Today we are going to show you how to stencil with freezer paper! This is such an easy project that is super fun and produces awesome results!
Now that I’ve met this beautiful thing called freezer paper, I can tell this is going to be the beginning of a long and beautiful relationship. With this method, you can turn almost anything into a stencil. Here’s how it’s done:
How to Stencil with Freezer Paper
MATERIALS:
- computer & printer with paper
- tape
- cutting mat or board
- X-Acto knife
- freezer paper – this is found near the aluminum foil at the grocery store.
- iron
- paint
- paintbrush
- fabric for the project that you want stenciled – For this tutorial, I am making a pillow.
DIRECTIONS:
- Start by choosing your pattern & printing it out. I chose a bird on a branch this time. It’s better to choose images with thicker lines & simpler shapes rather than something too thin and complex. (You’ll understand why when you do the next step.)
- Take your printout & tape it to the top of the NON-shiny side of a piece of freezer paper. Lay your pattern & paper over a cutting mat or thick cardboard.
- Next, take an X-acto knife & cut out the design, making sure to cut all the way thru the freezer paper. When you’re done with this, you’ll have your freezer paper stencil!
- Now use a hot, dry iron to iron the freezer paper to your chosen fabric. Make sure you iron shiny side down.
- Now you’re ready to paint! Use your favorite color of craft paint & simply paint in the stencil.
- Once the paint is dry, peel it off carefully & admire the results!
I made my design into a pillow & even embellished it with some fabric leaves that I appliqued into place.
This was so easy! Can’t wait to do it again soon.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Julie is the creative blogger from Less-Than-Perfect Life of Bliss. She is a busy mom of four who loves all things decorating, crafting, and creative in any way!
This post originally published as a guest post in August 2010.
I don’t believe that you did this stenciled work on pillow yourself. I mean it has turned so professional and flawless. You have done an amazing job and I am not sure whether it will turn out he same way in my case. Thanks for an insightful tutorial.
absolutely, love the design and the pillow
Oh my gosh! That is awesome!!
I love it! Thanks for the tutorial! You rock!
Great tutorial and I linked it to my "stencils" project post too! Good job!
Gorgeous!! I see things like this all the time. Figured it was all hand painted and no way I could do it…this, however, is manageable, even for me.
Beautiful pillow! Love the bird and the fabric leaves…fabulous!
Sarah
I LOVE freezer paper stenciling! I just tired it out myself and it is so easy. I used spray paint and it worked really well. Love the way your pillow turned out.
I love freezer paper stencils! I just did a post on contact paper stencils on my blog! Great for projects you cant Iron on to. I love that you added the fabric leaves to the pillow, it looks great!!
Isn't freezer paper awesome? I have a Silhouette Die Cutting machine and use that to cut my freezer paper projects. I have made many shirts this way.
That is soo cute! I even said "Wow" out loud when I saw the picture of the finished pillow!
what an enchanting idea! i love the image and your pillow turned out fantastic! thanks for sharing.
I'm sooo gonna have to get my hands on some freezer paper. It looks great! I love the colors.
I thought the pillow was great but then I scrolled down, fabulous! Adding the leaves made it beautiful.
Wow…what a great idea and your pillow turned out absolutely adorable. Freezer paper has been put on my grocery list and a new project has been added to my "Stuff I Want to Do" file.
Thank you!!!!
awesome!
Oh my gosh! That is the cutest thing ever!! How clever, I never knew freezer paper could do that!!! I think I need to try that! Thank you so much!!!
Wow, I never knew you could use freezer paper that way!!! And I have a TON of it cause I do a lot of freezing. I'll have to try that!!!
Looks great and so easy! Thanks.
Love how your pillow turned out. Thanks for sharing the tutorial. I have been wanting to do something like this, but wasn't sure how.
Thanks for posting the instructions. I have been meaning to save them when I had previously read how to do this and never did. I am definitely doing this soon. Love your pillow.
cute, love the pillow!
This is super cute!! I always see freezer paper projects but never could figure it out.
Thanks for the explanation!!
I love this pillow!