I had some Sugru left over from my test pack, and I wanted to make some stag earrings. By the time I finished with my stencil though, it would have looked like I was wearing a branch on my face… and while I’m not adverse to big earrings, I’m not into animal cruelty.
So the project became an ‘embellishment’. I chose to attach it to a notebook, but you could use it in scrapbooking, attach it to a photo frame, or turn it into a magnet.
Check out my Sugru Sugar Skull project here.
1 Sugru sachet, pencil and paper, scalpel, scissors, cutting board.
* This project was done almost entirely in front of the TV.
I pinned a board of stags for inspiration, then chose one that I would model my stencil on.
I sketched out the stag on a piece of paper, but I only detailed one side. This is how I get a symmetrical stencil. Cut out the detailed side and put it onto a piece of card.
I used two different paint colours to outline the stencil by dabbing my fingers on it. It would have gone a lot smoother if I’d used card to make the original stencil so you might want to think about doing that. Flip the stencil and outline the opposite half.
Roll the Sugru out flat on a cutting board; I used a carving tool with a level surface. Put the stencil onto the Sugru and use the scalpel to cut around it, scraping away the bits that you don’t need.
Leave to dry .Don’t worry too much about messy edges; you will trim these off once the stag is dry.
Once your stag is dry, use the edge of your scalpel to ease it off the cutting board and glue to your notebook!
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