How To Hand Stencil Coir Mat

Using a ruler and pencil mark the center of the mat.

How to hand stencil coir mat.

Roll the dark aqua color over the stencil. You need to seal and protect these rugs. I bought mine at home depot for under 10. Use the free sag file and hand paint a coir doormat with a stencil and outdoor acrylic paint.

To speed the drying process use a hair dryer. Thanks tanya for doing all the labor for us but once you have your stencil and idea picked it. Lay your design down on the mat exactly how you d like it to appear when painted. In the end i decided to do my final design using a vinyl stencil.

With a little outdoor craft paint and vinyl stencil my mat was soon transformed. Lift up the stencil and wait for the paint to dry. All three stencil materials required extra work and creativity to get them to stay in place. A list of other design ideas for painting on a coir doormat.

I ended up making a cactus one door mat no stencil. Lightly tape the edges of your stencil to keep it in place. This will keep it in place while you are cutting out your stencil. After your tape is secured it s time to layer your stencils on top.

It is a challenge to get anything to stick to these coir mats. Secure the design to the mat using your pins. Use freezer paper or a vinyl stencil to cut out your design with your silhouette cameo or cricut machine. I just knew the stencil would bleed something awful but it didn t.

A new welcome mat would freshen up the front porch nicely and help me to think spring until it was safe to plant flowers. The biggest difference for me was getting the stencil to stay in place on the mat. Find the paint and products we use here. Center your stencil pattern on this mark.

I have to tell you i was a little intimidated to try my hand at painting this mat. 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. After your tape is secured it s time to layer your stencils on top. This will keep it in place while you are cutting out your stencil.

And here is tip. So there you go a cute door mat. Lay your design down on the mat exactly how you d like it to appear when painted. E learning tutorials for making coir products.