swaver101
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Member since May 2018
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Post by swaver101 on Feb 13, 2019 4:20:46 GMT -5
Hey everyone! I am in the market to buy my first stencils! Not sure where the best place online to buy them is! Or even where I should be looking? Where do you guys get your stencils?
Thanks in advance!
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Post by manofglass on Feb 13, 2019 8:27:18 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 13, 2019 9:03:48 GMT -5
A quick search yields this:
You can use templates for drafting or anything else that you find and like the shape of.
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Post by Pat on Feb 13, 2019 9:57:17 GMT -5
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Post by lpl on Feb 13, 2019 10:48:15 GMT -5
I got mine from cabtopia on etsy...lots to choose from there.
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 13, 2019 12:28:58 GMT -5
I got mine from cabtopia on etsy...lots to choose from there. I think cabtopia is on Amazon now, too. They have great stencils.
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 13, 2019 12:30:14 GMT -5
When I do a freeform that I really like, I make a stencil out of it. I use that clear flexible cutting board from the dollar store and an xacto.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 13, 2019 13:28:27 GMT -5
When I do a freeform that I really like, I make a stencil out of it. I use that clear flexible cutting board from the dollar store and an xacto. Now that's a great idea! Never thought of those from the dollar store. I'm going to have to pop in and get some next time I'm near one.
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QuailRiver
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since May 2008
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Post by QuailRiver on Feb 14, 2019 6:53:14 GMT -5
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 14, 2019 16:14:46 GMT -5
If you know someone who does a lot of scrapbooking, they might have a Cricut. It’s a machine that cuts out shapes from paper or other materials. You put an image in through a computer. The stencils won’t be super thick, more like a transparency, but you can see through them and they work pretty well. I have templates for crosses and the shape of Michigan (I make Petoskey stone magnets) and other fun shapes. If you can get the image on a computer, then it will cut it out.
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Post by grumpybill on Feb 24, 2019 13:42:11 GMT -5
When I do a freeform that I really like, I make a stencil out of it. I use that clear flexible cutting board from the dollar store and an xacto. I use the template sheets that craft stores sell for quilting.
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