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Little Orchid Stencil

Little Orchid Stencil

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Elegant Moth Orchid Stencil
Small single sheet stencil


Create a little oriental chic with The Little Orchid Stencil which depicts a single graceful Phalaenopsis Moth Orchid Flower. Henny's Orchid 'portraits' inspired by profusely flowering indoor orchids make fantastically beautiful stencils and will add a touch of elegance to any room. Use as delicate flower motifs on linens, furniture, accessories and accents on walls. Beautiful in the whole range of natural orchid colours or as silhouette designs on contrasting background colours. Use this stencil as a single motif or repeated in random groupings, rotating the flower to create different angled combinations - see our examples here.

The Single Orchid Stencil comprises one orchid stem with one full flower, a half flower on a budding stem with additional inner flower markings. For sizes and sheet layouts See Specifications below.

The Single Orchid Stencil comprises one orchid stem with one full flower, a half flower on a budding stem with additional inner flower markings. You can also use this stencil as an 'add on' to our larger Orchids Stencil. Above and top - create beautiful gift cards or invitations for special occasions with the Little Orchid Stencil. Shown top on a cream coloured card in Orchid, Alba Rose, Very Berry and Hedgerow Stencil Paints. Shown above in Orchid, Azalea, Very Berry and Verbena Stencil Paints on a cream background. Dimensions of card used 148mm (5.75") x 211mm (8.25"). The Little Orchid Stencil shown stencilled twice on a dusky lilac background in Ice White, Plum Blossom, Forget-me-not, Indian Purple and Spearmint Stencil Paints. The Little Orchid Stencil repeated twice at differing angles. Stencil Paint colours as above. See Graduated Painting Techniques for backgrounds below. The Little Orchid Stencil repeated at two angles. Shown in Ice White, blushed with Chinoiserie, Orchid and French Lavender Stencil paints. The Little Orchid Stencil shown repeated in Ice White, Nougat and Hedgerow Stencil Paints on a yellow ochre background. The Little Orchid Stencil in Ice White, blushed with Chinoiserie and French Lavender (stems) on a rich turquoise and blue graduated background. The Little Orchid Stencil can be repeated add infinitum! Simply rotate and add in a complementary fashion to the already stencilled motifs. Shown here in Ice White, blushed with Plum Blossom, French Lavender and Azalea (stems) Stencil Paints on a rich red and fuchsia graduated background. See Graduated Painting Techniques.
For our other Orchid Stencils see the Wild Orchid Stencil, the Orchids Stencil (two complete flowers) and the Large Orchid Flowers Stencil.
Above - create a little 30's glamour with the Little Orchid Stencil on powder pink silk cushion covers. Stencilled with Motif Fabric Paints in Pure White, Leaf Green and Strawberry Red. Close up detail of the Little Orchid Stencil stencilled on silk cushion cover in Motif Fabric Paint - Pure White, Leaf Green and Strawberry Red. Mix a tiny amount of the Strawberry Red with the Pure White to create this soft blush pink. The Little Orchid Stencil has been stencilled onto a small white-washed and distressed bureau chest of drawers. The stencil has been applied as a single motif on each drawer and as an 'add on' motif to the Orchids Stencil on the front of the bureau (top right of the design). Close up detail of the Little Orchid Stencil stencilled onto each drawer front of the small decorative bureau (colours as above) - it can help taking the handles off prior to stencilling! The Little Orchid Stencil is designed to use on its own or in conjunction with the Orchids Stencil adding to and extending the design as required. Close up detail of the Little Orchid Stencil on the bureau front stencilled in Ice White, Orchid, Alba Rose, Cerise (inner flower markings) and Hedgerow and Verbena Stencil Paints. The Little Orchid Stencil rotated and repeated in a cluster of blooms. Shown in the soft pastel tones of Ice White, blushed with Orchid, Alba Rose, Indian Purple (inner flower markings) and Eucalyptus Stencil Paints on a plaster pink background. The Little Orchid Stencil shown repeated three times 'growing' upwards. Stencilled in Ice White, blushed with Orchid, with Azalea and Evening Primrose Stencil Paints on a rich red graduated background. See graduated painting techniques below. The Little Orchid Stencil beautiful on rich yellow in Ice White Stencil Paint, blushed with Orchid and with Azalea and stems in Mocha Stencil Paint.

Graduated Painted Background Technique

To create a graduated painted background use two similar tones of emulsion paint (latex) and a tinted varnish glaze over the top. This technique will not work with radically different colours - keep the tones similar so blending is easier. Mix a third of each colour together to create a mid-tone colour and paint the wall in horizontal bands dark to light, brushing the colours lightly over each other at the joining bands to create as softer join as possible. Keep strokes long, smooth and horizontal. Mix a varnish glaze using 2/3rd Acrylic Matt Varnish, 1/3rd Acrylic Scumble Glaze. Add a little water if the glaze is thicker than the consistency of double cream. Tint the glaze with several drops of Universal Tinter to create a transparent glaze a couple of shades deeper than the middle tone of your painted wall. Brush the glaze over the wall and soften in long smooth strokes using a soft brush.

Product Specifications

One layer stencil on one sheet of 125 micron Mylar, with additional layer two inner flower markings.

Single orchid stem measures up to 14cm (5.5") wide x 11cm (4.25") high.
Main flower measures up to 6.5cm (2.5") across.
Sheet size 24cm (9.5") wide x 18cm (7") tall.

Left - shows the stencil sheet of the Little Orchid Stencil with additional inner flower markings. Comes with full instructions.

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