How To Hand Stencil Coir Mat

I have to tell you i was a little intimidated to try my hand at painting this mat.

How to hand stencil coir mat.

Not familiar with a coir doormat. Lift up the stencil and wait for the paint to dry. Lightly tape the edges of your stencil to keep it in place. So there you go a cute door mat.

In the end i decided to do my final design using a vinyl stencil. After your tape is secured it s time to layer your stencils on top. Use freezer paper or a vinyl stencil to cut out your design with your silhouette cameo or cricut machine. After your tape is secured it s time to layer your stencils on top.

A new welcome mat would freshen up the front porch nicely and help me to think spring until it was safe to plant flowers. 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. Secure the design to the mat using your pins. It is a challenge to get anything to stick to these coir mats.

The only time consuming part was cutting out all the stencils. The biggest difference for me was getting the stencil to stay in place on the mat. Using a ruler and pencil mark the center of the mat. E learning tutorials for making coir products.

And here is tip. Find the paint and products we use here. 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.

A list of other design ideas for painting on a coir doormat. Center your stencil pattern on this mark. With a little outdoor craft paint and vinyl stencil my mat was soon transformed. Secure the design to the mat using your pins.

Use the free sag file and hand paint a coir doormat with a stencil and outdoor acrylic paint. Lay your design down on the mat exactly how you d like it to appear when painted. All three stencil materials required extra work and creativity to get them to stay in place. This will keep it in place while you are cutting out your stencil.

I bought mine at home depot for under 10. Lay your design down on the mat exactly how you d like it to appear when painted. I just knew the stencil would bleed something awful but it didn t. You need to seal and protect these rugs.