The Deets: Royal Stencil Crèmes — and a Special Giveaway!
The Deets is a series that takes a product out on the market and provides fast details: What It Is, What It Does and Where to Get It. Today we talk about the newly released Royal Stencil Crèmes. They are the first-ever signature line of stencil paint from Melanie Royals, owner and founder of Royal Design Studio and Modello Designs. Today, we find out all about the introductory series, the Metallic Color Collection. Also, be sure to read on to the end for details on our Giveaway!
Royal Stencil Crèmes
What It Is: Inspired by the beauty and opacity of oil-based stencil paints, Melanie Royals sought to find a water-based formula that provided just as much reflective quality as the oil paints, but with a smooth working flow and easier cleanup. The Metallic Color Collection, the introductory series, has ten beautiful colors to choose from. Each features a velvety, gel-based formula that works on all sheens as well as on both smooth and textured surfaces. The colors can be intermixed for even more options.
What It Does: Heavily loaded with color and shimmer, the crèmes are meant to cover opaquely in one coat and yet be versatile enough to produce a translucent effect with less pressure. They blend easily and dry to a durable, hard finish. Along with a comfortable “glide” while stenciling, the crèmes have minimal build-up on the brush so the formula resists seepage underneath the stencil — giving a crisp, clean edge to your work. A great guide, How to Use Royal Stencil Crème Paints, was created to provide complete information.
Where To Get It: The crèmes are available through the Royal Design Studio website. Each pot is a 2 oz. container which, when using the dry brush method, can cover an estimated 10′ x 10′ room. Each pot is $8.95 and the set of 10 is $79.95. Please note that a hand painted color card is available free with every order (make sure you click on that tab!) so that you can have it as a quick resource at anytime.
Royal Stencil Crème Color Card
Extra Tip: In a recent post on Melanie’s Design Amour blog, a fantastic step-by-step DIY Stenciled Jewelry Corkboard was featured. It’s very cool and I love the instant-gratification digital format, too!
G I V E A W A Y
One lucky Reader will receive a set of three Royal Stencil Crèmes and a Color Card! For your chance to win, please leave a comment on this post sharing your three favorite metallic colors and you’ll automatically be entered to win! Do let us know what you think of the stèncil cremes and your creative plans for them — I always love to read the inspired ideas! The Giveaway is open to everyone and one (1) Winner will be chosen at random from the comments. The deadline is Monday, May 23, 2011. Imagine how cool it would be to win your three fave colors — Good Luck!
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Judy Anderson
366 days ago
I ordered the stencil creme kit as soon as I knew they were available. I love them! I’m using Melanie’s Allover Pattern Ribbon Lattice stencil over a hydrangea blue wall, stenciling with the Antique Silver stencil creme.
If I had to choose three colors (I love them all), it would be Antique Silver, Renaissance Red & Copper kettle.
Heather Kildis
366 days ago
I’m looking forward to using these great colors! I signed up for a couple of Melanie’s Online Workshops and would like to incorporate some of these into my new designs as well! My favs are Copper Kettle, Bronze Age, and Patina Green. Happy painting days ahead!
anna sadler
366 days ago
I think Melanie has come up with another winner! we are working on a mural modello in production this week, am adding the entire collection to the order…don’t have a favorite color yet, {how can you even pick, they ALL look gorgeous!}but just wanted to post and comment on this great new addition to our arsenal of tools and congratulate Melanie on her new Royal Creams!
Thersa
366 days ago
Melanie gave away samples of the bronze @ Gary Lords open house, I used it on distressed leather…loving it!
I agree with Anna, hard to pick a favorite, although I lean toward the patina green, ant. gold, and pearls.
Beth Warnecke
366 days ago
I’m so glad I saw this. Just added Renaissance Red and Pearl Oyster creams to my order. I am using the Pearl Oyster on a tone on tone allover stencil application in a clients bedroom. She hasn’t decided on the stencil pattern yet but it will be understatedly beautiful and restful. The Renaissance Red is for me – have to do something fun in my bar area which is decorated with my favorite team – STL Cardinals
My 3 fave colors: Bronze Age, Aged Nickel, Smoked Oyster – yum!
thea holmes
366 days ago
Everything that Melanie touches is “gold”! What a brilliant concept. I can hardly wait to try them! Oh, BTW, gold is my fav.
Autumn Rujiraviriyapinyo
366 days ago
What an awesome opportunity!
The Renaissance Red, Patina Green and Bronze Age would be my first choices but, gosh, hard to choose. They are all beautiful colors!
Laura Harley
366 days ago
These are such gorgeously rich and elegant colors. Since I love metallics, it is hard to choose favorites! I also imagine they work like a dream on many surfaces too. The Bronze Age, Copper Kettle and Patina Green certainly caught my eye as I could see them used together. Thanks Regina for always visually inspiring us!
Allyce
366 days ago
These look wonderful. My favorites are Bright Gold, Copper Kettle and Patina Green. Yum.
Tom Henman
366 days ago
I have some Modellos waiting for approval. I may have to order complete set. I can see the Bronze Age, Antique Gold and Copper Kettle working beautiful for my project. Thanks Melanie for another great product!
Jennifer
366 days ago
This sounds like an awesome giveaway! I woul love to use them on a dresser redo or something similar. My favorite metallic colors would have to be silver, gold, and maybe a dark bronze.
Melanie Royals
366 days ago
Wow Regina! Thank you so much for “The Deets” on my Royal Stencil Cremes. A fabulous post, as usual, and much appreciated. Good luck everyone, and I am honored by your comments
Sandy
366 days ago
Getting ready to redo my bath this would be great
Shannon Stone
366 days ago
This sounds like a fantastic product! I love the green patina, and the two oyster colors. I would love to use them with the moorish stencil I just ordered from Royal Design Studio!
Manvee
366 days ago
Did a ceiling mural ….and had to go over the metallic gold a couple of times to gets the brilliance.
Would love to test these colors! would specially love to use the golds,silver and bronze.
Susan Siefer
366 days ago
I am looking forward to using antique silver and smoked oyster for an oversize leaf design in a foyer (also oversized!). Also, for some small canvas paintings. Thanks Melanie for another innovative product. Love the Copper Kettle!
Allyson
366 days ago
I was just getting ready to re-paint my powder bathroom and was considering ways to add some metal to my Venetian plaster. Im thinking seriously now about taking Melanie’s foil workshop online. Then I saw these cremes! so far Im liking the smoked oyster, pearl oyster, bronze age, copper kettle, and antique gold. Decisions, decisions!
Joan Angwin
366 days ago
Can’t wait to try these. I’m looking up at my ceiling, thinking you need something!
I know I will like all the colors.. it’s inevitable. Gotta order the set.
Melanie is so talented, she is an inspiration to so many.
Kellie Simpson
366 days ago
I am in the midst of a color change for Modellos in my kitchen and colors in this palette may be the answer.
carmen
365 days ago
Yummy…cant wait to try this new product Melanie! Brilliant idea. As far as favorite colors, it is hard to pick but I would have to post my vote for kettle copper, Pearl oyster(silver) and antique gold. I would love to incorporate these in an elaborate mediterranean niche design that I am working on. There are a series of 12 niches and I think this is just the thing that would make them sing and give them that wow factor.!
Sarah Hines
365 days ago
I love all of Melanie’s stuff! In fact, I was just getting ready to order some stencils.
Donna
365 days ago
I am a big fan of all of Melanie’s products and beautiful stencils…thanks for making our job so much easier and so much more fun!
Emma Entwistle
365 days ago
Loved the coverage and the colors! I’ve already received them all. I’m so glad to be a finisher in today’s world with the products Melanie provides.
chris from midwest cottage and finds
365 days ago
Love this! My favs would be patina green, pearl oyster, and smoked oyster…thanks for the opportunity!
chris
Amy Christensen
365 days ago
Love the pearl, patina green and the smoked oyster since they look so different than the standard metallic colors that are out there. Love that they are opague (how tedious is it to have to stencil/apply a metallic 3 times to get coverage), have fantastic coverage and glideability at the same time.
Donna Stepp
364 days ago
This sounds great! I had seepage problems with the stenciling I just finished ,A real pain. and am getting ready to start another room in a 110 year old house and these would be Great! Thanks Melanie for coming out with these,I love metallics. I too love everything you do.
Rachel Sejas
362 days ago
I would have to say may favorite would be bronze for versatility and the two oyster colors because they just look so soft and inviting, although that red looks pretty bold and yummy. I look forward to trying these on my next stencil project.
ginny
361 days ago
Can these be used outdoors on a concrete patio? I planning to paint the concrete black then stencil a fleur de lis boarder in a gold (rubbed away to look old) then maybe a glaze over the entire surface to soften it… Would the Royal Stencil Cremes work for this?
Sounds beautiful!
Sandy Roe
360 days ago
What a rich concept and product Melanie has produced here – by the sounds of it. The colors are brilliant. I can’t wait to get my brush into them.
Kass Wilson
360 days ago
Metallic gold or silver can always be used to enhance any base color. Sometimes, a little hi-lite is all that you need to make a project POP!
Choice number 3 is red. People who want red really LOVE red. . . the bolder the better. Adding a red metallic makes any design unmistakably stand out.
I love the idea of these being able to control opaque or translucent. Knowing Melanie. . . there will be no question about the quality.
Kass Wilson
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Karen Sabrsula
360 days ago
What a great product I am sure, as are all of Melanie’s products and stencils!! I would love Patina Green ( of course!), Copper Kettle, and Bronze. They all look great! We have so many pieces of furniture we are working on and these would be a great addition! Thanks!
Sharon Leichsenring
360 days ago
Always ready to try a new product of Melanie’s. Going to use them for a non-work project. My son’s getting married in October and my new daughter-in-law-to-be has let me be the head of Creative Wedding central. I”ll be using the creams to accent the molding of 21 vintage candlesticks that I am refinishing. Dream colors: Renaissance red, patina green and antique gold.