...And so a new adventure begins! ~ Introducing Shadowlux Art
Shadowlux Art is my new glow in the dark project. For over ten years I’ve painted glow in the dark art literally in the dark and now it’s time to change it up and fuse glow art with colourful canvas art. Before Stella Murals I painted landscape art around Canterbury, New Zealand. I loved the yellow fields and dark norwest skies of Canterbury summers but it was never quite warm enough. Finally we made a move to an amazing forever place that blends the best of hot Canterbury days and perfect colourful Australian beaches. Moving to Western Australia has been a dream. The nature here is amazing, pink cockatoos, ravens, "28" parrots and possums all visit our garden. The beach...
Christmas Shipping Last Dates 2024
Christmas Shipping Last Dates
⚠️ LAST DATE for star stickers shipping to EUROPE, ASIA, AUSTRALIA for Christmas - 1st December.⚠️ LAST DATE for star stickers to the UNITED STATES for Christmas - 13th December. ⚠️ LAST DATE for ALL OTHER items (EVERYWHERE) - 13th December.⚠️ Delays of star stickers in CANADA because of the postal strikes. Other larger items are sent with courier so these are not delayed.
Changes to Stella Murals in 2025
It's been a massively busy and successful 14 years of painting at Stella Murals, thank you all so much! I've loved painting art for you all! Since 2011 I've painted thousands of Moons, comets and millions of stars and now for creative reasons it's time transition to new format art. The new art will come under another name and another website. But there will always still be stars.... :) I'll continue making a few Stella Murals products but this November is the last month things stay the same. Star ceilings and the large white star murals will be discontinued. Star stickers and bed canopies will be available in 2025. At this time the bed canopies will be probably be unavailable from Mid December through to about...
My Dream House 65 Patterson Terrace.
This has been our very loved home for the last 9 years, I loved it from the moment we saw it and always will. It's a Fraemohs house built in the style of a warm Swedish log cabin. It is a completely wooden house with huge vaulted ceilings upstairs. It was built 30 years ago but liquid pine sap still seeps from knotholes in the walls and smells strongly of pine. It was in a derelict state when we bought it. The carpets were so bad we were living on bare boards for years before we were able to afford to replace the flooring. The garden was so overgrown we didn't even know there was a garden shed when we bought it. I cleared...
The End of 2024, Moving, Christmas Orders!
┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ˚★⋆｡˚ ⋆┊ ┊ ┊ ⋆┊ ┊ ★⋆┊ ◦★⋆ ┊ . ˚ ˚★In December 2025 I'm moving from New Zealand 🥝 🐑 to Western Australia! ✈️ 🇦🇺 🦘🐨 ─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─── I'm selling end of line designs and products. Don’t wait until late November/December for Christmas shopping. It will be too late!! ‧₊˚🎄✩ ₊˚🦌⊹♡🎁Star stickers, bed canopies, and some ceiling canopies will still be available in 2025. Star ceilings and murals will probably not be available in 2025. There will be glow art but in a different format. Stay tuned! ─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─── ͙͘͡ ★ WHITE STAR CEILING CANOPIES ARE BACK!!! ★ ͙͘͡ YES! All shapes, square and longer lengths up to 6 metres...
New White Ceiling Canopies ~ Glitter Stars for the Daytime
I started painting glow in the dark star ceiling canopies many years ago now! The first was painted for an oasis in the Arizona desert. The new canopies are white tulle, light as a feather and adorned with golden glitter stars for the day. The stars and tiny crescent moons shine brightly when reflected in the light of the morning or evening sun. They are easy to pin to the ceiling or walls with the tiny white pins. They can be draped across four poster beds or any beds with frames. The canopies are painted with glowing Milky Way inspired misty galaxies. This is the glow in the dark component, they glow all night and the stars look exactly like real...
Which Glow in the Dark Stars Are Best for Making the Most Realistic Night Sky?
The best glow in the dark stars to use when making a realistic night sky must be tiny, bright, long glowing and multi-coloured. Tiny stars are essential! Large glow in the dark star dots and especially the old 5 pointed star shapes will not make a realistic night sky. The stars should be bright and long lasting, they must be made from the best grade quality materials so as to glow throughout the night and fade in the dawn light just like the stars in the real sky. Multi-coloured stars, while not as important for the actual colour, provide different levels of brightness so as to give your star ceiling maximum depth and contrast. ⭐ I’ve been creating star stickers for over...
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How to make a Realistic Glow in the Dark Star Ceiling with Glow Star Stickers
My hand-painted glow in the dark star stickers are based on the realistic star ceiling murals I used to paint on location in New Zealand. These are the best glow in the dark star stickers I've been able to create so you can have the magic of a star ceiling without having to fly me over to paint your ceiling in person. ⭐ Description: The stars are made with perfectly deigned sizes and colours for a complete night sky. They are domed and so are packed with the highest amount of glow crystals possible. During the day, the stickers are coloured white through to bright yellow. They will glow best on white backgrounds but they're also awesome on coloured surfaces. ...
How Many Glow in the Dark Stars Should I put on my Ceiling?
Back in 2011 the first star ceiling I ever painted was my own. I learnt the first rule in star ceilings was that you can actually have too many stars! I painted over the whole ceiling and started again. It was my first rookie mistake! Too many glow in the dark stars can look cluttered, poorly designed and unrealistic. It can completely ruin the aesthetic of a natural looking night sky. If you are wanting a dynamic starry space explosion for fun though, many stars can work! These rough estimations are for star stickers and not painted stars. Your bedroom ceiling is only a fraction of the area of the night sky that you would see if you were...
Sleep like a Fairytale Princess
Do you find it super hard to sleep at night? 🛌 Stress and anxiety make it annoying especially when you’re staring at the darkness for what seems like forever and you’ve got to get up early and that makes you panic even more right? I always think it’s totally going to ruin all the next day and then the next night I’ll be too tired and wound up to sleep. It's a vicious cycle! 🌷 What you can add to your bedroom that will help and that you will love is this… I painted the first glow in the dark star canopy in the world over ten years ago and ever since people have told me it really helps them sleep. When...