Stenciled Tote Bag

Have you heard?  Cutting Edge Stencils is having a contest!  All you have to do is create a special "Cutting Edge Stencil Inspiration" board on Pinterest and pin at least 10 images to it from their blog and/or website.  The prize?  $500!  Count me in!  As I was pinning away, I came across this great tutorial from their blog where they stenciled on canvas tote bags.  I absolutely loved their samples...then thought to myself, "Hey!  I have a blank tote bag downstairs!" About ten minutes later, I started my project.  Here's how it turned out:

Materials:

- blank canvas tote bag

- fabric paint

- stencil brush or sponge brush

- stencil

- painters'tabe

- paper bag

To prepare, iron your bag and place a paper bag inside so your paint doesn't bleed through {ask me how I know...}

So you can see I had some issues.  Let me clarify that this is operator error, NOT the stencil's fault!  I've used this stencil on five other projects {yes, I know, time for a new one...} and have never had a mess like this before.  I was working too fast and didn't have my stencil adequately taped in place.
So, if you're careful and stencil correctly, you'll be done after this step.  If, however, you happen to mess up like I did, you might want to continue with the tutorial...

All better!  Amazing what a little black paint can do, no?