Decorating a Tote Bag with Deco Foil & Stencil Revolution

Product Review, Project Tutorial, and Giveaway!

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Earlier this year, Stencil Revolution sent me a free stencil to try out and review. I decided to use it to decorate a canvas tote bag, but wasn’t sure what paint or medium to use. Then I got a free sample of Deco Foil from Thermoweb and it turned out to be the perfect combination.

Keep reading for my review of both products and a tutorial for the tote bag project. Plus, enter the giveaway below for a chance to win some to try out yourself!

Stencil Revolution Stencils

Stenciling is something I’ve only done occasionally, and I can’t actually remember the last time. So when
Stencil Revolution reached out about doing a review, I wasn’t sure. But then I saw this crochet design on their site and fell in love.

Stencil Revolution is a small, family run business that makes their own stencils. They have all sorts of different designs, most of which are available in a wide range of sizes. I really loved some of the mandala stencils. The larger, wall stencils look like fun for painting a room too.

The stencil I chose has a lot of fine lines, particularly at the 8.5 x 11 inch size I needed. I was concerned that those lines may not be cut cleanly, or may not hold up to applying the glue. But there was no need to worry. The laser cutting was precise, and the stencil worked perfectly with the glue.

Isn’t that perfect? The material of the stencil was nice too – thicker than I expected, flexible, and washed up easily. Next time I need a stencil, I’ll be sure to check with Stencil Revolution!

Deco Foil

One of my goals at the Creativation trade show was to find a paint or medium I would like to use with my stencil, and I did come home with a couple of ideas. But then I went through all the free samples I had received in my goodie bag, and I found this tube of Deco Foil.

I had not visited the Thermoweb booth at the show, and I had no clue what Deco Foil was. When I looked it up, I discovered it’s basically magic. (Ok, not really, but it’s SO cool!) It’s shiny, colorful foil that you can transfer on to paper or fabric projects in intricate designs, using special glues.

The glue goes on white, then dries clear and sticky. Once it’s dry, press the foil sheets onto it and then peel them away. Wherever there is glue, the foil sticks to it. Everywhere else, it peels away cleanly.

There are several different adhesive options. The tube I got came with a pen, which you can draw or write with, but it’s recommended for paper projects. I believe the inclusion of the pen was just for the conference goody bag. From what I can tell the tubes of foil do not normally come with a glue pen.

For this project, ThermOWeb sent me a free sample of their liquid adhesive, which they said would be better on the fabric. They also have a spray adhesive and hot melt adhesive that will both work on fabric, but I have not tried those.

It’s simple to apply the foil, and the liquid glue works wonderfully with a stencil. The tube has 5 sheets in it, which will go a long way. As you’ll see in the tutorial, I only used two for this stencil design. I saved my used sheets too, because I can use the leftover, unused areas later for smaller designs.

Video Tutorial

Decorating a Bag with Deco Foil & Stencil Revolution

Watch this video on YouTube

Giveaway Prizes

Both Thermoweb and Stencil Revolution were kind enough to provide wonderful giveaway prizes, so that you can try the products yourself. Since these products work so well together, one lucky winner will win both prizes!

Stencil Revolution is providing the winner with a free 8.5 x 11 inch stencil. The winner can choose the design from those that are available at that size on their site. There are so many to choose from – here are a few I like. What would you choose?

Thermoweb is providing a lovely Deco Foil prize package for fabric applications. It includes the same liquid adhesive I used for this project, a spray adhesive, a package of hot melt adhesive, and 3 tubes of foil.
The winner can even choose which foil colors they want! The fabric shown in the picture is not included, and the tubes of foil do not include a glue pen.

Enter to win

To be eligible, you must be 18 years of age or older, with a valid, US shipping address. The winner will be contacted by email, and must reply to that email and provide their selections and shipping address within 1 week in order to receive the prize. If the winner does not reply within 1 week, a new winner will be selected. The giveaway ends on March 15th, 2019 (at 11:59pm, central time). Hurry and enter below! 

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