Be careful when using the stencil to make 'hollowed-out' letters (for example, the "O" of "OM"), you have to keep the part that you hollowed-out and set it in position along with the stencil, right in the center of the "O" each time you use the stencil... We've decided to use 2 'reverse effect' stencils for a different touch. As soon as the stencil has been carefully cut out, its back is covered in non-permanent spray adhesive. All you have to do now is position the stencil (at various points on the decorative border to begin with, then upon the items to be decorated) and dab the area inside the stencil with a paintbrush from which most of the excess paint has been cleaned off.