How To Hand Stencil Coir Mat

The biggest difference for me was getting the stencil to stay in place on the mat.

How to hand stencil coir mat.

Lay your design down on the mat exactly how you d like it to appear when painted. With a little outdoor craft paint and vinyl stencil my mat was soon transformed. Lightly tape the edges of your stencil to keep it in place. In the end i decided to do my final design using a vinyl stencil.

Center your stencil pattern on this mark. 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. Lift up the stencil and wait for the paint to dry. Find the paint and products we use here.

A new welcome mat would freshen up the front porch nicely and help me to think spring until it was safe to plant flowers. Secure the design to the mat using your pins. You need to seal and protect these rugs. After your tape is secured it s time to layer your stencils on top.

I just knew the stencil would bleed something awful but it didn t. Thanks tanya for doing all the labor for us but once you have your stencil and idea picked it. All three stencil materials required extra work and creativity to get them to stay in place. So there you go a cute door mat.

Use freezer paper or a vinyl stencil to cut out your design with your silhouette cameo or cricut machine. Roll the dark aqua color over the stencil. I have to tell you i was a little intimidated to try my hand at painting this mat. A list of other design ideas for painting on a coir doormat.

The only time consuming part was cutting out all the stencils. I ended up making a cactus one door mat no stencil. E learning tutorials for making coir products. It is a challenge to get anything to stick to these coir mats.

After your tape is secured it s time to layer your stencils on top. Not familiar with a coir doormat. To speed the drying process use a hair dryer. Lay your design down on the mat exactly how you d like it to appear when painted.

Secure the design to the mat using your pins. I bought mine at home depot for under 10. This will keep it in place while you are cutting out your stencil. Using a ruler and pencil mark the center of the mat.