"Large Diggers". That was the bedroom wall request of my toddler around 20 years ago, a long search ensued but no Large Digger Stencils were found so I decided to have a go at making some. I bought oiled manilla board and a craft knife and created several complex two layered stencils. They worked! And they were a huge hit with the demanding toddler. One business course later and a lot of hours spent designing and planning I had a party-plan business on my hands. After a quick demo, guests could have a go at stencilling and order from my growing portfolio of stencil designs, I clocked up over a hundred parties in my first year and continued to sell via classified ads in magazines and newspapers too. When baby number two came along I took a break from stencils. Cutting resumed in 2007 but I soon found myself unable to cope with demand, I asked my sister Clare to come onboard and a few months later The Stencil Studio was officially born. We continued to grow steadily from my home office, hand cutting our stencils and specialising in one off custom stencils for home and business use. A few years later we moved to larger premises and bought our state-of-the-art laser, we've continued to grow and now offer a huge range of stencil designs as well as beautiful hand made stencil brushes.