Stencil a Dollar Tree Rug for Halloween or Day of the Dead

Hello Friends,

If you want a quick, easy, and inexpensive DIY, I have just the project for you. And you only need a minimal amount of supplies. My rug has a Halloween/Day of the Dead theme, but you could easily use the same methods to create a rug for any other holiday or season. So follow along and see just how EASY it is!

Items needed for this project

• Dollar Tree rug/mat
• stencil
• black and white spray paint
• newspaper and painter’s tape

I found a thin wooden “sugar skull” sign from Dollar Tree which I used as a stencil. I wanted the background of the rug to remain black and the skull to be white, so I used newspaper and taped off an area in the center of the rug and sprayed it with white spray paint. I took this outside to do, of course.

I made sure the area was large enough for the “stencil” to fit in.

Then I sprayed black over the stencil very generously so there would be good coverage.

I then removed the stencil and newspaper and it was finished!!!

How easy was that? I let it dry thoroughly before bringing the rug inside.

I’ve seen similar rugs or mats for sale online for $25-30 and upwards, so this is a bargain!

I hope I’ve inspired you to stencil a rug of your very own. It was SUPER easy!

Happy Crafting!

Pamela