Painted Stripes Materials:
flat white paint
2 gallons of paint (SW#1519 Fantasia and SW#1640 Ivory Momento )
straightedge
pencil
painter's tape
level
paper towels
Steps:
1. Paint the walls white for a base coat. Decide how high the stripes will go on the wall and draw a level line all the way around the room. Tape it off so the stripes won't bleed above that line.
2. Determine how wide the stripes will be and measure them off around the room (the featured stripes were six inches wide). Use a level to draw in light vertical pencil lines and tape them off.
3. Paint the stripes using a paper towel. Scrunch it up and dip it into the blue paint, and then dab a bit onto another towel. Press the towel up and down the stripes, filling them in fairly full.
4. Repeat the process using cream with a lighter touch to soften the blue.
5. Once the stripes are complete, remove all the tape. Tape-off the top of the stripes again and paint a horizontal cream border as a cap to the striping technique.
Fabric Stars
Materials:
coordinating fabrics
liquid starch
tray
scissors
foam brushes
Steps:
1. Each of the featured stars has eight points and one (made of two complementary fabrics) was put above every other stripe. Note: Practice the steps below with paper to master the technique before cutting the fabric.
2. Cut out enough 12-inch fabric squares to provide for the number of stars necessary. Fold each piece in half and in half again to make a smaller square. Then fold it diagonally so that one side of the triangle formed has no folds in it (this is very important ). Cut quite a large triangle into the unfolded edge and open. Refold and trim to make points as necessary and unfold.
3. Once a stack of stars is done, mix and match the patterns to make a collection of groupings ready to be mounted on the wall.
4. Place a star into a tray of liquid starch and use a foam brush to saturate it completely. Place the star on the wall, making sure it sticks and has no air bubbles. Add the top star using the same technique.
5. Check previous stars to wipe off excess starch, which might discolor the white background.
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