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We Turned A Boring Wall Into An Instagrammable Cactus Paradise Using A Stencil
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We Turned A Boring Wall Into An Instagrammable Cactus Paradise Using A Stencil

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Cactus walls are all the rage on Instagram and Pinterest! We created our own using a wall stencil and the finished product is absolutely gorgeous.

This DIY project is super easy, inexpensive, and most of all fun! Who needs a filter when you can have a cactus wall mural?

More info: cuttingedgestencils.com | Instagram

Instagrammable cactus wall

Simply load and offload the dense foam stencil roller and be sure to coat the roller evenly

We chose to use spray adhesive to help achieve crisp edges in addition to blue painter’s tape. The beauty of this stencil art project is that you can vary the colors any way you want! You can easily transition from the lightest to darkest color or simply randomize your color selection for a more organic stenciled look!

Dampen your blending sponge with water and wring it out very well before you begin stenciling. Roll the body of the cactus with your 3 chosen stencil colors

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While that paint is still wet, place your damp sponge on the body of the Prickly Pear stencil and pounce the sponge up and down, while slightly rotating your wrist for a natural blending of these colors. This will help blend your cool stencil colors together while also giving the cactus some texture! This stenciling technique may sound difficult but it’s so easy! Keep pouncing until you’ve achieved your desired look!

Once you’ve finished blending, take a polyfoam brush and dab the pink color onto the fruit portion of the stencil

This will mimic the needles that Prickly Pears naturally grow!

Once you reach the bottom of the wall, use a stencil brush to pounce the paint down towards the baseboard

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You can even bend the stencil to make sure the stencil fits into the crease of the baseboard. Simply repeat the blending process with your damp sponge and finish the stenciled cactus with the white dots.

With the stenciling brush, pounce the paint upwards towards the crown molding

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Once each section is complete, peel back your stencil design and align it with the previously stenciled parts

Peel the stencil

Here’s the final result!

See the full process in the video below:

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Cutting Edge Stencils offers the highest quality decorative stencils for today's DIY-er. Our reusable Wall stencils and Floor stencils are well designed and easy to work with, and even beginners get great results! We offer Tile stencils, Bone Inlay Stencils, Mandala stencils and Stencils for Furniture

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Cutting Edge Stencils

Cutting Edge Stencils

Author, Community member

Cutting Edge Stencils offers the highest quality decorative stencils for today's DIY-er. Our reusable Wall stencils and Floor stencils are well designed and easy to work with, and even beginners get great results! We offer Tile stencils, Bone Inlay Stencils, Mandala stencils and Stencils for Furniture

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Night Owl
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nice! But...does anyone know since when is instagrammable a word? Google gives me 2.040.000 results but this is the first time I heard it. Weird.

Night Owl
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seems so simple I want to try it myself but I bet I wouldn't get such a good result

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is so easy!! You can absolutely do it on a wall and get an amazing result. Have some faith in yourself! :)

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Miss Cris
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like the pattern and colours. It gives freshness to the room. Nice work!

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Night Owl
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nice! But...does anyone know since when is instagrammable a word? Google gives me 2.040.000 results but this is the first time I heard it. Weird.

Night Owl
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seems so simple I want to try it myself but I bet I wouldn't get such a good result

Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is so easy!! You can absolutely do it on a wall and get an amazing result. Have some faith in yourself! :)

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Miss Cris
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like the pattern and colours. It gives freshness to the room. Nice work!

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