Create and Share: Edgy Reindeer Tapestry

This post is sponsored by Cutting Edge Stencil, but ALL opinions are my own.

Happy Thursday everyone! If you are new to here every month a group of bloggers participate in the Create and Share challenge hosted by Stephanie from Casa Watkins. This challenge allows us to be creative and think outside of the box. For this challenge in particular, I was given a holiday stencil from Cutting Edge Stencil for free in return for review. This challenge compared to the past Create and Share challenges had me scratching my head. I really loved the reindeer stencil, but was left stump when I realized how huge it was. So, I decided that I wanted to create an edgy reindeer tapestry.

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Gold Leaf, Fringe, and stud reindeer holiday decor

I Love the finished product of my tapestry and if I am speaking the truth, I was terrified to debut it because it is so me...PERFECTLY IMPERFECT!!!! The silhouette I created out of the Cutting Edge Stencil is raw and is totally up my alley in home decor. I hope you enjoy it, but please...if you are looking for a perfectly outlined stencil painted nicely....sorry, to say...my style is the complete opposite.

Materials Used:

Cutting Edge Holiday Reindeer Stencil

Mod Podge Pearl finish and matte finish

2 paint brushes

Fabric of your choice

Chain of studs*-I purchased mine in the jewelry section of

Trim

Scissors

Dowel

Steps: Follow Below

Lay your stencil on your fabric. With your paint brush (or foam brush) and Mod Podge with a pearl finish, paint it on the stencil, as shown above.

Once the whole stencil is painted with the Mod Podge, quickly remove the stencil.

While the Mod Podge is still wet apply the gold leaf on top of it (pat it down) and allow it to dry. I waited a few hours before I started brushing the gold leaf away.

Now...the technique I use will NOT leave you with a perfect silhouette. After the Mod Podge dries, brush the excess gold leaf off.

Note: Before I started this project, I decided to stay true to my style and what I like. As much as I love this stencil...I knew that it would not be perfectly outlined or to the likes of store bought deer silhouettes. My goal was to create something that I would hang on my walls.

Seal the gold leaf silhouette using Mod Podge matte finish.

Note: I could have painted the deer silhouette with gold paint and applied the same technique that I used on Charlotte All Over Stencil, but I chose to use pearl finish Mod Podge because I wanted to create a different look compared to what I have done in the past. I love how raw and unique the pearl finish looks underneath the gold leaf...almost to the affect of a worn shirt.

The finished product!

The studs I used...one word, MICHAEL'S! Love...it adds a bit of rock and roll!

I cut the fringe and applied the chain and trim using my "magic" hot gun. haha.

I used a decorative dowel to give the look a more regal, tapestry feel. You cannot really see it in the photo but there is gold decorative wire used to help hold the tapestry up. Well folks, that is how I do it. I hope you enjoyed my post and were able to see my vision for this Christmas decor come to life.

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