Simple Stenciled Quote Paintings

A new tutorial to make a DIY stenciled inspirational quote painting! The challenge this month as a Michaels Maker was to come up with a gift idea for Mother’s Day. (You can click here to see everything I’ve made as a Michaels Maker the past few years!) I wanted to make something that would be timeless and could be hung in a special place so I came up with these quick and easy DIY stenciled paintings that can be personalized for anyone. Sometimes simple is better:

Michaels has these great pre-sanded unfinished cradled panels:

I gave each panel a quick, light coat of regular white acrylic paint. I left them imperfect and with some of the wood almost showing through:

They dried in just a few minutes:

I took an old school lettering stencil (they come in many sizes) and traced on my letters:

I filled the letters in with acrylic paint and then used an eraser to remove my pencil marks:

A finished painting…very simply stated:

Michaels has all kinds of stencils you can use like this array of arrows which is a favorite of mine:

I painted the arrows different colors and once the painting dried I sanded them all down for a distressed look:

So many things you could say in just a few words:

What would you put on yours?

Michaels has everything you need to craft the perfect handmade gift that will make Mom’s day.

If you don’t know where to begin, you can always take a look at some of the fun projects onMichaels.com or the other 49 Makers’ ideas on The Glue String for to see how they personalized their crafts!