Stencilled Vinyl Floor Cloth

	Materials Needed
	Medium weight vinyl flooring utility knife straight edge ruler pencil foam roller artist primer - gesso wallboard primer baggie painters tape (Blue 3M product TSG112L Gingham Stencil	palette paper towels Americana paints: Titanium White (DA01), Violet Haze (DA197), Wisteria (DA211), Evergreen (DA82) 2 - ½" or ¾" stencil brushes 3 - 3/8" stencil brushes Tape measure J. W.s Right Step Clear Varnish TSG118 - Sweet Flower Vine Stencil

Determine size of floorcloth, measure and mark with pencil. Use your straight edge ruler, cut vinyl using utility knife.  (Try to stay as straight as possible) Apply first basecoat of wallboard primer using foam roller, make sure to roll edges with primer. Allow to dry, based on product recommendation, and apply another coat. After two coats of wallboard primer, we will apply one to two coats of Gesso (artist primer).  Gesso gives you a nice solid basecoat in which your acrylic paints will adhere to nicely.  Allow recommended dry time in between coats. Apply basecoat color choice for the floorcloth. For this project we will be basecoating with Americana Titanium White. Make sure to always roll outside edges of the vinyl. I normally will allow all of this paint/basecoating to dry overnight. (Give it a little cure time) Now we will lay out our stencil patterns and determine how they will fit on the size floorcloth we have cut. I will first layout our stencil the Gingham pattern with leaving enough space around the outer edge for the flower border and the final trim. Using Violet Haze and Wisteria we will stencil the Gingham pattern. This will be accomplished using the dry brush stencilling technique. (Load brush with acrylic paint and then off load all paint onto a paper towel) After the Gingham is complete, we will stencil the Sweet Flower Vine around the outside perimeter of the Gingham. To complete the stencilling, we will tape off the outside edge to create a border of color as a finishing touch. This will be approximately 1" stripe. This outside border will still be stencilled on for uniformity. When all stencilling has been accomplished and allowed to dry for 24 to 48 hours, we will apply a final coat of protective varnish. Using a foam roller, roll on approximately 4 to 5 coats of Right Step Varnish. Allow approximately dry time in between coats.  (Right Step Varnish was chosen for the final coat because this product does not dry stiff and hard. It provides a durable finish and stays flexible so that it won't crack)