Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Sun Printing with StencilGirl Stencils!

Hello! Elise Buskey here today!
I feel honored to have been invited to share another project using StencilGirl stencils.
I did some Sun Printing using several StencilGirl stencils.
It is very easy to do and I do not seem to ever tire of it.
I live in Finger Lakes of NY State where the sun is not very reliable most of the year.
The minute Spring is in the air, I am ready to get going!
I am no expert at Sun Printing or painting. I just do it! It is so easy to do and the results are magical. Instant gratification!

There are only a few supplies needed:
STENCILS
PAINT (I used fabric and craft paint)
FABRIC (I used light colored fabric & fabric I no longer liked)
WATER (jar and spray bottle)
PAINT BRUSH (one for each color if you prefer to keep the colors from mixing too much)
PLASTIC BAG
SUN!

Below are photos of the process with my instructions typed directly on the images.
Once I placed the wet painted fabric in the sun, it took about fifteen minutes for it to dry.


I took photos from three different sessions to put this tutorial together.
You may notice different fabric, paints or stencils being used in the photos.

I hope I will inspire you to make your own prints!
 Enjoy your day!
 Elise


























30 comments:

  1. Fabulous! I've read it twice to make sure I didn't muss something. I have a couple yards of Muslim, I have my next sunny day project. Thanks for the project!

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  2. Fabulous! I've read it twice to make sure I didn't muss something. I have a couple yards of Muslim, I have my next sunny day project. Thanks for the project!

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  3. OMG Totally beautiful! Can't wait for sunny days! Going to get supplies ready and on standby! Thank you for sharing. And the books.. breathtaking!!

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  4. I love this! Thank you for sharing your process!

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  5. Can't wait to try this process! Thanks for sharing. The paint you show is not a brand I'm familiar with. When I think of "craft" paint, it is the cheap $1 Folk Art, Americana, etc. craft paints. I'm not sure those are light sensitive. Can you share specifics on the craft & fabric paints you used and got such good results with? Thanks!

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    1. Hi Diana!
      I used Pebeo Setacolor Fabric Paint and super CHEAP craft paint. They both worked great. I think the difference is that Fabric Paint keeps the fabric from becoming too stiff. The Fabric Paint I used needs to be heat set with an iron for a few minutes whereas the craft paint does not need to be heat set. Try the paints you have before buying more. I think this works with most water based paint. I like this project for the very fact that I can re-do fabric I don't like and use my paint stash too!

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    2. Thanks Elise! It is a great project and I have tons of fabric I'm going to give this a try on. Loved your use of the fabric in the books too! You're sweet to share this with us all!

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  6. Thank you for the comments!! I do appreciate it and I love to hear from people!!

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  7. These are so beautiful and you really break down the steps in an easy-to-follow manner. Great summer product!

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  8. These are beautiful....could you do this process on paper, too? Maybe watercolor paper? Thanks.

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    1. i tried it with paper and my stencils dried onto the paper, ripped it and stuck to the stencil really good BUT that was just playing around. I haven't tried it again and I know people sun print on paper all the time with great results. I need to figure out why they got "glued" to the paper. Probably the paper was weak (vintage paper) and maybe too much water. If you see one of the photos, I got a great print on my freezer paper that I used to protect my surface. Maybe you could even use deli wrap as a base. It is so easy and fast I would just suggest you give it a try and see what happens!!

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  9. Love this: "I am no expert at Sun Printing or painting. I just do it!" That's how I feel about stuff too--you don't have to be an expert to share. I'm wondering the same as Marilyn, above--can it be done on paper?

    I would suggest saying that the stencils in your photos were originally white but are now stained from use. That's because I was a little confused (or dense) as I followed the photos (maybe show a photo of positioning the stencil on the fabric). Because the photo makes the fabric look "done" already.

    Lastly--the sun bleaches the part of the fabric UNDER the stencil? Or is the paint stuck to the stencil when you lift it off? Just curious about that.

    Looks like a fun and fabulous project. Here in Utah (the desert) it's raining this week--wouldn't you know? Gonna try it soon!

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    1. Hi Sue!

      The stencils are super "dirty" from use and not bothering to clean them. The stencils were originally translucent.

      I always forget to explain something! I noticed that the before and after looked very similar. I tried to do close ups so people could see that the fabric was wet in the before photos. My photography skills are inconsistent.

      I believe the Paint UNDER the stencil disappears and it does not stick to the stencil (at least i didn't notice that...hmmmm. I need to pay attention to that next time. I don't wash my stencils so I probably didn't notice.

      We have rain here too. Glad though. I just planted my Zinnias! Have a great day Sue!!

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    2. i answered the question about paper above. forgot to mention that!

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  10. Beautiful results Elise! It's been years since I've done sun printing, and this makes me want to do some again. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  11. Wow, what a GREAT idea. I am going to dig through my fabric and give this a try.

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  12. Beautiful Elise, I love all the different ones that you made and those books are just amazing!!!

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  13. I will try this for sure, love it.

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  14. Love this and going to try this!

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  15. Love this and going to try this!

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  16. Elise, I remembered reading this project a while back. I'm so glad that I found it again. It looks like so much fun. Would you mind sharing a pic of the finished books? I'm interested in doing something like this and would love to see how your turned out and any hints that you have. Thanks

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    1. hi! i sure will share more photos....i'll let you know. thank you!!!

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  17. I came over from Marjie Kemper's blog to see how you did this - what a fantastic technique and truly beautiful results. Thanks so much for sharing!

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