paint transfer

I’m working on some ideas for another wall hanging project that I’d like to begin this summer.  One of the ideas involves stenciling, which I haven’t yet tried, and another was the reverse of stenciling, more of a first cousin to stamping.

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Even though I added pink and orange paint splatters over the top, the white grid effect is the actual topic of today’s post.  I used a piece of plastic mesh as my stamp, applied paint to the mesh and pressed it to the paper.  Took me several attempts to get the look I wanted, so here’s a quick how-to.

 

First cut a piece from a plastic mesh produce bag – it has a nice grid pattern.  Cut the bag into the shape and overall dimension that you want to stamp.  Select your craft paint or acrylic paint and thin the mixture with a few drops of water.

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Use a paintbrush to apply paint to the mesh.

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Place the mesh over the paper or object you wish to stamp.

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Cover with another piece of paper and press evenly across the area for a few seconds.  Lift the mesh away without smudging.

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The painted grid pattern left behind has the nicely uneven character you’d expect to get with a stamping process.

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From my experience, the mesh was good for one paint application only.  Just saying.  But even so it’s a great way to repurpose the mesh produce bags – they have wonderful texture.

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These two are on the way to becoming note cards after a little hand stitching.

Let me know if you have other clever ways to integrate recycling into your craft projects.  Thanks so much for dropping in 🙂

 

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