How To Hand Stencil Coir Mat

To speed the drying process use a hair dryer.

How to hand stencil coir mat.

Lay your design down on the mat exactly how you d like it to appear when painted. And here is tip. Use freezer paper or a vinyl stencil to cut out your design with your silhouette cameo or cricut machine. A list of other design ideas for painting on a coir doormat.

Lightly tape the edges of your stencil to keep it in place. In the end i decided to do my final design using a vinyl stencil. 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. After your tape is secured it s time to layer your stencils on top.

I bought mine at home depot for under 10. E learning tutorials for making coir products. With a little outdoor craft paint and vinyl stencil my mat was soon transformed. Secure the design to the mat using your pins.

Lay your design down on the mat exactly how you d like it to appear when painted. The only time consuming part was cutting out all the stencils. Thanks tanya for doing all the labor for us but once you have your stencil and idea picked it. So there you go a cute door mat.

I just knew the stencil would bleed something awful but it didn t. This will keep it in place while you are cutting out your stencil. Not familiar with a coir doormat. It is a challenge to get anything to stick to these coir mats.

Using a ruler and pencil mark the center of the mat. After your tape is secured it s time to layer your stencils on top. Roll the dark aqua color over the stencil. All three stencil materials required extra work and creativity to get them to stay in place.

You need to seal and protect these rugs. I have to tell you i was a little intimidated to try my hand at painting this mat. Use the free sag file and hand paint a coir doormat with a stencil and outdoor acrylic paint. Find the paint and products we use here.

Lift up the stencil and wait for the paint to dry. Center your stencil pattern on this mark. Secure the design to the mat using your pins. A new welcome mat would freshen up the front porch nicely and help me to think spring until it was safe to plant flowers.