Stenciled Shopping Bags and Feed Sacks

 

 

A friend of mine invited me to share her booth at the FLEA MARKET this weekend.

 

 I thought it would be fun so I am running around gathering up items to sell.

 

I have some burlap bags that I purchased from the 99 cent Store.
 

They are large and sturdy with a gusset and reinforced handles.

I could not, nor would I want to make these for 1$ !
 

I thought I would stencil them.

 

 

I taped the stencil in place.

 

You will need to put a piece of cardboard inside the bag to give yourself

 

a flat surface to work with AND to prevent bleed through. Burlap has a large weave.

 

Using white acrylic paint and a small stencil brush, I started to stencil.

 

UP AND DOWN ONLY, and a dry brush.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use your non-painting hand to hold down the stencil as

 

you move from one spot to another. It's best if you don't jump around

 

but finish one area at a time.

 

 

 

 

Remove stencil, gently wash stencil with soap and water.

 

 

I was able to make 6 in just a few minutes.

 

 

 

 

And then a bunch more!

It was fun-

 

 

I will be bringing them to the flea market, they make great shopping bags.

 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

xo Lisa S