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Click on the photo to enlarge it and take a look at the superb variation
of color within each stone. And it's ultra easy! I'm thinking about using
this one on the wall at our back entry. Being a house in the forest, how
much more natural could I get than a stone entry? Cool! Here's how:
Put some joint compound in to a separate container. Add a bit of two
different colors (I used black and rust brown for mine). Take your trowel,
plastic scraper or a spoon and just "swirl" the colors together to slightly
blend. You actually want to see all three colors (the third being the white
of the joint compound).
Now, scoop some of this mixture up and smear it over a piece of cardboard
or newspaper as a test. This gives you the opportunity to play a little bit
with just how you like yours to look. Now, do the same to the stencil.
I smeared mine in one direction but you can do as you wish. Try NOT to
blend the colors too much. Having distinct separation of color makes it
totally look real.
Use with concrete and concrete colorings for
outdoor applications! This is a technique that can be used on any stone
or brick stencil to achieve awesome results!
Single stencil 22"x17"
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