Make Your Holiday Table Dazzle With Painted Table Runner

BRADENTON, Fla., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, make your table setting look even more festive with a specially created holiday table runner. With a little creativity and a few supplies, you can create one quickly and inexpensively.

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"Festive table runners are easy to make and can give your holiday table or kitchen island that extra-added touch," said decorative painter Patricia Presto, a design consultant for IPG (Intertape Polymer Group), a leading provider of consumer tape and packaging products.  "To get started you'll need a plain table runner, stencils, paint, and a quality painter's tape."

Following is a complete list of the supplies you will need:

• Plain cloth table runner.  Use a runner you already have, or find a low-cost runner online or at home furnishings store.  
• Free-form stencil and stencil paint.  Snowflakes or festive trees are excellent choices, which you can find online or at your local craft store.
• Low-tack painter's tape.  Low-tack painter's tape keeps your stencils in place to ensure a slip-free design.  Presto favors Bloc-it™ from IPG, which allows you to remove or reposition stencils without leaving any residue.
• Brown paper or non-stick sheet. This protects working surface from paint.
• Stencil paint and brushes.
• Paper plate and towels.

For complete video step-by-step directions, click here.

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Holiday Table Runner/Directions

• First, iron out any wrinkles in your table runner. Then tightly tape down your runner with low-tack adhesive painter's tape onto a working surface.

• Now, tightly tape down stencil onto the runner to create your patterns.  

• Place the stencils wherever you want to create your own pattern.

• Dip your stencil brush into stencil pots or craft paint on a paper plate.

• Remove excess paint onto paper towels. The brush should be lightly coated with paint. This is the key to clean, crisp stencil lines.

• With a pouncing motion, apply the paint onto stencil openings. Don't swirl or move your brush back and forth – you want to avoid pushing paint under the stencil.

• Lift the stencil carefully from fabric after you've completely covered the stencil area and it is dry.

• Allow the paint to dry overnight before you set any table decorations on the runner.

About IPG  

IPG (Intertape Polymer Group® Inc.) is a leading supplier of specialized polyolefin, plastic, and paper-based packaging products for consumer and industrial use, including Bloc-it™ Painter's Tape.  Bloc-it is available for purchase at HomeDepot.com and Amazon.com.  For more information, visit www.itape.com or www.blocit.us.

About Patricia Presto

Presto is the owner of On the Surface of Norcross, GA, a design firm that offers custom faux finishes for walls and cabinetry, in addition to painting, design and remodeling services.

SOURCE IPG