History Repeats Itself...

It happened again ... I used Mary Beth Shaw's 9"x12"Rafters stencil --

http://stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-9x12/view/255

-- and the stencil itself came out so beautifully stained that I can't bear to wash it to ready it for another use as a stencil.  Instead, as I've done before, I will order a new stencil of the same design -- and cut this one up to embellish a collage.  Here is the part that would fit on my scanner; click on it to better see the details: