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Copying a design to stencil

11 years ago
I would like to make a stencil with a design I've seen but I don't have a clue how to go about it. I read a Blog where she had a copy shop layer acrylic sheets together to make it thick and then cut her design from that. I just don't know how to draw or reproduce the design in this picture which the original designer had copied and edited from an Italian wallpaper. I've written to the designer and offered to buy it but have not received a response. I want it to be as large as it appears in the picture and none of the stencils I've seen are that size. This is keeping me awake nights trying to work it out in my mind. (which is slowly going the way of the do-do bird) :)

Comments (24)

  • PRO
    11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago
    Alice, send me an e-mail or private message if you like and we can discuss this. cynthiatsaousidis@yahoo.com
  • 11 years ago
    I'll get back to you... right now I have a stiff neck and shoulders, on Rxs for the pain. I shouldn't even be on my computer! This whole thing has literally given me a pain in the neck. Thanks
  • 11 years ago
    Check youtube for videos on how to do it.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    No problem, hope you get better soon.
    Alice Crawford thanked ACT ONE DESIGNS
  • 11 years ago
    LOVE this look! So elegant.
  • 11 years ago
    I've checked YouTube, this was designed by Lisa Palmer of Summmerhouse design group in Mississippi. it's a negative stencil. I would like to do this design in white and silver or flat white wall with gloss design, in other words, white on white with perhaps a little shimmer of pearl in the gloss white design. Sorry, but I don't think gloss and pearl with mix. The pearl would need to be suspended in a glaze, perhaps putting it over a gloss...if that works or makes sense to you painters out there. BTW, HD had Martha's glaze on closeout last month, I bought some at great CLOSEOUT prices. Poor Martha.
    I know what I want ,it's just that I can't interpret that design! HELP
  • 11 years ago
    Beautiful!
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    I'm not sure what you're asking...You want someone to create a stencil for you?
  • 11 years ago
    That's pretty much what I'm asking. The one pictures is a negative stencil, I've done a lot of research on it. I don't think I'd have trouble in the actual execution of cutting the stencil, it's how to get it from that picture to paper that has me overwhelmed. As you can see, some of the design is hidden by the mirror but can be seen by it's reflection in the mirror. If I could buy it I would but I can't find who sells it. It was an interpretation from an Italian wallpaper and went through some additional changes to become what it is now. I suppose the changes were made to negate any copyright issues.
  • 11 years ago
    Look on-line and buy a stencil.
  • 11 years ago
    Don't you think I've already done that?? If you had read all that I said you would know that buying one was my first approach. This is the only one I like and....it has been revised from the original to get around copyright issues...and it will need to be edited again for that very purpose. The pictures you've shown are not open enough, they cover way, way too much wall space. There is a difference and I want that difference but thanks for your consideration.
  • 11 years ago
    If I could buy this stencil designed by Lisa Palmer, nothing would make me happier....as long as the price was not outrageous as it will be now that it's getting so much attention.
  • 11 years ago
    It sounds like you are not a real do-it-yourself type. I would find a ready made stencil thru a supplier like this company:

    http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/allover-stencil.html

    This trellis design is very similar

    or if you are brave try these guys

    http://www.treestencil.info/category/large-moroccan-stencil/

    they have tons on downloadable patterns to make your own stencil if you have a steady hand and the right tools.

    Use the flat color you want as the base coat and allow it to cure well before attempting to stencil on top, as you don't want any to lift off by accident when taping down your stencil. Your high gloss accent color will be the one that creates the overall design. Good Luck.
  • 11 years ago
    Uh, judging by the responses above you should perhaps hire someone to do this. If you had the skill level adequate to tackle this you would have already drawn out your own pattern using a cad program or similar. Again, Good luck
  • 11 years ago
    Excuse me!!
  • 11 years ago
    I have the"know how" to make a stencil and the "know how" to do it. As I've alrready stated, I've spent hours, literally hours, looking for a stencil that would be even close to the one which is pictured. BTW, it is a stencil, it is not wallpaper as suggested. The hard part for me, is how to execute the copying of those parts which are hidden behind the mirror BUT can be seen within that same mirror. I don't know how to work a computer or any program on my computer to take the picture apart piece by piece, and enlarge each one and then put it back together again to resemble the finished product as seen on that wall. My plan is to do a white on white. So far I've painted the wall in a flat white, I''d like to paint the design with a pearlized glaze. I'll mix a glazing powder with the glaze and roll on the design.
    To make it clear, I have searched every known stencil company and have yet to find anything even close to this pattern, most of them are too busy. I appreciate your response, sorry if I'm starting to sound snarky but it's frustrating going over the same issues when I've already clearly stated all the issues.
  • 11 years ago
    I know this isn't an exact match, but it might help you get started with your own design. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/images/big/Connection-stencil-pattern.jpg
    The demo pic even seems to be your colors. Hope this helps a bit.
  • 11 years ago
    While I was looking at large scale pattern wallpaper I think I ran across your design. Beautiful but the large scale interlocking pattern will be a challenge to make into a stencil. Good luck!

    The second image is from Dedar Wallpaper

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  • 11 years ago
    Oh my goodness, thank you for that picture, I can work with that, change it enough to not get into trouble with a copyright . Thank you so very much!!
  • 11 years ago
    I couldn't agree with you more! I'll also need to do some editing on it, it's a bit more closed in than the bathroom picture. Need to open it up more, broaden it out to leave more open space. Again, thanks, this helped. Now to figure out the way to make the stencils for it. I'll follow the advice I found on the internet from a blogger who has done it. www.allthingsthrifty.com/2013/07/how-to-make-a-huge.
  • 11 years ago

    Follow up:

    Cynthia at Act One Design has so graciously made me the design I had hoped for. Her price was very nominal and the product is exactly what I wanted. I think the most challenging part was working out the exchange rate between the US and Greek monies; Greece is transitioning. Naturally I was wary of sending money out of country but we used PayPal and it worked out just fine. This lady knows her stuff and has the ability to visualize a project AND of more importance, she listens! I endorse Act One Design, she has the experience and the sophistication in design to be your decorator.

  • PRO
    11 years ago

    Thank you so much Alice. It's been a pleasure working with you and so much fun keeping in touch.

  • 7 years ago

    Hi Alice - I am also obsessed with this image!! Can you please tell me how your project turned out? I’ve contacted Cynthia also but am worried about how to transfer the image from her onto stencil material and cut it out accurately. Thank you so much!! Andrea steveani@cox.net