A Ratty, Batty Vignette

Hello everyone!  Jane Bellante back with you for another fun project with StencilGirl Products!

I am IN LOVE with the Rat and Bat stencil from Roxanne Coble.  You can use this stencil and mask set in SO MANY WAYS!!!

Today I'm going to show you how I made this adorable Halloween Vignette.

I found these wood black at my local hobby store on clearance for $.79 each! What a steal- and they were perfect for this project for sure.

A used a really thick and highly pigmented black acrylic paint to cover up the existing design on the wood blocks.  I only needed one coat! I dried the paint with my heat tool, and then I grabbed this super fun stencil and mask set. 

I used three coats of the Titanium White acrylic paint to stencil on the outline of the rat and bat onto the painted wood blocks.  I'm using a flat stencil brush, and I am really making sure I am offloading my poaint before applying it through the stencil.  This helps to stop and bleed and ensures for an even coat of paint.  

Then, I dried each of the designs and did a few touch ups with the black acrylic. 

Now it was time to stencil in the bones of the bat and the rat.  I used another flat stencil brush with the black acrylic paint- again remembering to offload the paint before applying it through the stencil.

I had a pumpkin candle with orange glass in my stash, and thought this design would be perfect on it.  Keep in mind that stenciling acrylic paint on glass works fine, but it is a slick surface.  You can use a number of products like SlickStick to apply ahead of time if you are going to have your glass stenciled projects in a high traffic area.  If you are applying the acrylic right on the glass like I did today, keep in mind that the paint can scratch off fairly easily.  I'm not going to be moving this candle around- so this will be fine for this project. 

I used a piece of washi tape to tape the stencil on one side of the glass candle.  This will ensure it stays flat while I am holding the other side down.  Essential for a good application of the paint through the stencil. 

I applied two coats of the black acrylic paint, drying in between each layer with my heat tool. 

Then I used one coat of the Titanium White acrylic to stencil on the bones.  I am really in love with how it turned out!

If you want to watch the entire project, you can do that by clicking this video link:

All in all, this project took about an hour.  So easy and so affordable!!  And now I want to use this stencil for so many other ideas I have!!

I hope this inspires you to create some new SPOOKY decor for you space this season.

Supply List:

Rat and Bat stencil from Roxanne Coble. 

Black Acrylic Paint

Titanium White Acrylic Paint

Flat Stencil Brush

Hobby Store Clearance Wood Blocks

Candle

Thank you so much for being here and reading this blog post!

You can find me at janebellanteart.com and @janebellanteart on all social media platforms.  

Happy Halloween!! 

xoxoxo