Saturday, January 16, 2010

fake plastic trees

Maybe there's some corner of the internet devoted to FREE, scalable, simply drawn graphics that a person could use to make freezer paper stencils. I haven't found it yet. (If you google "stencil patterns" you get LOTS of ivy and even a few country ducks.) I wanted to find a silhouette of a tree, couldn't find it online, etc. As I was cleaning up the family room, inspiration struck in the form of a little plastic tree:


It was perfect! A little small, but I used the famous grid method for copying it onto a larger piece of paper.

Here's the final result--curtains for the kitchen window. Total cost: $2.00. (Clearance linen-blend fabric, fabric paint, freezer paper for stencil.)

(Sorry so dark--I took that picture at 10 am...it's not very sunny today.) Little by little I'm introducing some color into our very tan/honey oak house. Next up: the laundry room.

7 comments:

Lindsay said...

LOVE it! I am way into decorating with trees these days. T and I are planning a mural project that hopefully looks something like this: http://thelennoxx.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/bedroom322.jpg

beckmarsh said...

Thanks, Roo! I just checked out that blog and it has some amazing pictures/ideas.

prism said...

yay, I'm glad you found something that worked. Sorry none of my links worked. Curtain looks great!

beckmarsh said...

prism, your links did work. I'm just too cheap to pay for graphics. But thanks for your help.

pianogal said...

Awesome! You really have a talent for that. You are inspiring me in my own makeover plans for the house (which I hope turn out as inexpensive as the ones you come up with).

Patty O. said...

I love it! So pretty and unique. And the fact that it was cheap was a nice bonus.

I still haven't tried the ole freezer paper method--I think I have been a tad bit scared....

Chieko said...

I love it! I can't wait to see your new house! You have such an eye for things.