touch each other. If you do not like the pattern you’ve done, just fill in the spaces with something else or add a new color somewhere. No matter how many times you use this technique, you’ll never be able to do two projects the same. This is the tactic known as creativity.